**4. Greater than following generations**

The recent survey of N-glycosylation in a number of mosses surfaced several species that harbored N-glycans even larger than the fully developed Lewis A containing pride of the plant kingdom. The masses of the novel peaks indicated elongation of Lewis A determinants by 160 Da structures (**Figure 3**). Tentatively, we assume that a pentose plus methylation accounts for this mass increase. More precise information is not available so far.

### **Figure 2.**

*Detection and structures of methylated N-glycans in mosses. Panels A shows the matrix assisted-laser desorption/ time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) spectrum of the N-glycans of P. patens in full width and in detail for the major affected N-glycan species. Panel B depicts the structures of the two examples that were structurally analyzed in detail derived from Funaria hygrometrica Hedw. and Plagiomnium undulatum (Hedw.) Kop.*
