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Sun Y, Wu Y, Ma D, Li JJ, Liu X, You Y, Lu J, Liu Z, Cheng X, Du Y. Digital microfluidics-engaged automated enzymatic degradation and synthesis of oligosaccharides. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1201300. [PMID: 37415787 PMCID: PMC10320006 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1201300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Glycans are an important group of natural biopolymers, which not only play the role of a major biological energy resource but also as signaling molecules. As a result, structural characterization or sequencing of glycans, as well as targeted synthesis of glycans, is of great interest for understanding their structure-function relationship. However, this generally involves tedious manual operations and high reagent consumptions, which are the main technical bottlenecks retarding the advances of both automatic glycan sequencing and synthesis. Until now, automated enzymatic glycan sequencers or synthesizers are still not available on the market. In this study, to promote the development of automation in glycan sequencing or synthesis, first, programmed degradation and synthesis of glycans catalyzed by enzymes were successfully conducted on a digital microfluidic (DMF) device by using microdroplets as microreactors. In order to develop automatic glycan synthesizers and sequencers, a strategy integrating enzymatic oligosaccharide degradation or synthesis and magnetic manipulation to realize the separation and purification process after enzymatic reactions was designed and performed on DMF. An automatic process for enzymatic degradation of tetra-N-acetyl chitotetraose was achieved. Furthermore, the two-step enzymatic synthesis of lacto-N-tetraose was successfully and efficiently completed on the DMF platform. This work demonstrated here would open the door to further develop automatic enzymatic glycan synthesizers or sequencers based on DMF.
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- Yunze Sun
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Rajendiran V, El Rassi Z. Reversed-phase capillary electrochromatography of pre-column derivatized mono- and oligosaccharides with three different ultraviolet absorbing tags. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1671:463025. [PMID: 35421735 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In this research report, an in house developed octadecyl monolithic (ODM) column has been exploited in the reversed-phase capillary electrochromatography (RP-CEC) of precolumn derivatized mono- and oligosaccharides with three different tagging agents, namely 1-naphthylamine (1-NA), 2-aminoanthracene (2-AA) and 3-amino-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid (ANDSA). These three derivatizing agents, which differed in their charges, nonpolar characters and optical absorption properties, led to different RP-CEC elution patterns and UV detection signals. In fact, the limit of detection of the derivatized sugars were 50 µM for the ANDSA- and 1-NA-sugar derivatives and 35 µM for the 2-AA-sugar derivatives due to the presence of three fused aromatic rings in 2-AA versus 2 fused rings in the 1-NA and ANDSA tags. Furthermore, while the longer ANDSA-oligosaccharides eluted later than the shorter ones and the ANDSA-monosaccharides, 1-NA- and 2-AA-sugar derivatives necessitated the presence of borate ions at alkaline pH in the mobile phase to form in situ charged derivatives to facilitate their separation by RP-CEC, and the elution order was the reversal of that observed with the ANDSA-sugar derivatives; that is the mono- eluted later than the larger size oligosaccharides. In addition, plots of log tR vs. number of glucose residues (nGlc) for derivatized glucose and maltooligosaccharides yielded straight lines with slopes representing log η where η is the retention time modulus (i.e., ratio of retention time of two neighboring derivatives differing in one glucosyl residue). In the case of 1-NA and 2-AA derivatives, η was smaller than unity while it was greater than unity in the case of ANDSA-sugar derivatives because the elution occurred in the order of decreasing size of the homologous sugar derivatives in the former than in the later derivatives. The prepared ODM column was stable for more than a month of continuous use, a fact that allowed a good repeatability for intraday and interday analyzes.
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- Vaithilingam Rajendiran
- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-3071, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-3071, United States.
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Khan S, Liu J, Szabo Z, Kunnummal B, Han X, Ouyang Y, Linhardt RJ, Xia Q. On-line capillary electrophoresis/laser-induced fluorescence/mass spectrometry analysis of glycans labeled with Teal™ fluorescent dye using an electrokinetic sheath liquid pump-based nanospray ion source. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2018; 32:882-888. [PMID: 29575162 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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RATIONALE N-linked glycan analysis of recombinant therapeutic proteins, such as monoclonal antibodies, Fc-fusion proteins, and antibody-drug conjugates, provides valuable information regarding protein therapeutics glycosylation profile. Both qualitative identification and quantitative analysis of N-linked glycans on recombinant therapeutic proteins are critical analytical tasks in the biopharma industry during the development of a biotherapeutic. METHODS Currently, such analyses are mainly carried out using capillary electrophoresis/laser-induced fluorescence (CE/LIF), liquid chromatography/fluorescence (LC/FLR), and liquid chromatography/fluorescence/mass spectrometry (LC/FLR/MS) technologies. N-linked glycans are first released from glycoproteins by enzymatic digestion, then labeled with fluorescence dyes for subsequent CE or LC separation, and LIF or MS detection. Here we present an on-line CE/LIF/MS N-glycan analysis workflow that incorporates the fluorescent Teal™ dye and an electrokinetic pump-based nanospray sheath liquid capillary electrophoresis/mass spectrometry (CE/MS) ion source. RESULTS Electrophoresis running buffer systems using ammonium acetate and ammonium hydroxide were developed for the negative ion mode CE/MS analysis of fluorescence-labeled N-linked glycans. Results show that on-line CE/LIF/MS analysis can be readily achieved using this versatile CE/MS ion source on common CE/MS instrument platforms. CONCLUSIONS This on-line CE/LIF/MS method using Teal™ fluorescent dye and electrokinetic pump-based nanospray sheath liquid CE/MS coupling technology holds promise for on-line quantitation and identification of N-linked glycans on recombinant therapeutic proteins.
