GlycoHunter: An Open-Source Software for the Detection and Relative Quantification of INLIGHT-Labeled N-Linked Glycans

Autor: Kenneth P. Garrard, Jaclyn Gowen Kalmar, David C. Muddiman
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: J Proteome Res
ISSN: 1535-3907
Popis: Glycans are responsible for many biological activities; however, their structures are incredibly diverse and complex often rendering the field of glycomics unsolvable by a single analytical technique. The development of multiple chemical derivatization strategies and bioinformatic software are responsible for some of the greatest analytical gains in the field of glycomics. The INLIGHT(™) strategy is a chemical derivatization technique using hydrazide chemistry to derivatize the reducing end of N-linked glycans and incorporates either a natural (NAT – (12)C(6)) or stable-isotope label (SIL – (13)C(6)) to carry out relative quantification. Here we present GlycoHunter, a user-friendly software created in MATLAB that enables researchers to accurately and efficiently process MS1 glycomics data where a NAT and SIL pair are generated for relative quantification, including but not limited to, INLIGHT(™). GlycoHunter accepts the commonly used data files formats imzML or mzXML, and effectively identifies all peak pairs associated with NAT and SIL labeled N-linked glycans using MS1 data. It also includes the ability to tailor the search parameters and export the results for further analysis using Skyline or Excel.
Databáze: OpenAIRE