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Gass DT, Quintero AV, Hatvany JB, Gallagher ES. Metal adduction in mass spectrometric analyses of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2024; 43:615-659. [PMID: 36005212 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Glycans, carbohydrates, and glycoconjugates are involved in many crucial biological processes, such as disease development, immune responses, and cell-cell recognition. Glycans and carbohydrates are known for the large number of isomeric features associated with their structures, making analysis challenging compared with other biomolecules. Mass spectrometry has become the primary method of structural characterization for carbohydrates, glycans, and glycoconjugates. Metal adduction is especially important for the mass spectrometric analysis of carbohydrates and glycans. Metal-ion adduction to carbohydrates and glycoconjugates affects ion formation and the three-dimensional, gas-phase structures. Herein, we discuss how metal-ion adduction impacts ionization, ion mobility, ion activation and dissociation, and hydrogen/deuterium exchange for carbohydrates and glycoconjugates. We also compare the use of different metals for these various techniques and highlight the value in using metals as charge carriers for these analyses. Finally, we provide recommendations for selecting a metal for analysis of carbohydrate adducts and describe areas for continued research.
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- Darren T Gass
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
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Peng W, Kobeissy F, Mondello S, Barsa C, Mechref Y. MS-based glycomics: An analytical tool to assess nervous system diseases. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1000179. [PMID: 36408389 PMCID: PMC9671362 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1000179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Neurological diseases affect millions of peopleochemistryorldwide and are continuously increasing due to the globe's aging population. Such diseases affect the nervous system and are characterized by a progressive decline in brain function and progressive cognitive impairment, decreasing the quality of life for those with the disease as well as for their families and loved ones. The increased burden of nervous system diseases demands a deeper insight into the biomolecular mechanisms at work during disease development in order to improve clinical diagnosis and drug design. Recently, evidence has related glycosylation to nervous system diseases. Glycosylation is a vital post-translational modification that mediates many biological functions, and aberrant glycosylation has been associated with a variety of diseases. Thus, the investigation of glycosylation in neurological diseases could provide novel biomarkers and information for disease pathology. During the last decades, many techniques have been developed for facilitation of reliable and efficient glycomic analysis. Among these, mass spectrometry (MS) is considered the most powerful tool for glycan analysis due to its high resolution, high sensitivity, and the ability to acquire adequate structural information for glycan identification. Along with MS, a variety of approaches and strategies are employed to enhance the MS-based identification and quantitation of glycans in neurological samples. Here, we review the advanced glycomic tools used in nervous system disease studies, including separation techniques prior to MS, fragmentation techniques in MS, and corresponding strategies. The glycan markers in common clinical nervous system diseases discovered by utilizing such MS-based glycomic tools are also summarized and discussed.
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- Wenjing Peng
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Program for Neurotrauma, Neuroproteomics and Biomarkers Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Program for Neurotrauma, Neuroproteomics and Biomarkers Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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Mendis PM, Jackson GP. Structural characterization of human milk oligosaccharides using ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-helium charge transfer dissociation mass spectrometry. Glycobiology 2022; 32:483-495. [PMID: 35275172 PMCID: PMC9271224 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwac010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The combination of helium charge transfer dissociation mass spectrometry (He-CTD-MS) with ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) is presented for the analysis of a complex mixture of acidic and neutral human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). The research focuses on the identification of the monosaccharide sequence, the branching patterns, the sialylation/fucosylation arrangements, and the differentiation of isomeric oligosaccharides in the mixture. Initial studies first optimized the conditions for the UHPLC separation and the He-CTD-MS conditions. Results demonstrate that He-CTD is compatible with UHPLC timescales and provides unambiguous glycosidic and cross-ring cleavages from both the reducing and the nonreducing ends, which is not typically possible using collision-induced dissociation. He-CTD produces informative fragments, including 0,3An and 0,4An ions, which have been observed with electron transfer dissociation, electron detachment dissociation, and ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) and are crucial for differentiating the α-2,3- versus α-2,6-linked sialic acid (Neu5Ac) residues present among sialyllacto-N-tetraose HMOs. In addition to the linkage positions, He-CTD is able to differentiate structural isomers for both sialyllacto-N-tetraoses and lacto-N-fucopentaoses structures by providing unique, unambiguous cross-ring cleavages of types 0,2An, 0,2Xn, and 1,5An while preserving most of the labile Neu5Ac and fucose groups.
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- Praneeth M Mendis
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6121, USA
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6121, USA.,Department of Forensic and Investigative Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6121, USA
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Grabarics M, Lettow M, Kirschbaum C, Greis K, Manz C, Pagel K. Mass Spectrometry-Based Techniques to Elucidate the Sugar Code. Chem Rev 2022; 122:7840-7908. [PMID: 34491038 PMCID: PMC9052437 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Cells encode information in the sequence of biopolymers, such as nucleic acids, proteins, and glycans. Although glycans are essential to all living organisms, surprisingly little is known about the "sugar code" and the biological roles of these molecules. The reason glycobiology lags behind its counterparts dealing with nucleic acids and proteins lies in the complexity of carbohydrate structures, which renders their analysis extremely challenging. Building blocks that may differ only in the configuration of a single stereocenter, combined with the vast possibilities to connect monosaccharide units, lead to an immense variety of isomers, which poses a formidable challenge to conventional mass spectrometry. In recent years, however, a combination of innovative ion activation methods, commercialization of ion mobility-mass spectrometry, progress in gas-phase ion spectroscopy, and advances in computational chemistry have led to a revolution in mass spectrometry-based glycan analysis. The present review focuses on the above techniques that expanded the traditional glycomics toolkit and provided spectacular insight into the structure of these fascinating biomolecules. To emphasize the specific challenges associated with them, major classes of mammalian glycans are discussed in separate sections. By doing so, we aim to put the spotlight on the most important element of glycobiology: the glycans themselves.