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- Shaheer Khan
- Pharma Analytics, BioProduction Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 180 Oyster Point Blvd, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Pharma Analytics, BioProduction Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 180 Oyster Point Blvd, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Pharma Analytics, BioProduction Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 180 Oyster Point Blvd, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Pharma Analytics, BioProduction Division, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 180 Oyster Point Blvd, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Biotech 4005, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Biotech 4005, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Biotech 4005, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- CMP Scientific Corp, 760 Parkside Ave, STE 211, Brooklyn, NY, 11226, USA
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Bai W, Fang X, Zhao W, Huang S, Zhang H, Qian M. Determination of oligosaccharides and monosaccharides in Hakka rice wine by precolumn derivation high-performance liquid chromatography. J Food Drug Anal 2015; 23:645-651. [PMID: 28911480 PMCID: PMC9345461 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2015.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This article presents a precolumn derivatization procedure with 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone (PMP) reagent to detect oligosaccharides and monosaccharides in Hakka rice wine. The subsequent separation of the derivatized glucose–PMP also was performed using a mobile phase consisting of the molar ratio of acetonitrile to ammonium acetate buffer (0.1M) of 22:78 at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min with the column temperature of 35°C, and the pH of ammonium acetate buffer at 5.5. The optimum derivation conditions were as follows: reaction temperature, 70°C; reaction time, 30 minutes; molar ratio of PMP to glucose, 10:1 (v/v); molar ratio of sodium hydroxide to glucose, 3:1 (v/v). The recovery rates were between 93.13% and 102.08% with relative standard deviation of 0.96–2.48%. The established method provides sufficient sensitivity with values of limit of detection of 0.09–0.26 mg/L and limit of quantification of 0.27–0.87 mg/L for determination of oligosaccharides and monosaccharides.
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- Weidong Bai
- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou,
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- College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou,
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- Corresponding author. College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, No. 24, Dongsha Street, Fangzhi Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510225, China. E-mail address: (W. Bai)
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- College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou,
China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou,
China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou,
China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou,
China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou,
China
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Kerékgyártó M, Guttman A. Toward the generation of an aminonaphthalene trisulfonate labeled N-glycan database for capillary gel electrophoresis analysis of carbohydrates. Electrophoresis 2014; 35:2222-8. [PMID: 24634318 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201400054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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There is an increasing trend to develop therapeutic glycoproteins, mostly antibodies that require high resolution bioanalytical tools to address the challenging aspects of comprehensive carbohydrate characterization. In this paper we introduce an initial version of a glucose unit database for 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid-labeled glycans. At this stage we mainly focused on therapeutic IgG derived glycans of core fucosylated biantennary structures with and without sialic acid residues, as well as high mannose structures. Currently 25 oligosaccharides represent this first set of the database that shows the abbreviated names of the individual sugar structures with their graphic representation, precise molecular mass and glucose unit (GU) values with corresponding SDs. The database will provide a quick glycan analysis tool for preliminary data interpretation of rapid (around 200 s) CGE-LED-induced fluorescence (CGE-LEDIF) based glycan profiling runs.
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- Márta Kerékgyártó
- Horváth Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Regional Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Bunz SC, Cutillo F, Neusüß C. Analysis of native and APTS-labeled N-glycans by capillary electrophoresis/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:8277-84. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7231-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Guttman A. Capillary electrophoresis in the N-glycosylation analysis of biopharmaceuticals. Trends Analyt Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Yang S, Zhang H. Solid-phase glycan isolation for glycomics analysis. Proteomics Clin Appl 2012; 6:596-608. [PMID: 23090885 PMCID: PMC3674833 DOI: 10.1002/prca.201200045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2012] [Revised: 09/11/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Glycosylation is one of the most significant protein PTMs. The biological activities of proteins are dramatically changed by the glycans associated with them. Thus, structural analysis of the glycans of glycoproteins in complex biological or clinical samples is critical in correlation with the functions of glycans with diseases. Profiling of glycans by HPLC-MS is a commonly used technique in analyzing glycan structures and quantifying their relative abundance in different biological systems. Methods relied on MS require isolation of glycans from negligible salts and other contaminant ions since salts and ions may interfere with the glycans, resulting in poor glycan ionization. To accomplish those objectives, glycan isolation and clean-up methods including SPE, liquid-phase extraction, chromatography, and electrophoresis have been developed. Traditionally, glycans are isolated from proteins or peptides using a combination of hydrophobic and hydrophilic columns: proteins and peptides remain on hydrophobic absorbent while glycans, salts, and other hydrophilic reagents are collected as flowthrough. The glycans in the flowthrough are then purified through graphite-activated carbon column by hydrophilic interaction LC. Yet, the drawback in these affinity-based approaches is nonspecific binding. As a result, chemical methods by hydrazide or oxime have been developed for solid-phase isolation of glycans with high specificity and yield. Combined with high-resolution MS, specific glycan isolation techniques provide tremendous potentials as useful tools for glycomics analysis.
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- Shuang Yang
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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Mechref Y. Analysis of glycans derived from glycoconjugates by capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:3467-81. [PMID: 22180203 PMCID: PMC3360420 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The high structural variation of glycan derived from glycoconjugates, which substantially increases with the molecular size of a protein, contributes to the complexity of glycosylation patterns commonly associated with glycoconjugates. In the case of glycoproteins, such variation originates from the multiple glycosylation sites of proteins and the number of glycan structures associated with each site (microheterogeneity). The ability to comprehensively characterize highly complex mixture of glycans has been analytically stimulating and challenging. Although the most powerful MS and MS/MS techniques are capable of providing a wealth of structural information, they are still not able to readily identify isomeric glycan structures without high-order MS/MS (MS(n) ). The analysis of isomeric glycan structures has been attained using several separation methods, including high-pH anion-exchange chromatography, hydrophilic interaction chromatography and GC. However, CE and microfluidics CE (MCE) offer high separation efficiency and resolutions, allowing the separation of closely related glycan structures. Therefore, interfacing CE and MCE to MS is a powerful analytical approach, allowing potentially comprehensive and sensitive analysis of complex glycan samples. This review describes and discusses the utility of different CE and MCE approaches in the structural characterization of glycoproteins and the feasibility of interfacing these approaches to MS.
