High resolution MALDI-TOF-MS and MS/MS: Application for the structural characterization of sulfated oligosaccharides

Autor: José Kovensky, Gilbert Duhirwe, David Lesur
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: European Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 25:428-436
ISSN: 1751-6838
1469-0667
DOI: 10.1177/1469066719851438
Popis: Sulfated oligosaccharides are involved in important biological events that are often modulated by specific sequences and sulfation patterns, but their structural analysis remains challenging. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) analysis of three different sulfated oligosaccharides (Fondaparinux, the octasulfated pentasaccharide, a disulfated heparin-derived tetrasaccharide 1, and an octasulfated maltoheptaose) 2 was performed using the 2-(4-hydroxyphenylazo)benzoic acid-tetramethylguanidinium (HABA-TMG2) matrix. High resolution mass spectrometry of the main ions observed was successful, and this was complemented by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) analysis for structural assessment. Despite sulfate losses, fully sulfated molecular ions were observed and these allowed the determination of oligosaccharide structures: UA-GlcNAc-UA(2S)-AnhMan(6S) for compound 1 and (Glc6S)6-Glc (1S,6S) for compound 2.
Databáze: OpenAIRE