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- Márkó Grabarics
- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute
of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4−6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Pepi LE, Leach FE, Klein DR, Brodbelt JS, Amster IJ. Investigation of the Experimental Parameters of Ultraviolet Photodissociation for the Structural Characterization of Chondroitin Sulfate Glycosaminoglycan Isomers. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:1759-1770. [PMID: 34096288 PMCID: PMC8377745 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are linear polysaccharides that participate in a broad range of biological functions. Their incomplete biosynthesis pathway leads to nonuniform chains and complex mixtures. For this reason, the characterization of GAGs has been a difficult hurdle for the analytical community. Recently, ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) has emerged as a useful tool for determining sites of modification within a GAG chain. Here, we investigate the ability for UVPD to distinguish chondroitin sulfate epimers and the effects of UVPD experimental parameters on fragmentation efficiency. Chondroitin sulfate A (CS-A) and chondroitin sulfate B (CS-B), commonly referred to as dermatan sulfate (DS), differ only in C-5 uronic acid stereochemistry. This uronic acid difference can influence GAG-protein binding and therefore can alter the specific biological function of a GAG chain. Prior tandem mass spectrometry methods investigated for the elucidation of GAG structures also have difficulty differentiating 4-O from 6-O sulfation in chondroitin sulfate GAGs. Preliminary data using UVPD to characterize GAGs showed a promising ability to characterize 4-O sulfation in CS-A GAGs. Here, we look in depth at the capability of UVPD to distinguish chondroitin sulfate C-5 diastereomers and the role of key experimental parameters in making this distinction. Results using a 193 nm excimer laser and a 213 nm solid-state laser are compared for this study. The effect of precursor ionization state, the number of laser pulses (193 or 213 nm UVPD), and the use of the low-pressure versus high-pressure trap are investigated.
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- Lauren E Pepi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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Mendis PM, Sasiene ZJ, Ropartz D, Rogniaux H, Jackson GP. Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography charge transfer dissociation mass spectrometry (UHPLC-CTD-MS) as a tool for analyzing the structural heterogeneity in carrageenan oligosaccharides. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 414:303-318. [PMID: 34050776 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03396-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) with charge transfer dissociation mass spectrometry (CTD-MS) is presented for the analysis of a mixture of complex sulfated oligosaccharides. The mixture contained kappa (κ), iota (ι), and lambda (λ) carrageenans that contain anhydro bridges, different degrees of sulfation ranging from one to three per dimer, different positioning of the sulfate groups along the backbone, and varying degrees of polymerization (DP) between 4 and 12. Optimization studies using standard mixtures of carrageenans helped establish the optimal conditions for online UHPLC-CTD-MS/MS analysis. Optimization included (1) UHPLC conditions; (2) ion source conditions, such as the capillary voltage, drying gas and nebulizing gas temperature, and flow rate; and (3) CTD-MS conditions, including data-dependent CTD-MS. The UHPLC-CTD results were contrasted with UHPLC-CID results of the same mixture on the same instrument. Whereas CID tends to produce B/Y and C/Z ions with many neutral losses, CTD produced more abundant A/X ions and less abundant neutral losses, which enabled more confident structural detail. The results demonstrate that He-CTD is compatible with the timescale of UHPLC and provides more structural information about carrageenans compared to state-of-the-art methods like UHPLC-CID analysis.
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- Praneeth M Mendis
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6121, USA
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6121, USA
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- INRAE, UR BIA, 44316, Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, 44316, Nantes, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, 44316, Nantes, France
- INRAE, BIBS Facility, 44316, Nantes, France
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6121, USA.
- Department of Forensic and Investigative Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6121, USA.
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Mendis PM, Sasiene ZJ, Ropartz D, Rogniaux H, Jackson GP. Structural Characterization of Isomeric Oligogalacturonan Mixtures Using Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Charge Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2021; 93:2838-2847. [PMID: 33497195 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Pectins are natural polysaccharides made from galacturonic acid residues, and they are widely used as an excipient in food and pharmaceutical industries. The degree of methyl-esterification, the monomeric composition, and the linkage pattern are all important factors that influence the physical and chemical properties of pectins, such as the solubility. This work focuses on the successful online coupling of charge transfer dissociation-mass spectrometry (CTD-MS) with ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) to differentiate isomers of oligogalacturonans derived from citrus pectins. This work employed CTD fragmentation of the pectin mixtures in data-dependent acquisition mode. Compared to the UHPLC with collision-induced dissociation mass spectrometry (UHPLC-CID-MS), UHPLC-CTD-MS yielded fewer ambiguous ions and more structurally informative results. The developed UHPLC-CTD-MS method resulted in abundant cross-ring cleavages-and especially 1,4Xn, 1,5Xn, and 2,4Xn ions-which helped to identify most of the isomers. The Gal A isomers differed only in the methyl group position along the galacturonic acid backbone. The combination of CTD in real time with UHPLC provides a new tool for the structural characterization of complex mixtures of oligogalacturonans and potentially other classes of oligosaccharides.
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- Praneeth M Mendis
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6121, United States
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6121, United States
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- INRAE, UR BIA, Nantes F-44316, France.,INRAE, BIBS Facility, Nantes F-44316, France
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- INRAE, UR BIA, Nantes F-44316, France.,INRAE, BIBS Facility, Nantes F-44316, France
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- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6121, United States.,Department of Forensic and Investigative Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6121, United States
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Brodbelt JS, Morrison LJ, Santos I. Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Biological Molecules. Chem Rev 2020; 120:3328-3380. [PMID: 31851501 PMCID: PMC7145764 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
The development of new ion-activation/dissociation methods continues to be one of the most active areas of mass spectrometry owing to the broad applications of tandem mass spectrometry in the identification and structural characterization of molecules. This Review will showcase the impact of ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) as a frontier strategy for generating informative fragmentation patterns of ions, especially for biological molecules whose complicated structures, subtle modifications, and large sizes often impede molecular characterization. UVPD energizes ions via absorption of high-energy photons, which allows access to new dissociation pathways relative to more conventional ion-activation methods. Applications of UVPD for the analysis of peptides, proteins, lipids, and other classes of biologically relevant molecules are emphasized in this Review.
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- Jennifer S. Brodbelt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Dong X, Huang Y, Cho BG, Zhong J, Gautam S, Peng W, Williamson SD, Banazadeh A, Torres-Ulloa KY, Mechref Y. Advances in mass spectrometry-based glycomics. Electrophoresis 2018; 39:3063-3081. [PMID: 30199110 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201800273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
The diversification of the chemical properties and biological functions of proteins is attained through posttranslational modifications, such as glycosylation. Glycans, which are covalently attached to proteins, play a vital role in cell activities. The microheterogeneity and complexity of glycan structures associated with proteins make comprehensive glycomic analysis challenging. However, recent advancements in mass spectrometry (MS), separation techniques, and sample preparation methods have primarily facilitated structural elucidation and quantitation of glycans. This review focuses on describing recent advances in MS-based techniques used for glycomic analysis (2012-2018), including ionization, tandem MS, and separation techniques coupled with MS. Progress in glycomics workflow involving glycan release, purification, derivatization, and separation will also be highlighted here. Additionally, the recent development of quantitative glycomics through comparative and multiplex approaches will also be described.