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- Yehia Mechref
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1061, USA.
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Separation of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone derivatives of traditional Chinese medicine oligosaccharides by capillary zone electrophoresis. Se Pu 2011; 29:254-8. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1123.2011.00254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Harvey DJ. Derivatization of carbohydrates for analysis by chromatography; electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2011; 879:1196-225. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2010.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Protein glycosylation analysis with capillary-based electromigrative separation techniques. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s12566-010-0018-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bharadwaj R, Chen Z, Datta S, Holmes BM, Sapra R, Simmons BA, Adams PD, Singh AK. Microfluidic Glycosyl Hydrolase Screening for Biomass-to-Biofuel Conversion. Anal Chem 2010; 82:9513-20. [DOI: 10.1021/ac102243f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Rajiv Bharadwaj
- Technology and Deconstruction Divisions, The Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Technology and Deconstruction Divisions, The Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Technology and Deconstruction Divisions, The Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Technology and Deconstruction Divisions, The Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Technology and Deconstruction Divisions, The Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Technology and Deconstruction Divisions, The Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Technology and Deconstruction Divisions, The Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Technology and Deconstruction Divisions, The Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, California 94608, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Ruhaak LR, Zauner G, Huhn C, Bruggink C, Deelder AM, Wuhrer M. Glycan labeling strategies and their use in identification and quantification. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 397:3457-81. [PMID: 20225063 PMCID: PMC2911528 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-3532-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 369] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2009] [Revised: 01/22/2010] [Accepted: 01/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Most methods for the analysis of oligosaccharides from biological sources require a glycan derivatization step: glycans may be derivatized to introduce a chromophore or fluorophore, facilitating detection after chromatographic or electrophoretic separation. Derivatization can also be applied to link charged or hydrophobic groups at the reducing end to enhance glycan separation and mass-spectrometric detection. Moreover, derivatization steps such as permethylation aim at stabilizing sialic acid residues, enhancing mass-spectrometric sensitivity, and supporting detailed structural characterization by (tandem) mass spectrometry. Finally, many glycan labels serve as a linker for oligosaccharide attachment to surfaces or carrier proteins, thereby allowing interaction studies with carbohydrate-binding proteins. In this review, various aspects of glycan labeling, separation, and detection strategies are discussed.
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- L. R. Ruhaak
- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Unit, Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Unit, Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Unit, Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Unit, Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Unit, Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Unit, Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300RC Leiden, The Netherlands
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Hammad LA, Derryberry DZ, Jmeian YR, Mechref Y. Quantification of monosaccharides through multiple-reaction monitoring liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry using an aminopropyl column. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:1565-1574. [PMID: 20486252 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A simple, sensitive, and reproducible quantitative liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method was designed for the simultaneous quantification of monosaccharides derived from glycoprotein and blood serum using a multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) approach. Sialic acids and neutral monosaccharides were efficiently separated using an amino-bonded silica phase column. Neutral monosaccharide molecules were detected as their aldol acetate anion adducts [M + CH(3)CO(2)](-) using electrospray ionization in negative ion MRM mode, while sialic acids were detected as deprotonated ions [M-H](-). The new method did not require a reduction step, and exhibited very high sensitivity to carbohydrates with limits of detection of 1 pg for the sugars studied. The linearity of the described approach spanned over three orders of magnitude (pg to ng). The method was validated for monosaccharides originating from N-linked glycans attached to glycoproteins and glycoproteins found in human blood serum. The method effectively quantified monosaccharides originating from as little as 1 microg of glycoprotein and 5 microL of blood serum. The method was robust, reproducible, and highly sensitive. It did not require reduction, derivatization or postcolumn addition of reagents.
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- Loubna A Hammad
- METACyt Biochemical Analysis Center, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Hammad LA, Saleh MM, Novotny MV, Mechref Y. Multiple-reaction monitoring liquid chromatography mass spectrometry for monosaccharide compositional analysis of glycoproteins. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2009; 20:1224-1234. [PMID: 19318280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2009.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Revised: 02/10/2009] [Accepted: 02/10/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A simple, sensitive, and rapid quantitative LC-MS/MS assay was designed for the simultaneous quantification of free and glycoprotein bound monosaccharides using a multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) approach. This study represents the first example of using LC-MS/MS methods to simultaneously quantify all common glycoprotein monosaccharides, including neutral and acidic monosaccharides. Sialic acids and reduced forms of neutral monosaccharides are efficiently separated using a porous graphitized carbon column. Neutral monosaccharide molecules are detected as their alditol acetate anion adducts [M + CH(3)CO(2)](-) using electrospray ionization in negative ion MRM mode, while sialic acids are detected as deprotonated ions [M - H](-). The new method exhibits very high sensitivity to carbohydrates with limits of detection as low as 1 pg for glucose, galactose, and mannose, and below 10 pg for other monosaccharides. The linearity of the described approach spans over three orders of magnitudes (pg to ng). The method effectively quantified monosaccharides originating from as little as 1 microg of fetuin, ribonuclease B, peroxidase, and alpha(1)-acid glycoprotein human (AGP) with results consistent with literature values and with independent CE-LIF measurements. The method is robust, rapid, and highly sensitive. It does not require derivatization or postcolumn addition of reagents.
