The following is a list of structural features that can be elucidated by NMR:
* Chemical structure of each carbohydrate residue in a molecule, including
** carbon skeleton size and sugar type (aldose/ketose)
** cycle size (pyranose/furanose/linear)
** stereo configuration of all carbons (monosaccharide identification)
** stereo configuration of anomeric carbon (α/β)
** absolute configuration (D/L)
** location of amino-, carboxy-, deoxy- and other functions
* Chemical structure of non-carbohydrate residues in molecule (amino acids, fatty acids, alcohols, organic aglycons etc.)
* Substitution positions in residues
* Sequence of residues
* Stoichiometry of terminal residues and side chains
* Location of phosphate and sulfate diester bonds
* Polymerization degree and frame positioning (for polysaccharides)