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- Xue Dong
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Riggs DL, Hofmann J, Hahm HS, Seeberger PH, Pagel K, Julian RR. Glycan Isomer Identification Using Ultraviolet Photodissociation Initiated Radical Chemistry. Anal Chem 2018; 90:11581-11588. [PMID: 30179447 PMCID: PMC11216535 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Glycans are fundamental biological macromolecules, yet despite their prevalence and recognized importance, a number of unique challenges hinder routine characterization. The multiplicity of OH groups in glycan monomers easily afford branched structures and alternate linkage sites, which can result in isomeric structures that differ by minute details. Herein, radical chemistry is employed in conjunction with mass spectrometry to enable rapid, accurate, and high throughput identification of a challenging series of closely related glycan isomers. The results are compared with analysis by collision-induced dissociation, higher-energy collisional dissociation, and ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) at 213 nm. In general, collision-based activation struggles to produce characteristic fragmentation patterns, while UVPD and radical-directed dissociation (RDD) can distinguish all isomers. In the case of RDD, structural differentiation derives from radical mobility and subsequent fragmentation. For glycans, the energetic landscape for radical migration is flat, increasing the importance of the three-dimensional structure. RDD is therefore a powerful and straightforward method for characterizing glycan isomers.
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- Dylan L. Riggs
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, 501 Big Springs Road, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department for Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department for Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Physics, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, 501 Big Springs Road, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Compagnon I, Schindler B, Renois-Predelus G, Daniel R. Lasers and ion mobility: new additions to the glycosaminoglycanomics toolkit. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2018; 50:171-180. [PMID: 30005299 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Glycosaminoglycans are biopolymers present in mammalian cells or in the extracellular matrix. To address their structure, the nature of the hexuronic acids and the position of sulfate groups must be determined. Tandem mass spectrometry using collision induced dissociation or electron-based fragmentation techniques, is a well-established approach for the identification of glycans but suffers from the frequent lack of diagnostic fragments in the case of glycosaminoglycans. This review presents alternative fragmentation techniques, namely photofragmentation in the IR and the UV ranges. Alternative approaches based on the direct analysis of the molecular structure, including ion mobility spectrometry and ion spectroscopies are reviewed. The potential of future multidimensional workflows for glycosaminoglycanomics is discussed.
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- Isabelle Compagnon
- Institut Universitaire de France IUF, 103 Boulevard St Michel, Paris F-75005, France; Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France.
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CEA, Univ Evry, Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l'Environnement, F-91025 Evry, France
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Holden DD, Sanders JD, Weisbrod CR, Mullen C, Schwartz JC, Brodbelt JS. Implementation of Fragment Ion Protection (FIP) during Ultraviolet Photodissociation (UVPD) Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 90:8583-8591. [PMID: 29927232 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b01723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) is a nonselective activation method in which both precursor and fragment ions may absorb photons and dissociate. Photoactivation of fragment ions may result in secondary or multiple generations of dissociation, which decreases the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of larger fragment ions owing to the prevalent subdivision of the ion current into many smaller, often less informative, fragment ions. Here we report the use of dipolar excitation waveforms to displace fragment ions out of the laser beam path, thus alleviating the extent of secondary dissociation during 193 nm UVPD. This fragment ion protection (FIP) strategy increases S/N of larger fragment ions and improves the sequence coverage obtained for proteins via retaining information deeper into the midsection of protein sequences.
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- Dustin D Holden
- Department of Chemistry , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , 355 River Oaks Parkway , San Jose , California 95134 , United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , 355 River Oaks Parkway , San Jose , California 95134 , United States
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. , 355 River Oaks Parkway , San Jose , California 95134 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States
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Hong P, Sun H, Sha L, Pu Y, Khatri K, Yu X, Tang Y, Lin C. GlycoDeNovo - an Efficient Algorithm for Accurate de novo Glycan Topology Reconstruction from Tandem Mass Spectra. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2017; 28:2288-2301. [PMID: 28786094 PMCID: PMC5647224 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1760-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
A major challenge in glycomics is the characterization of complex glycan structures that are essential for understanding their diverse roles in many biological processes. We present a novel efficient computational approach, named GlycoDeNovo, for accurate elucidation of the glycan topologies from their tandem mass spectra. Given a spectrum, GlycoDeNovo first builds an interpretation-graph specifying how to interpret each peak using preceding interpreted peaks. It then reconstructs the topologies of peaks that contribute to interpreting the precursor ion. We theoretically prove that GlycoDeNovo is highly efficient. A major innovative feature added to GlycoDeNovo is a data-driven IonClassifier which can be used to effectively rank candidate topologies. IonClassifier is automatically learned from experimental spectra of known glycans to distinguish B- and C-type ions from all other ion types. Our results showed that GlycoDeNovo is robust and accurate for topology reconstruction of glycans from their tandem mass spectra. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Pengyu Hong
- Department of Computer Science, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA.
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- Department of Computer Science, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 02453, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
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Liu P, Zhao P, Cooks RG, Chen H. Atmospheric pressure neutral reionization mass spectrometry for structural analysis. Chem Sci 2017; 8:6499-6507. [PMID: 28989675 PMCID: PMC5628576 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc01999h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Neutral fragments from an ion dissociation event could be detected via reionization at atmospheric pressure.
Ion dissociation is the usual basis for tandem MS analysis but a significant limitation is that only charged fragments from ion dissociation events are detected while neutral fragments are simply lost. This study reports our continued effort to solve this problem by developing atmospheric pressure neutral reionization mass spectrometry (APNR). In APNR, analyte ions are thermally dissociated (atmospheric pressure thermal dissociation, APTD) followed by soft reionization using electrosonic spray ionization (ESSI). Our results show that APNR is a powerful method for structural analysis of various biomolecules such as peptides, saccharides and nucleotides, as well as for elucidating unimolecular ion dissociation mechanisms. It was found that APNR provides extensive fragment ions including a series of y ions in peptides, which benefit sequencing and provide complementary information to collision induced dissociation (CID). In particular, direct cleavage of disulfide bonds of peptides occurs during APTD, facilitating peptide sequencing and disulfide bond mapping. In addition, many cross-ring cleavage fragments are detected during APNR analysis of oligosaccharides, indicating that the APTD dissociation process is energetic and potentially useful for identifying glycan linkage sites. Fragmentation patterns of oligosaccharide isomers can be used for their differentiation. Furthermore, in the cases of dissociation of nucleotides and synthetic naphthoylindole drugs, the putative neutral, phosphorylated riboses and indoles, were successfully detected using APNR, providing strong evidence to confirm previously proposed unimolecular ion dissociation mechanisms. We believe this APNR technique along with APTD should be of high value in structure determination of biomolecules.