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- Loubna A Hammad
- METACyt Biochemical Analysis Center, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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Briggs JB, Keck RG, Ma S, Lau W, Jones AJ. An analytical system for the characterization of highly heterogeneous mixtures of N-linked oligosaccharides. Anal Biochem 2009; 389:40-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2009] [Revised: 02/27/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Mechref Y, Novotny MV. Glycomic analysis by capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2009; 28:207-222. [PMID: 18973241 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The occurrence of multiple glycosylation sites on a protein, together with the number of glycan structures which could potentially be associated with each site (microheterogeneity) often leads to a large number of structural combinations. These structural variations increase with the molecular size of a protein, thus contributing to the complexity of glycosylation patterns. Resolving such fine structural differences has been instrumentally difficult. The degree of glycoprotein microheterogeneity has been analytically challenging in the identification of unique glycan structures that can be crucial to a distinct biological function. Despite the wealth of information provided by the most powerful mass spectrometric (MS) and tandem MS techniques, they are not able to readily identify isomeric structures. Although various separation methods provide alternatives for the analysis of glycan pools containing isomeric structures, capillary electrophoresis (CE) is often the method of choice for resolving closely related glycan structures because of its unmatched separation efficiency. It is thus natural to consider combining CE with the MS-based technologies. This review describes the utility of different CE approaches in the structural characterization of glycoproteins, and discusses the feasibility of their interface to mass spectrometry.
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- Yehia Mechref
- Department of Chemistry, National Center for Glycomics and Glycoproteomics, METACyt Biochemical Analysis Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
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Methodology to label mixed carbohydrate components by APTS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 70:1313-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2008.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2007] [Revised: 12/06/2007] [Accepted: 01/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Geyer H, Geyer R. Strategies for analysis of glycoprotein glycosylation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2006; 1764:1853-69. [PMID: 17134948 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2006] [Revised: 10/18/2006] [Accepted: 10/18/2006] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Glycoproteins are known to exhibit multiple biological functions. In order to assign distinct functional properties to defined structural features, detailed information on the respective carbohydrate moieties is required. Chemical and biochemical analyses, however, are often impeded by the small amounts of sample available and the vast structural heterogeneity of these glycans, thus necessitating highly sensitive and efficient methods for detection, separation and structural investigation. The aim of this article is to briefly review suitable strategies for characterization of glycosylation at the levels of intact proteins, glycopeptides and free oligosaccharides. Furthermore, methods commonly used for isolation, fractionation and carbohydrate structure analysis of liberated glycoprotein glycans are discussed in the context of potential applications in glycoproteomics.
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- Hildegard Geyer
- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Giessen, Friedrichstrasse 24, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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Momenbeik F, Johns C, Breadmore MC, Hilder EF, Macka M, Haddad PR. Sensitive determination of carbohydrates labelled withp-nitroaniline by capillary electrophoresis with photometric detection using a 406 nm light-emitting diode. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:4039-46. [PMID: 16983631 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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p-Nitroaniline was explored as a derivatising reagent for UV absorbance detection of carbohydrates after separation by CE. This derivatising agent has three advantages: first, it has excellent water solubility; second, it has high molar absorptivity; and third, it is possible to obtain sensitive detection using a UV or blue light-emitting diode (LED) as the light source. The labelling reaction took less than 30 min to complete with high reaction yield. The separation process was modelled and optimised using an artificial neural network. Nine carbohydrates were separated by a CE system within 16 min using a 0.17 M boric acid buffer at pH 9.7. On-column LED detection at 406 nm allowed the detection of carbohydrates with good detection limits (<1.1 microM or 8.8 fmol) and reproducible quantification in the concentration range of 2.6-200 microM. This method was applied successfully to the determination of component carbohydrates in some food samples.
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- Fariborz Momenbeik
- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science, School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
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Mechref Y, Novotny MV. Miniaturized separation techniques in glycomic investigations. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2006; 841:65-78. [PMID: 16782413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2006] [Revised: 04/14/2006] [Accepted: 04/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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High-sensitivity glycomic analyses are becoming of a great interest in modern biomedical and clinical research, as well as in the development of recombinant protein products. The evolution of separation techniques for glycomic analysis at high sensitivity is highlighted in this review. These methodologies include capillary liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis (CE) and capillary electrochromatography (CEC). The potential of such methodologies in glycomic analysis is demonstrated for model glycoproteins as well as total glycomes derived from biological samples.
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- Yehia Mechref
- National Center for Glycomics and Glycoproteomics, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States
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Racaityte K, Kiessig S, Kálmán F. Application of capillary zone electrophoresis and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography in the biopharmaceutical industry for the quantitative analysis of the monosaccharides released from a highly glycosylated therapeutic protein. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1079:354-65. [PMID: 16038323 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.03.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Two assays for the quantitative determination of the neutral and amino-monosaccharides attached to a therapeutic glycoprotein were developed using capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) and RP-HPLC. These assays meet the strict batch release requirements of the quality control in biopharmaceutical industry. The monosaccharides were released from the glycoprotein by hydrolysis with 2N trifluoroacetic acid. In the CZE assay the monosaccharides were reacetylated prior to derivatization with 8-aminopyrenesulfonic acid (APTS), reacetylation in the glycoprotein matrix was investigated in detail. The RP-HPLC method used pre-column derivatization with anthranilic acid in methanol-acetate-borate reaction medium; reacetylation was not necessary. However, epimerization of the different monosaccharides was observed and studied in detail. For the quantitative assay, separation of the amino-monosaccharide epimers had to be developed. The HPLC assay was validated.
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- K Racaityte
- Unit Analytics, Solvias AG, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
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Monegal A, Pinyol R, Planas A. Capillary electrophoresis method for the enzymatic assay of galactosyltransferases with postreaction derivatization. Anal Biochem 2005; 346:115-23. [PMID: 16185647 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2005] [Revised: 08/02/2005] [Accepted: 08/09/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Glycosyltransferases are key enzymes in glycoconjugate biosynthesis, which make them important targets for biomedical research. Among the different methodologies developed to analyze glycosyltransferase activities, fluorophore-assisted capillary electrophoresis (FACE) emerges as a powerful technique in carbohydrate analysis. Its application to monitor glycosyltransferase activity has been limited to reactions with derivatized sugars as acceptor substrates in which a charged fluorophore/chromophore must be introduced, thus requiring tedious preparative synthesis and purification for each single acceptor substrate. Here we describe a novel and general glycosyltransferase assay based on FACE using underivatized acceptor substrates. Enzyme activity is monitored by a discontinuous assay with postreaction derivatization by reductive amination with 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid. The reaction mixture is directly analyzed by HPCE (high-performance capillary electrophoresis) under inverted electroosmotic conditions at pH 2.5 and 30 degrees C. After method validation, it was applied to the kinetic characterization of an alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase, the enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of alphaGal epitope involved in the hyperacute rejection in xenotransplantation. The absence of a label on the acceptor during the GT reaction avoids any interference of the label with the enzyme, and the postreaction derivatization does not require any purification step.
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- Ana Monegal
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
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Lv Z, Sun Y, Wang Y, Jiang T, Yu G. Ultrasensitive Capillary Electrophoresis of Oligoguluronates with Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection. Chromatographia 2005. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-005-0564-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lamari FN, Kuhn R, Karamanos NK. Derivatization of carbohydrates for chromatographic, electrophoretic and mass spectrometric structure analysis. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 793:15-36. [PMID: 12880852 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(03)00362-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Carbohydrates, either alone or as constituents of glycoproteins, proteoglycans and glycolipids, are mediators of several cellular events and (patho)physiological processes. Progress in the "glycome" project is closely related to the analytical tools used to define carbohydrate structure and correlate structure with function. Chromatography, electrophoresis and mass spectrometry are the indispensable analytical tools of the on-going research. Carbohydrate derivatization is required for most of these analytical procedures. This review article gives an overview of derivatization methods of carbohydrates for their liquid chromatographic and electrophoretic separation, as well as the mass spectrometric characterization. Pre-column and on-capillary derivatization methods are presented with special emphasis on the derivatization of large carbohydrates.
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- Fotini N Lamari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 261 10, Patras, Greece
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An HJ, Franz AH, Lebrilla CB. Improved capillary electrophoretic separation and mass spectrometric detection of oligosaccharides. J Chromatogr A 2003; 1004:121-9. [PMID: 12929968 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(03)00718-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have developed a CE method for the separation of structural isomers of oligosaccharides labeled with N-quaternized benzylamine. Oligosaccharides with reducing ends were derivatized with benzylamine by reductive amination followed by quaternization to yield a fixed cation label. The benzylamine-derivatized oligosaccharides were analyzed by CE-UV in ammonium acetate buffer and off-line matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) MS. The method was applied to a 1 nmol sample of a model oligosaccharide (LNDFH 1). From this sample a 38 fmol diluted standard was detected. The quaternization of benzylamine-labeled products significantly improved CE separation of neutral oligosaccharides along with several structural isomers. Two hexasaccharide isomers (LNDFH I and LNDFH II) were baseline resolved using an ammonium acetate buffer. This method was also applied successfully to the profiling of oligosaccharides released from the glycoprotein RNase B. The release of 6 pmol of glycans followed by workup showed the detection of all components, with one component corresponding to 100 fmol. Micropreparative collection of CE enabled successful off-line CE-MALDI-MS without additional sample clean up. This report provides a simple and rapid method to separate and analyze oligosaccharides.
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- Hyun Joo An
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Wang CY, Hsieh YZ. Analysis of chitin oligosaccharides by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence. J Chromatogr A 2002; 979:431-8. [PMID: 12498275 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)01260-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A method, using capillary electrophoresis (CE) with laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection for analyzing chitin oligosaccharides is described. Chitin oligosaccharides were derivatized with 9-aminopyrene-1,4,6-trisulfonate (APTS) via reductive amination at 37 degrees C for 16 h (optimized conditions). The APTS-chitin oligosaccharides were analyzed using either an acidic citric acid-phosphate buffer or an alkaline borate buffer. The effects of buffer types, buffer pH values, and buffer concentrations on the separation were examined. The analytes were successfully separated by using a pH 4.6 citric acid-phosphate within 19 min. The APTS-derivatized chitin monosaccharide (D-glucosamine) migrated first. The analytes were also completely separated by using a pH 9.0 borate buffer within 24 min. Moreover, the specificity of enzyme digestion on chitin polysaccharides using the optimized APTS labeling procedure and the CE-LIF method was demonstrated.