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- Pengyuan Liu
- Center for Intelligent Chemical Instrumentation , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Edison Biotechnology Institute , Ohio University , Athens , OH , USA 45701 .
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- Center for Intelligent Chemical Instrumentation , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Edison Biotechnology Institute , Ohio University , Athens , OH , USA 45701 .
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- Department of Chemistry , Purdue University , 560 Oval Drive , West Lafayette , IN , USA 47907 .
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- Center for Intelligent Chemical Instrumentation , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Edison Biotechnology Institute , Ohio University , Athens , OH , USA 45701 .
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Holden DD, Brodbelt JS. Improving Performance Metrics of Ultraviolet Photodissociation Mass Spectrometry by Selective Precursor Ejection. Anal Chem 2016; 89:837-846. [PMID: 28105830 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b03777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Confident protein identifications derived from high-throughput bottom-up and top-down proteomics workflows depend on acquisition of thousands of tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) spectra with adequate signal-to-noise and accurate mass assignments of the fragment ions. Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) using 193 nm photons has proven to be well-suited for activation and fragmentation of peptides and proteins in ion trap mass spectrometers, but the spectral signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) is typically lower than that obtained from collisional activation methods. The lower S/N is attributed to the dispersion of ion current among numerous fragment ion channels (a,b,c,x,y,z ions). In addition, frequently UVPD is performed such that a relatively large population of precursor ions remains undissociated after the UV photoactivation period in order to prevent overdissociation into small uninformative or internal fragment ions. Here we report a method to improve spectral S/N and increase the accuracy of mass assignments of UVPD mass spectra via resonance ejection of undissociated precursor ions after photoactivation. This strategy, termed precursor ejection UVPD or PE-UVPD, allows the ion trap to be filled with more ions prior to UVPD while at the same time alleviating the space charge problems that would otherwise contribute to the skewing of mass assignments and reduction of S/N. Here we report the performance gains by implementation of PE-UVPD for peptide analysis in an ion trap mass spectrometer.
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- Dustin D Holden
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Online coupling of high-resolution chromatography with extreme UV photon activation tandem mass spectrometry: Application to the structural investigation of complex glycans by dissociative photoionization. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 933:1-9. [PMID: 27496992 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The activation of ions by extreme-energy photons (XUV) produced by a synchrotron radiation beamline is a powerful method for characterizing complex glycans using tandem mass spectrometry (MS). As previously described, this activation method leads to rich fragmentation spectra with many structurally valuable cross-ring cleavages while maintaining labile modifications on the glycan structures. However, until now, the tandem MS event was too long to be compatible with liquid chromatography elution times. In this work, the duty cycle of the activation and detection of fragments was shortened, and the background signal on the spectra was drastically reduced. Both improvements allowed, for the first time, the successful coupling of a UHPLC system to XUV-activated tandem MS. The approach was used to characterize a complex mixture of oligo-porphyrans, which are a class of highly sulfated oligosaccharides, in a fully automated way. Due to an enhanced dynamic range and an increased sensitivity, some hypothetical structures of low abundance have been unequivocally confirmed in this study and others have been revised. Some previously undescribed species of oligo-porphyrans that exhibit lateral branching have been fully resolved. This work contributes to the scarce knowledge of the structure of porphyrans in red algae and pushes the current capacities of XUV-activation tandem MS by demonstrating the possibility of a direct coupling with UHPLC. This study will considerably broaden the applicability and practicality of this method in many fields of analytical biology.
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Ko BJ, Brodbelt JS. Comparison of Glycopeptide Fragmentation by Collision Induced Dissociation and Ultraviolet Photodissociation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY 2015; 377:385-392. [PMID: 25844059 PMCID: PMC4379704 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2014.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A comparison of the fragmentation pathways of both protonated and deprotonated O-linked glycopeptides from fetuin and κ-casein obtained upon collision induced dissociation (CID) and 193 nm ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) in a linear ion trap is presented. A strategy using non-specific pronase digestion, zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (ZIC-HILIC) solid phase extraction (SPE) enrichment, and nano-liquid chromatography (nano-LC) is employed. UVPD of deprotonated glycopeptides generally produced the greatest array of fragment ions, thus affording the most diagnostic information about both glycan structure and peptide sequence. In addition, UVPD generated unique fragment ion such as Y-type ions arising from cleavage at the N-terminus of proline. CID and UVPD of protonated glycopeptides produced fragment ions solely from glycan cleavages.
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- Byoung Joon Ko
- Department of Chemistry, 1 University Station A5300, University of Texas at Austin
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- Department of Chemistry, 1 University Station A5300, University of Texas at Austin
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Ropartz D, Giuliani A, Hervé C, Geairon A, Jam M, Czjzek M, Rogniaux H. High-Energy Photon Activation Tandem Mass Spectrometry Provides Unprecedented Insights into the Structure of Highly Sulfated Oligosaccharides Extracted from Macroalgal Cell Walls. Anal Chem 2015; 87:1042-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ac5036007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- David Ropartz
- INRA, UR1268 Biopolymers
Interactions Assemblies F-44316 NANTES, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L’Orme des Merisiers, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- UAR 1008
CEPIA,
INRA, F-44316 NANTES, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, UMR 8227, Station Biologique, Place George Teissier, F29688 Roscoff Cedex, France
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- INRA, UR1268 Biopolymers
Interactions Assemblies F-44316 NANTES, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, UMR 8227, Station Biologique, Place George Teissier, F29688 Roscoff Cedex, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, CNRS, Integrative Biology of Marine Models, UMR 8227, Station Biologique, Place George Teissier, F29688 Roscoff Cedex, France
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- INRA, UR1268 Biopolymers
Interactions Assemblies F-44316 NANTES, France
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Huang Y, Pu Y, Yu X, Costello CE, Lin C. Mechanistic study on electron capture dissociation of the oligosaccharide-Mg²⁺ complex. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2014; 25:1451-60. [PMID: 24845360 PMCID: PMC4108535 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-0921-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Electron capture dissociation (ECD) has shown great potential in structural characterization of glycans. However, our current understanding of the glycan ECD process is inadequate for accurate interpretation of the complex glycan ECD spectra. Here, we present the first comprehensive theoretical investigation on the ECD fragmentation behavior of metal-adducted glycans, using the cellobiose-Mg²⁺ complex as the model system. Molecular dynamics simulation was carried out to determine the typical glycan-Mg²⁺ binding patterns and the lowest-energy conformer identified was used as the initial geometry for density functional theory-based theoretical modeling. It was found that the electron is preferentially captured by Mg²⁺ and the resultant Mg⁺• can abstract a hydroxyl group from the glycan moiety to form a carbon radical. Subsequent radical migration and α-cleavage(s) result in the formation of a variety of product ions. The proposed hydroxyl abstraction mechanism correlates well with the major features in the ECD spectrum of the Mg²⁺-adducted cellohexaose. The mechanism presented here also predicts the presence of secondary, radical-induced fragmentation pathways. These secondary fragment ions could be misinterpreted, leading to erroneous structural determination. The present study highlights an urgent need for continuing investigation of the glycan ECD mechanism, which is imperative for successful development of bioinformatics tools that can take advantage of the rich structural information provided by ECD of metal-adducted glycans.
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- Yiqun Huang
- Mass Spectrometry Resource, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Mass Spectrometry Resource, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215
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- Mass Spectrometry Resource, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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- Mass Spectrometry Resource, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215
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- Mass Spectrometry Resource, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118
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Brodbelt JS. Photodissociation mass spectrometry: new tools for characterization of biological molecules. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:2757-83. [PMID: 24481009 PMCID: PMC3966968 DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60444f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Photodissociation mass spectrometry combines the ability to activate and fragment ions using photons with the sensitive detection of the resulting product ions by mass spectrometry. This combination affords a versatile tool for characterization of biological molecules. The scope and breadth of photodissociation mass spectrometry have increased substantially over the past decade as new research groups have entered the field and developed a number of innovative applications that illustrate the ability of photodissociation to produce rich fragmentation patterns, to cleave bonds selectively, and to target specific molecules based on incorporation of chromophores. This review focuses on many of the key developments in photodissociation mass spectrometry over the past decade with a particular emphasis on its applications to biological molecules.
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Deciphering the structure of isomeric oligosaccharides in a complex mixture by tandem mass spectrometry: Photon activation with vacuum ultra-violet brings unique information and enables definitive structure assignment. Anal Chim Acta 2014; 807:84-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhou W, Håkansson K. Electron capture dissociation of divalent metal-adducted sulfated N-glycans released from bovine thyroid stimulating hormone. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013; 24:1798-806. [PMID: 23982932 PMCID: PMC3867818 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0700-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/06/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Sulfated N-glycans released from bovine thyroid stimulating hormone (bTSH) were ionized with the divalent metal cations Ca(2+), Mg(2+), and Co by electrospray ionization (ESI). These metal-adducted species were subjected to infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) and electron capture dissociation (ECD) and the corresponding fragmentation patterns were compared. IRMPD generated extensive glycosidic and cross-ring cleavages, but most product ions suffered from sulfonate loss. Internal fragments were also observed, which complicated the spectra. ECD provided complementary structural information compared with IRMPD, and all observed product ions retained the sulfonate group, allowing sulfonate localization. To our knowledge, this work represents the first application of ECD towards metal-adducted sulfated N-glycans released from a glycoprotein. Due to the ability of IRMPD and ECD to provide complementary structural information, the combination of the two strategies is a promising and valuable tool for glycan structural characterization. The influence of different metal ions was also examined. Calcium adducts appeared to be the most promising species because of high sensitivity and ability to provide extensive structural information.
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- Wen Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA
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Robotham SA, Kluwe C, Cannon JR, Ellington A, Brodbelt JS. De novo sequencing of peptides using selective 351 nm ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectrometry. Anal Chem 2013; 85:9832-8. [PMID: 24050806 DOI: 10.1021/ac402309h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Although in silico database search methods remain more popular for shotgun proteomics methods, de novo sequencing offers the ability to identify peptides derived from proteins lacking sequenced genomes and ones with subtle splice variants or truncations. Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) of peptides derivatized by selective attachment of a chromophore at the N-terminus generates a characteristic series of y ions. The UVPD spectra of the chromophore-labeled peptides are simplified and thus amenable to de novo sequencing. This method resulted in an observed sequence coverage of 79% for cytochrome C (eight peptides), 47% for β-lactoglobulin (five peptides), 25% for carbonic anhydrase (six peptides), and 51% for bovine serum albumin (33 peptides). This strategy also allowed differentiation of proteins with high sequence homology as evidenced by de novo sequencing of two variants of green fluorescent protein.
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- Scott A Robotham
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Enjalbert Q, Brunet C, Vernier A, Allouche AR, Antoine R, Dugourd P, Lemoine J, Giuliani A, Nahon L. Vacuum ultraviolet action spectroscopy of polysaccharides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2013; 24:1271-1279. [PMID: 23722725 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0657-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 04/25/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We studied the optical properties of gas-phase polysaccharides (maltose, maltotetraose, and maltohexaose) ions by action spectroscopy using the coupling between a quadrupole ion trap and a vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) beamline at the SOLEIL synchrotron radiation facility (France) in the 7 to 18 eV range. The spectra provide unique benchmarks for evaluation of theoretical data on electronic transitions of model carbohydrates in the VUV range. The effects of the nature of the charge held by polysaccharide ions on the relaxation processes were also explored. Finally the effect of isomerization of polysaccharides (with melezitose and raffinose) on their photofragmentation with VUV photons is presented.