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- Chin-Yu Wang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, 1011 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Yehia Mechref
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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Rassi ZE. Chapter 18 Capillary electrophoresis and electrochromatography of carbohydrates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4770(02)80043-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Gennaro LA, Delaney J, Vouros P, Harvey DJ, Domon B. Capillary electrophoresis/electrospray ion trap mass spectrometry for the analysis of negatively charged derivatized and underivatized glycans. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2002; 16:192-200. [PMID: 11803540 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The increasing interest in the development of glycoproteins for therapeutic purposes has created a greater demand for methods to characterize the sugar moieties bound to them. Traditionally, released carbohydrates are derivatized using such methods as permethylation or fluorescent tagging prior to analysis by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), capillary electrophoresis (CE), or direct infusion mass spectrometry. However, little research has been performed using CE with on-line mass spectrometry (MS) detection. The CE separation of neutral oligosaccharides requires the covalent attachment of a charged species for electrophoretic migration. Among charged labels which have shown promise in assisting CE and HPLC separation is the fluorophore 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid (ANTS). This report describes the qualitative profiling of charged ANTS-derivatized and underivatized complex glycans by CE with on-line electrospray ion trap mass spectrometry. Several neutral standard glycans including a maltooligosaccharide ladder were derivatized with ANTS and subjected to CE/UV and CE/MS using low pH buffers consisting of citric and 6-aminocaproic acid salts. The ANTS-derivatized species were detected as negative ions, and multiple stage MS analysis provided valuable structural information. Fragment ions were easily identified, showing promise for the identification of unknowns. N-Linked glycans released from bovine fetuin were used to demonstrate the applicability of ANTS derivatization followed by CE/MS for the analysis of negatively charged glycans. Analyses were performed on both underivatized and ANTS-derivatized species, and sialylated glycans were separated and detected in both forms. The ability of the ion trap mass spectrometer to perform multiple stage analysis was exploited, with MS5 information obtained on selected glycans. This technique presents a complementary method to existing methodologies for the profiling of glycan mixtures.
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- Lynn A Gennaro
- Department of Chemistry and Barnett Institute, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Wang X, Chen Y. Determination of carbohydrates as their p-sulfophenylhydrazones by capillary zone electrophoresis. Carbohydr Res 2001; 332:191-6. [PMID: 11434377 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(01)00090-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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p-Hydrazinobenzenesulfonic acid was explored as an ultraviolet labeling reagent for capillary electrophoresis of mono-, di- and trisaccharides. The labeling reaction that produces p-sulfophenylhydrazines took less than 8 min, and introduced both chromphore and charged groups into the carbohydrate molecules. The derivatives of nine mono- and disaccharides were completely separated in 9 min using a 100 mM borate buffer at pH 10.24. On-column UV detection at 200 nm allowed the detection of glucose with a mass detection limit of 17.6 fmol or a concentration limit of 3.6 microM. Reproducible quantification of carbohydrates was achieved in the concentration range of 0.1-9.1 mM in reaction solution. The method was applied successfully to determine the monosaccharide composition of laminaran.
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- X Wang
- Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Doner LW, Johnston DB, Singh V. Analysis and properties of arabinoxylans from discrete corn wet-milling fiber fractions. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2001; 49:1266-1269. [PMID: 11312848 DOI: 10.1021/jf001105o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Three fibrous corn wet-milling fractions, coarse fiber, fine fiber, and spent flake, were isolated. More highly valued uses are sought for these milling products, which are generally directed into the corn gluten feed product stream. Coarse fiber was further dissected into pericarp and aleurone layers. An alkaline hydrogen peroxide process was used to efficiently extract corn fiber gum (CFG) from each of the materials. CFG is a hemicellulose B arabinoxylan which also contains low levels of D,L-galactose and D-glucuronic acid. CFG yield information was obtained from each source, as well as structural information in terms of degrees of branching of the beta-D-xylopyranose backbone with alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl moieties. There were significant differences in degree of branching among the CFGs from the various fractions. A novel capillary electrophoresis procedure was developed to measure these differences. Solution viscosity differences among the CFGs were also observed.
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- L W Doner
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, USA.
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Huang Z, Prickett T, Potts M, Helm RF. The use of the 2-aminobenzoic acid tag for oligosaccharide gel electrophoresis. Carbohydr Res 2000; 328:77-83. [PMID: 11005578 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(00)00045-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gel electrophoresis of fluorophore labeled saccharides provides a rapid and reliable method to screen enzymatic and/or chemical treatments of polysaccharides and glycoconjugates, as well as a sensitive and efficient microscale method to separate and purify oligosaccharides for further analysis. A simple and inexpensive method of derivatization and analysis using 2-aminobenzoic acid (anthranilic acid, AA) is described and applied to the extracellular polysaccharide released by the desiccation tolerant cyanobacterium Nostoc commune DRH-1. The results of these analyses suggest a possible protective functionality of two pendent groups, as well as a potential relationship between these groups and the desiccation tolerance of the organism.
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- Z Huang
- Fralin Biotechnology Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg 24061, USA
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Kratschmar D, Wallner S, Florenski M, Schmid D, Kuhn R. Analysis of oligosaccharides by MEKC with aminobenzoic alkyl esters as derivatization agents. Chromatographia 1999. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02493666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Investigation of derivatization of oligosaccharides by means of reductive amination for separation in capillary electrophoresis. Chromatographia 1999. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02466909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Monsarrat B, Brando T, Condouret P, Nigou J, Puzo G. Characterization of mannooligosaccharide caps in mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan by capillary electrophoresis/electrospray mass spectrometry. Glycobiology 1999; 9:335-42. [PMID: 10089207 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/9.4.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A new analytical approach based on capillary electrophoresis-electrospray mass spectrometry (CE/ESI-MS) has provided new insight into the characterization of mannooligosaccharide caps from lipoarabinomannans (LAMs), which are key molecules in the immunopathogenesis of tuberculosis. This analytical approach requires oligosaccharide labeling with the fluorophore 1-aminopyrene-3,6,8-trisulfonate (APTS) by reductive amination at the reducing termini. Optimization of the separation and ionization conditions, such as the choice of capillary electrophoresis (CE) electrolyte buffers, is presented and discussed. Anionic separation of the mono and oligosaccharide APTS derivatives was finally achieved with aqueous triethylammonium formate buffer. It was found that in contrast to the triethylammonium phosphate buffer, the triethylammonium formate buffer was appropriate for CE/ESI-MS coupling analysis of APTS-carbohydrate derivatives. In this case, negative ESI-mass spectra of APTS-carbohydrate adducts showed mainly (M-2H)2-pseudomolecular ions and some sequence fragment ions allowing their non-ambiguous structural characterization at the picomolar level. This analytical approach was successfully applied to more complex mixtures of carbohydrates released by mild acid hydrolysis of the lipoarabinomannans from Mycobacterium bovis BCG. The APTS-mannooligosaccharide cap adducts were separated by CE and their structural characterization achieved by CE/ESI-MS analyses. Mannooligosaccharide caps were routinely analyzed by capillary electrophoresis-laser induced fluorescence (CE-LIF) from 50 fmol of lipoarabinomannans with mannosyl capping (ManLAMs) but sensitivity was about 50 times lower using ESI-MS detection.