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- Quentin Enjalbert
- Université Lyon 1-CNRS, Université de Lyon, 69622, Villeurbanne cedex, France
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Alley WR, Mann BF, Novotny MV. High-sensitivity analytical approaches for the structural characterization of glycoproteins. Chem Rev 2013; 113:2668-732. [PMID: 23531120 PMCID: PMC3992972 DOI: 10.1021/cr3003714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- William R. Alley
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- National Center for Glycomics and Glycoproteomics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- National Center for Glycomics and Glycoproteomics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- National Center for Glycomics and Glycoproteomics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Palmisano G, Larsen MR, Packer NH, Thaysen-Andersen M. Structural analysis of glycoprotein sialylation – part II: LC-MS based detection. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra42969e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Enjalbert Q, Racaud A, Lemoine J, Redon S, Ayhan MM, Andraud C, Chambert S, Bretonnière Y, Loison C, Antoine R, Dugourd P. Optical Properties of a Visible Push–Pull Chromophore Covalently Bound to Carbohydrates: Solution and Gas-Phase Spectroscopy Combined to Theoretical Investigations. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:841-51. [DOI: 10.1021/jp2099015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Quentin Enjalbert
- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Université Lyon 1, 43, Bld du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Ionique et Moléculaire, UMR5579, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, France
- Laboratoire de Sciences Analytiques, UMR5180, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, France
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- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Université Lyon 1, 43, Bld du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Ionique et Moléculaire, UMR5579, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, France
- Laboratoire de Sciences Analytiques, UMR5180, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, France
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- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Université Lyon 1, 43, Bld du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Laboratoire de Sciences Analytiques, UMR5180, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, France
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- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Université Lyon 1, 43, Bld du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Bioorganique, INSA de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Institut de Chimie et de Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires, UMR5246, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, INSA de Lyon, CPE-Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Chimie de l’ENS Lyon, UMR5182, CNRS, ENS Lyon, 46 allée d’Italie, F-69364 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Chimie de l’ENS Lyon, UMR5182, CNRS, ENS Lyon, 46 allée d’Italie, F-69364 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Université Lyon 1, 43, Bld du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Bioorganique, INSA de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Institut de Chimie et de Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires, UMR5246, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, INSA de Lyon, CPE-Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Laboratoire de Chimie de l’ENS Lyon, UMR5182, CNRS, ENS Lyon, 46 allée d’Italie, F-69364 Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Université Lyon 1, 43, Bld du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Ionique et Moléculaire, UMR5579, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, France
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- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Université Lyon 1, 43, Bld du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Ionique et Moléculaire, UMR5579, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, France
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- Université de Lyon, F-69622, Lyon, France
- Université Lyon 1, 43, Bld du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Ionique et Moléculaire, UMR5579, CNRS, Université Lyon 1, France
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Zhou W, Håkansson K. Structural Characterization of Carbohydrates by Fourier Transform Tandem Mass Spectrometry. CURR PROTEOMICS 2011; 8:297-308. [PMID: 22389641 PMCID: PMC3289259 DOI: 10.2174/157016411798220826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fourier transform tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) provides high mass accuracy, high sensitivity, and analytical versatility and has therefore emerged as an indispensable tool for structural elucidation of biomolecules. Glycosylation is one of the most common posttranslational modifications, occurring in ~50% of proteins. However, due to the structural diversity of carbohydrates, arising from non-template driven biosynthesis, achievement of detailed structural insight is highly challenging. This review briefly discusses carbohydrate sample preparation and ionization methods, and highlights recent developments in alternative high-resolution MS/MS strategies, including infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD), electron capture dissociation (ECD), and electron detachment dissociation (EDD), for carbohydrates with a focus on glycans and proteoglycans from mammalian glycoproteins.
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- Wen Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Zhou W, Håkansson K. Electron detachment dissociation of fluorescently labeled sialylated oligosaccharides. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:3526-35. [PMID: 22120881 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2011] [Revised: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We explored the application of electron detachment dissociation (EDD) and infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) tandem mass spectrometry to fluorescently labeled sialylated oligosaccharides. Standard sialylated oligosaccharides and a sialylated N-linked glycan released from human transferrin were investigated. EDD yielded extensive glycosidic cleavages and cross-ring cleavages in all cases studied, consistently providing complementary structural information compared with infrared multiphoton dissociation. Neutral losses and satellite ions such as C-2H ions were also observed following EDD. In addition, we examined the influence of different fluorescent labels. The acidic label 2-aminobenzoic acid (2-AA) enhanced signal abundance in negative-ion mode. However, few cross-ring fragments were observed for 2-AA-labeled oligosaccharides. The neutral label 2-aminobenzamide (2-AB) resulted in more cross-ring cleavages compared with 2-AA-labeled species, but not as extensive fragmentation as for native oligosaccharides, likely resulting from altered negative charge locations from introduction of the fluorescent tag.
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- Wen Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA
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Ko BJ, Brodbelt JS. 193 nm Ultraviolet Photodissociation of Deprotonated Sialylated Oligosaccharides. Anal Chem 2011; 83:8192-200. [DOI: 10.1021/ac201751u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Byoung Joon Ko
- Departments of †Chemical Engineering, and ‡Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 University Station A5300, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
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- Departments of †Chemical Engineering, and ‡Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 University Station A5300, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
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Zucker SM, Lee S, Webber N, Valentine SJ, Reilly JP, Clemmer DE. An ion mobility/ion trap/photodissociation instrument for characterization of ion structure. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2011; 22:1477-85. [PMID: 21953250 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-011-0179-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2011] [Revised: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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A new instrument that combines ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) separations with tandem mass spectrometry (MS(n)) is described. Ion fragmentation is achieved with vacuum ultraviolet photodissociation (VUV PD) and/or collision-induced dissociation (CID). The instrument is comprised of an approximately 1 m long drift tube connected to a linear trap that has been interfaced to a pulsed F(2) laser (157 nm). Ion gates positioned in the front and the back of the primary drift region allow for mobility selection of specific ions prior to their storage in the ion trap, mass analysis, and fragmentation. The ion characterization advantages of the new instrument are demonstrated with the analysis of the isomeric trisaccharides, melezitose and raffinose. Mobility separation of precursor ions provides a means of separating the isomers and subsequent VUV PD generates unique fragments allowing them to be distinguished.
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- Steven M Zucker
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Ko BJ, Brodbelt JS. Ultraviolet photodissociation of chromophore-labeled oligosaccharides via reductive amination and hydrazide conjugation. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2011; 46:359-366. [PMID: 21438085 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The fragmentation patterns of hydrazide-conjugated and reductively aminated oligosaccharides, including lacto-N-fucopentaoses and lacto-N-difucohexaoses, produced on collisionally induced dissociation (CID) and ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) in a quadrupole ion trap are presented. The two derivatization methods generate different cross-ring cleavages on UVPD and CID. UVPD of hydrazide-conjugated oligosaccharides yield predominant (2, 4)A-type cross-ring cleavage ions. In contrast, UVPD of aminated oligosaccharides results mainly in (0, 1)A-type ions. Moreover, more extensive dual-cleavage pathways (i.e. internal fragment ions) were observed on UVPD.
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- Byoung Joon Ko
- Department Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A5300, Texas 78712, USA
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Wu S, Grimm R, German JB, Lebrilla CB. Annotation and structural analysis of sialylated human milk oligosaccharides. J Proteome Res 2011; 10:856-68. [PMID: 21133381 DOI: 10.1021/pr101006u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sialylated human milk oligosaccharides (SHMOs) are important components of human milk oligosaccharides. Sialic acids are typically found on the nonreducing end and are known binding sites for pathogens and aid in neonates' brain development. Due to their negative charge and hydrophilic nature, they also help modulate cell-cell interactions. It has also been shown that sialic acids are involved in regulating the immune response and aid in brain development. In this study, the enriched SHMOs from pooled milk sample were analyzed by HPLC-Chip/QTOF MS. The instrument employs a microchip-based nano-LC column packed with porous graphitized carbon (PGC) to provide excellent isomer separation for SHMOs with highly reproducible retention time. The precursor ions were further examined with collision-induced dissociation (CID). By applying the proper collision energy, isomers can be readily differentiated by diagnostic peaks and characteristic fragmentation patterns. A set of 30 SHMO structures with retention times, accurate masses, and MS/MS spectra was deduced and incorporated into an HMO library. When combined with previously determined neutral components, a library with over 70 structures is obtained allowing high-throughput oligosaccharide structure identification.
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- Shuai Wu
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Racaud A, Antoine R, Dugourd P, Lemoine J. Photoinduced dissociation of heparin-derived oligosaccharides controlled by charge location. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2010; 21:2077-2084. [PMID: 20932774 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2010.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Revised: 08/29/2010] [Accepted: 08/31/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The development of strategies based on mass spectrometry to help for deep structural analysis of acidic oligosaccharides remains topical. We thus examined the dissociation behavior of deprotonated ions of heparin-derived di- to tetra-saccharides under UV irradiation at 220 nm. Depending on the ionization state of the carboxylic groups, an oxidized species issued from electron photodetachment was observed in complement to photoinduced fragmentation of precursor ions. The influence of the charge location in the oligosaccharide dianions on the balance between photodissociation and electron photodetachment is examined and a way to direct the relaxation pathways, (i.e., dissociation versus electron detachment), is proposed using sodium adducts. The oxidized species was subjected to activated-electron photodetachment (activated-EPD) leading to complementary informative fragment ions to those issued from photodissociation. Directed photoinduced dissociation at 220 nm and activated-EPD should complement the more conventional CAD and IRMPD activation modes for deeper structural analysis of acidic oligosaccharides-derived anions.
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- Amandine Racaud
- Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, CNRS, UMR5579, LASIM, Villeurbanne, France
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Lei M, Novotny MV, Mechref Y. Sequential enrichment of sulfated glycans by strong anion-exchange chromatography prior to mass spectrometric measurements. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2010; 21:348-357. [PMID: 20022260 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2009.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2009] [Revised: 09/16/2009] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Structural characterization of sulfated glycans through mass spectrometry (MS) has been often limited by their low abundance in biological materials and inefficient ionization in the positive-ion mode. Here, we describe a microscale method for sequentially enriching sulfated glycans according to their degree of sulfation. This method is based on modifying the binding ability of strong anion-exchange material through the use of different sodium acetate concentrations, thus enabling fairly selective binding and a subsequent elution of different glycans according to their degree of sulfation. Before this enrichment, the negative charge on the sialic acid, which is commonly associated with such glycans, was eliminated through permethylation that is used to enhance the positive-ion mode matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) signal for all glycans. This enrichment approach minimizes competitive ionization between sulfated and neutral glycans, as well as that between sulfated species with a different degree of sulfation. The described method was initially optimized using sulfated oligosaccharide standards, while its potential has been verified for the sulfated N-glycans originated from the bovine thyroid-stimulating hormone (bTSH), a glycoprotein possessing mono- and disulfated N-glycans. This enhancement of the MALDI-MS signal facilitates analysis of some otherwise undetected components.
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- Ming Lei
- National Center of Glycomics and Glycoproteomics, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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Kim TY, Schwartz JC, Reilly JP. Development of a Linear Ion Trap/Orthogonal-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer for Time-Dependent Observation of Product Ions by Ultraviolet Photodissociation of Peptide Ions. Anal Chem 2009; 81:8809-17. [DOI: 10.1021/ac9013258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tae-Young Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Thermo Electron, 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Thermo Electron, 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Thermo Electron, 355 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California 95134
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Racaud A, Antoine R, Joly L, Mesplet N, Dugourd P, Lemoine J. Wavelength-tunable ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) of heparin-derived disaccharides in a linear ion trap. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2009; 20:1645-1651. [PMID: 19515575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2009.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2009] [Revised: 04/29/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A set of three heparin-derived disaccharide deprotonated ions was isolated in a linear ion trap and subjected to UV laser irradiation in the 220-290 nm wavelength range. The dissociation yields of the deprotonated molecular ions were recorded as a function of laser wavelength. They revealed maximum absorption at 220 nm for the nonsulfated disaccharide, but centered at 240 nm for the sulfated species. The comparison of the fragmentation patterns between ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) at 240 nm and CID modes showed roughly the same distribution of fragment ions resulting from glycosidic bond cleavages. Interestingly, UVPD favored additional cross ring cleavages of A and X type ion series enabling easier sulfate group location. It also reduced small neutral losses (H(2)O).
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Guillard M, Gloerich J, Wessels HJCT, Morava E, Wevers RA, Lefeber DJ. Automated measurement of permethylated serum N-glycans by MALDI-linear ion trap mass spectrometry. Carbohydr Res 2009; 344:1550-7. [PMID: 19577739 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2009.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2009] [Revised: 06/04/2009] [Accepted: 06/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The use of N-glycan mass spectrometry for clinical diagnostics requires the development of robust high-throughput profiling methods. Still, structural assignment of glycans requires additional information such as MS(2) fragmentation or exoglycosidase digestions. We present a setting which combines a MALDI ionization source with a linear ion trap analyzer. This instrumentation allows automated measurement of samples thanks to the crystal positioning system, combined with MS(n) sequencing options. 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid, commonly used for the analysis of glycans, failed to produce the required reproducibility due to its non-homogeneous crystallization properties. In contrast, alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid provided a homogeneous crystallization pattern and reproducibility of the measurements. Using serum N-glycans as a test sample, we focused on the automation of data collection by optimizing the instrument settings. Glycan structures were confirmed by MS(2) analysis. Although sample processing still needs optimization, this method provides a reproducible and high-throughput approach for measurement of N-glycans using a MALDI-linear ion trap instrument.
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- Maïlys Guillard
- Laboratory of Pediatrics and Neurology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Mass spectrometric identification of all types of molecules relies on the observation and interpretation of ion fragmentation patterns. Peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids that are often found as components of complex biological samples represent particularly important challenges. The most common strategies for fragmenting biomolecular ions include low- and high-energy collisional activation, post-source decay, and electron capture or transfer dissociation. Each of these methods has its own idiosyncrasies and advantages but encounters problems with some types of samples. Novel fragmentation methods that can offer improvements are always desirable. One approach that has been under study for years but is not yet incorporated into a commercial instrument is ultraviolet photofragmentation. This review discusses experimental results on various biological molecules that have been generated by several research groups using different light wavelengths and mass analyzers. Work involving short-wavelength vacuum ultraviolet light is particularly emphasized. The characteristics of photofragmentation are examined and its advantages summarized.