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- B Monsarrat
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, UPR 9062 CNRS, 205 Rte de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex, France
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Rejtar T, Šlais K. Isotachophoretic focusing of strong and weak electrolytes in combined pH and conductivity gradients. J Chromatogr A 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(98)01003-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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KIGUCHI M, HAMASE K, WU W, YAMAMOTO K, ZAITSU K. Sensitive Anion-Exchange HPLC of Aminopyrazine Derivatives of Saccharides Having N-Acetylated Monosaccharide at the Reducing End. ANAL SCI 1999. [DOI: 10.2116/analsci.15.903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University
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This review summarizes publications on capillary electrophoresis (CE) of carbohydrates, covering almost all hitherto published papers on this topic. It is designed to be a convenient tool for the literature search by providing a comprehensive table. Since CE analysis of carbohydrates is generally complicated due to the structural diversity of carbohydrate species, an attempt is made in this table to supply detailed information on the analyzed form (underivatized or derivatized, type of derivative) and analytical conditions (capillary size, state of the inner wall, composition of the electrophoretic solution, applied voltage, detection method, etc.), for each combination of carbohydrate species to be analyzed. In addition, a brief overview is presented to help in the literature search.
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- S Suzuki
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kinki University, Higashi-osaka, Japan
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Couderc F, Caussé E, Bayle C. Drug analysis by capillary electrophoresis and laser-induced fluorescence. Electrophoresis 1998; 19:2777-90. [PMID: 9870374 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150191605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This review briefly presents the different laser-induced fluorescence detectors, outlines the different dyes used to derivatize molecules which are used with capillary electrophoresis/laser-induced fluorescence (CE-LIF), and provides an overview and current status of CE-LIF in drug analysis.
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- F Couderc
- Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryotes, Toulouse, France.
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Taverna M, Tran NT, Merry T, Horvath E, Ferrier D. Electrophoretic methods for process monitoring and the quality assessment of recombinant glycoproteins. Electrophoresis 1998; 19:2572-94. [PMID: 9848665 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150191505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In many ways electrophoretic techniques appear ideal for quality monitoring of proteins and are thus well suited for the analysis of recombinant glycoproteins. The requirements of high throughput, comparative analysis and resolution of many variants are met by several electrophoretic techniques. A wide variety of such techniques are available to biotechnologists in the rapidly developing area of recombinant glycoproteins. It is the aim of this review to specifically cover recent work which has been applied to the analysis of DNA-derived glycoproteins, both from a process control standpoint and final product validation. All major areas of electrophoresis including sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), isoelectric focusing and techniques utilizing capillary electrophoresis are covered, with emphasis on analysis of glycoforms and oligosaccharide profiles of recombinant glycoproteins. As illustration, actual examples rather than standard glycoproteins are given to indicate the potential and limitations which may be encountered. It is anticipated that this review will prove a useful and practical guide to the latest developments by indicating the relevant merits of different methods.
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- M Taverna
- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Faculté de Pharmacie, Châtenay-Malabry, France.
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Morell MK, Samuel MS, O'Shea MG. Analysis of starch structure using fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 1998; 19:2603-11. [PMID: 9848667 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150191507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The analysis of the fine structure of starches is important to the investigation of linkages between starch structure and function and to the investigation of the properties and roles of starch biosynthetic, modifying and degradation enzymes. Fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis has recently been introduced as a method for the analysis of the oligosaccharide populations released by the enzymatic digestion of starches, which has advantages in resolution and sensitivity over previously used methods, and provides the capacity for the facile analysis of oligosaccharide populations on either a molar or mass basis. The use of fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis for the analysis of oligosaccharides is reviewed with particular reference to the choice of label, efficiency of labeling and separation techniques. Examples of separations using slab gel electrophoresis, DNA sequencer analysis and capillary electrophoresis are presented and we conclude that on the basis of resolution and reproducibility, capillary electrophoresis is the method of choice for the separation of oligosaccharides of degree of polymerization from 1 to 100. Examples of isoamylase-debranched starches and glycogens analyzed by capillary electrophoresis are presented. The capillary electrophoresis analysis of starch structure through the analysis of oligosaccharides released by the debranching of limit dextrins derived from starches and glycogens is introduced as a useful diagnostic of starch structure. The potential for future development of novel diagnostics for starch structure using fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis is discussed.
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- M K Morell
- CSIRO Plant Industry, Camberra, ACT, Australia.