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- James P Reilly
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Sheng Q, Mechref Y, Li Y, Novotny MV, Tang H. A computational approach to characterizing bond linkages of glycan isomers using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2008; 22:3561-3569. [PMID: 18853404 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.3765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Glycans commonly exhibit variations in their branching structures and glycosidic bond linkages, in addition to their sequence variation. These glycan features are known to be highly correlated with their biological functions. It is relatively straightforward to deduce the composition and sequence of monosaccharides of a glycan from its tandem mass spectra. However, the characterization of the linkage types of each glycosidic bond is still analytically challenging. In this paper, we present a rank-based discriminative model to differentiate between two types of glycosidic linkages (namely, 1-4 and 1-6) based on the cross-ring fragmentation patterns of the corresponding glycans observed under high-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID). To train our models, we acquired tandem mass spectra for three groups of both native and permethylated linear oligoglucoses using a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem time-of-flight (MALDI/TOF/TOF) instrument. Based on a 5-fold cross-validation, the prediction accuracies of our model for native glycans are determined to be about 88.4% and 92.9% for 1-6 and 1-4 linkages, respectively. The accuracies determined for permethylated glycans are slightly lower, but comparable: 85.6% and 89.0% for 1-6 and 1-4 linkages, respectively. Our method is implemented as a web-hosted utility, thus making it readily accessible to the public which can be accessed through http://ggdb.informatics.indiana.edu:8080/glycanview.
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- Quanhu Sheng
- Key Lab of Systems Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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Devakumar A, Mechref Y, Kang P, Novotny MV, Reilly JP. Identification of isomeric N-glycan structures by mass spectrometry with 157 nm laser-induced photofragmentation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2008; 19:1027-40. [PMID: 18487060 PMCID: PMC2523269 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2008.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2007] [Revised: 03/07/2008] [Accepted: 03/07/2008] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Characterization of structural isomers has become increasingly important and extremely challenging in glycobiology. This communication demonstrates the capability of ion-trap mass spectrometry in conjunction with 157 nm photofragmentation to identify different structural isomers of permethylated N-glycans derived from ovalbumin without chromatographic separation. The results are compared with collision-induced dissociation (CID) experiments. Photodissociation generates extensive cross-ring fragment ions as well as diagnostic glycosidic product ions that are not usually observed in CID MS/MS experiments. The detection of these product ions aids in characterizing indigenous glycan isomers. The ion trap facilitates MS(n) experiments on the diagnostic glycosidic fragments and cross-ring product ions generated through photofragmentation, thus allowing unambiguous assignment of all of the isomeric structures associated with the model glycoprotein used in this study. Photofragmentation is demonstrated to be a powerful technique for the structural characterization of glycans.
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- * Corresponding Author: James P. Reilly, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA, E-mail:
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Wilson JJ, Brodbelt JS. Ultraviolet photodissociation at 355 nm of fluorescently labeled oligosaccharides. Anal Chem 2008; 80:5186-96. [PMID: 18505268 DOI: 10.1021/ac800315k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) produces complementary fragmentation to collision-induced dissociation (CID) when implemented for activation of fluorescently labeled oligosaccharide and glycan ions. Reductive amination of oligosaccharides with fluorophore reagents results in efficient photon absorption at 355 nm, producing fragment ions from the nonreducing end that do not contain the appended fluorophore. In contrast to the fragment ions observed upon UVPD (A- and C-type ions), CID produces mainly reducing end fragments retaining the fluorophore (Y-type ions). UVPD affords better isomeric differentiation of both the lacto-N-fucopentaoses series and the lacto-N-difucohexaoses series, but in general, the combination of UVPD and CID offers the most diagnostic elucidation of complex branched oligosaccharides. Four fluorophores yielded similar MS/MS results; however, 6-aminoquinoline (6-AQ), 2-amino-9(10 H)-acridone (AMAC) and 7-aminomethylcoumarin (AMC) afforded more efficient photon absorption and subsequent dissociation than 2-aminobenzamide (2-AB). UVPD also was useful for characterization of glycans released from ribonuclease B and derivatized with 6-AQ. Lastly, electron photodetachment dissociation of oligosaccharides derivatized with 7-amino-1,3-naphthalenedisulfonic acid (AGA) yielded unique cross-ring cleavages similar to those obtained by electron detachment dissociation.
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- Jeffrey J Wilson
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 University Station A5300, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Devakumar A, O'Dell DK, Walker JM, Reilly JP. Structural analysis of leukotriene C4 isomers using collisional activation and 157 nm photodissociation. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2008; 19:14-26. [PMID: 18024058 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2007.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Revised: 10/01/2007] [Accepted: 10/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The fragmentation of 5-hydroxy-6-glutathionyl-7,9,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid [leukotriene C4 or LTC4 (5, 6)] and its isomeric counterpart LTC4 (14, 15) were studied by low and high-energy collisional induced dissociation (CID) and 157 nm photofragmentation. For singly charged protonated LTC4 precursors, photodissociation significantly enhances the signal intensities of informative fragment ions that are very important to distinguish the two LTC4 isomers and generates a few additional fragment ions that are not usually observed in CID experiments. The ion trap enables MSn experiments on the fragment ions generated by photodissociation. Photofragmentation is found to be suitable for the structural identification and isomeric differentiation of cysteinyl leukotrienes and is more informative than low or high-energy CID. We describe for the first time the structural characterization of the LTC4 (14, 15) isomer by mass spectrometry using CID and 157 nm light activation methods.
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- Arugadoss Devakumar
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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Pikulski M, Hargrove A, Shabbir SH, Anslyn EV, Brodbelt JS. Sequencing and characterization of oligosaccharides using infrared multiphoton dissociation and boronic acid derivatization in a quadrupole ion trap. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2007; 18:2094-2106. [PMID: 17936010 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2007.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2007] [Revised: 09/07/2007] [Accepted: 09/07/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A simplified method for determining the sequence and branching of oligosaccharides using infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) in a quadrupole ion trap (QIT) is described. An IR-active boronic acid (IRABA) reagent is used to derivatize the oligosaccharides before IRMPD analysis. The IRABA ligand is designed to both enhance the efficiency of the derivatization reaction and to facilitate the photon absorption process. The resulting IRMPD spectra display oligosaccharide fragments that are formed from primarily one type of diagnostic cleavage, thus making sequencing straightforward. The presence of sequential fragment ions, a phenomenon of IRMPD, permit the comprehensive sequencing of the oligosaccharides studied in a single stage of activation. We demonstrate this approach for two series of oligosaccharides, the lacto-N-fucopentaoses (LNFPs) and the lacto-N-difucohexaoses (LNDFHs).
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- Michael Pikulski
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-0165, USA
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