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Bardelmeijer HA, Lingeman H, de Ruiter C, Underberg WJ. Derivatization in capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 1998; 807:3-26. [PMID: 9646486 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(98)00230-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In recent years capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been developed into a versatile separation technique, next to gas and liquid chromatography (LC), well suited for the determination of a wide variety of e.g., pharmaceutical, biomedical and environmental samples. The main advantages of CE over chromatographic separation techniques are its simplicity and efficiency. It is well recognized, however, that the sensitivity and selectivity of the detection are relatively weak points of CE. One way to overcome these limitations is the conversion (derivatization) of the analytes into product(s) with more favourable detection characteristics. Although, in principle, almost any detection mode can be combined with a derivatization procedure, in practice, fluorescence monitoring is favoured in most cases. This paper aims to give a short overview on the various reagents that can be used for pre-, post- and on-column derivatization in CE. First, a short introduction is given on CE as an analytical technique, followed by a discussion of the pros and cons of the various modes of derivatization, a comparison of derivatizations in CE with derivatizations in LC, the principles of fluorescence and prerequisites for a good fluorophore and the potential of using diode lasers in combination with a labelling procedure. With respect to the derivatization reagents the emphasis is on the labelling of amino, aldehyde, keto, carboxyl, hydroxyl and sulfhydryl groups.
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- H A Bardelmeijer
- Utrecht University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Netherlands
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Fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (FACE) of oligosaccharides: efficiency of labelling and high-resolution separation. Carbohydr Res 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(97)10085-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bardelmeijer HA, Waterval JC, Lingeman H, van't Hof R, Bult A, Underberg WJ. Pre-, on- and post-column derivatization in capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 1997; 18:2214-27. [PMID: 9456036 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150181212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This survey gives a short overview of the various reagents and procedures that can be used for pre-, post- and on-column derivatization in capillary electrophoresis. First there is an introduction about capillary electrophoresis as an analytical technique; this is followed by a discussion of the pros and cons of the various modes of derivatization and a comparison with liquid chromatography. In the following paragraphs the reagents for a number of functional groups are discussed. The emphasis is on derivatization of the amino group. Most of the information on the reagents and derivatization procedures is listed in tables together with information on the detection mode, analytes, sensitivity and samples. In addition to the amino group, information is given on labeling of aldehyde, keto, carboxyl, hydroxyl and sulfhydryl groups.
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- H A Bardelmeijer
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Rethfeld I, Blaschke G. Analysis of the antidiabetic drug acarbose by capillary electrophoresis. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 1997; 700:249-53. [PMID: 9390736 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(97)00333-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This study describes the derivatization of the pseudooligosaccharide acarbose and its main metabolite, component 2, with 7-aminonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid (ANDS) in human urine. Their efficient separation was possible by means of capillary zone electrophoresis, using a capillary tube of fused-silica containing 100 mM triethylammonium phosphate buffer, pH 1.5. On column laser-induced fluorescence allowed the detection of the pseudooligosaccharides in human urine in the nanomolar range. With this method, acarbose and component 2 were quantified in human urine after application of 300 mg of acarbose.
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- I Rethfeld
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Münster, Germany
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Guttman A, Ulfelder KW. Exoglycosidase matrix-mediated sequencing of a complex glycan pool by capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 1997; 781:547-54. [PMID: 9368399 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(97)00724-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This paper discusses oligosaccharide sequencing by consecutive enzymatic digestion of carbohydrates using an exoglycosidase array, followed by capillary electrophoresis separation of the digests. Because of the high resolving power and good reproducibility of capillary electrophoresis, multistructure sequencing of a complex glycan pool can be performed in most instances requiring no prior isolation of the individual oligosaccharides. High sensitivity laser-induced fluorescence detection enables acquisition of complete sequence information from several picomoles of glycoproteins. Comparison of the migration times of the exoglycosidase digest fragments to the maltooligosaccharide ladder, enables calculation of migration shifts, due to cleavage based on the actual exoglycosidases used. The particular sequence of each oligosaccharide in a glycan pool can be proposed with high confidence based on the migration time shifts of the various oligosaccharide structures. However, possible combinations of various sequence fragments may have very similar charge to hydrodynamic volume ratios, resulting in electrophoretic co-migration when a mixture of different oligosaccharides is sequenced together. Then, capillary electrophoresis separations of the resulting fragments should be evaluated after each digestion step. In the instances of complex separation profiles when multiple peaks are present, the evaluation of peak shifts can get very complicated and solved only with the aid of a software program. Data about the monosaccharide composition of the glycan pool provides useful information in designing the digestion enzyme matrix.
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- A Guttman
- Genetic BioSystems, Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Guttman A. Multistructure sequencing of N-linked fetuin glycans by capillary gel electrophoresis and enzyme matrix digestion. Electrophoresis 1997; 18:1136-41. [PMID: 9237569 DOI: 10.1002/elps.1150180719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Oligosaccharide sequencing by specific enzymatic digestion of N-linked fetuin glycans using a carefully designed exoglycosidase matrix in conjunction with separation of the combined digests by high performance capillary gel electrophoresis is described. Due to the extremely high separation power and excellent reproducibility of capillary gel electrophoresis, in most instances no isolation of the individual oligosaccharides is necessary, enabling multistructure sequencing from a released glycan pool. By comparing the positions of the separated exoglycosidase digest fragments to maltooligosaccharides of known size, relative migration times and migration shifts are easily calculated. Hence, the particular sequence of each oligosaccharide in a released glycan pool can be proposed with high confidence. Additionally, with the use of high sensitivity laser-induced fluorescence detection, complete sequence information can be attained from picomolar amounts of purified glycoproteins.
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- A Guttman
- Beckman Instruments, Inc., Fullerton, CA, USA.
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