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Tarring EC, Durance I, Harbottle MJ, Lucas R, Read DS, Ward BD. Water-soluble polymers: Emerging contaminants detected, separated and quantified by a novel GPC/MALDI-TOF method. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 340:122888. [PMID: 37940017 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Water-soluble polymers (WSPs) are additives used as thickeners, stabilisers and flocculants in industry and in household products, including personal care products. Given their widespread use, it is likely WSPs enter the environment, particularly through wastewaters. This is of concern as there is little ecotoxicological research on their fate and behaviour once in the environment, which means their risk to aquatic life is not understood. The lack of suitable analytical techniques to detect, characterise and quantify WSPs hinders research on the potential impact of these polymers. A novel method has been developed that identifies polymers within a sample and separates them using gel-permeation chromatography (GPC). This is coupled with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), to quantify the polymer fractions using molecular weight information. This process has been carried out on a range of aqueous media. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) ingredients were successfully separated from non-polymeric material in a commercial shaving gel personal care product (PCP), before being quantified at 1.62 wt%. This method was applied to a spiked wastewater influent sample to demonstrate the extraction and separation of PEG from organic constituents such as dissolved organic matter (DOM). This highlighted the additional challenges of analysing WSPs in the environment, as factors such as sorption and biodegradation affected the total recovery of PEG, with an extraction efficiency of 53%. Overall, this method was applied for the extraction of PEG from a PCP with accurate quantification, before a proof-of-concept extraction from wastewater demonstrated the difficulties associated with WSP analysis in environmental samples. This method provides opportunities to use tandem GPC/MALDI-TOF MS to quantify WSPs in a broad array of environmental samples. Additional studies could include its application to wastewater or freshwater monitoring.
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- Eve C Tarring
- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
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Nicolardi S, Joseph AA, Zhu Q, Shen Z, Pardo-Vargas A, Chiodo F, Molinaro A, Silipo A, van der Burgt YEM, Yu B, Seeberger PH, Wuhrer M. Analysis of Synthetic Monodisperse Polysaccharides by Wide Mass Range Ultrahigh-Resolution MALDI Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2021; 93:4666-4675. [PMID: 33667082 PMCID: PMC8034773 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Carbohydrates, such as oligo- and polysaccharides, are highly abundant biopolymers that are involved in numerous processes. The study of their structure and functions is commonly based on a material that is isolated from complex natural sources. However, a more precise analysis requires pure compounds with well-defined structures that can be obtained from chemical or enzymatic syntheses. Novel synthetic strategies have increased the accessibility of larger monodisperse polysaccharides, posing a challenge to the analytical methods used for their molecular characterization. Here, we present wide mass range ultrahigh-resolution matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry (MS) as a powerful platform for the analysis of synthetic oligo- and polysaccharides. Synthetic carbohydrates 16-, 64-, 100-, and 151-mers were mass analyzed and characterized by MALDI in-source decay FT-ICR MS. Detection of fragment ions generated from glycosidic bond cleavage (or cross-ring cleavage) provided information of the monosaccharide content and the linkage type, allowing for the corroboration of the carbohydrate compositions and structures.
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- Simone Nicolardi
- Center
for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden
University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- State
Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center
for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic
Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School
of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech
University, 393 Huaxia Middle Road, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Institute
of Biomolecular Chemistry (ICB), Italian
National Research Council (CNR), Via Campi Flegrei, 34, Pozzuoli, Napoli 80078, Italy
- Amsterdam
UMC-Locatie VUMC, Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, De Boelelaan 1108, Amsterdam 1081 HZ, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples
Federico II, Via Cintia 4, Napoli 80126, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples
Federico II, Via Cintia 4, Napoli 80126, Italy
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- Center
for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden
University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- State
Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center
for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic
Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
- School
of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced
Study, University of Chinese Academy of
Sciences, 1 Sub-lane
Xiangshan, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Arnimallee 22, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Center
for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden
University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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Sun P, Frommhagen M, Kleine Haar M, van Erven G, Bakx EJ, van Berkel WJH, Kabel MA. Mass spectrometric fragmentation patterns discriminate C1- and C4-oxidised cello-oligosaccharides from their non-oxidised and reduced forms. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 234:115917. [PMID: 32070536 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.115917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are powerful enzymes that degrade recalcitrant polysaccharides, such as cellulose. However, the identification of LPMO-generated C1- and/or C4-oxidised oligosaccharides is far from straightforward. In particular, their fragmentation patterns have not been well established when using mass spectrometry. Hence, we studied the fragmentation behaviours of non-, C1- and C4-oxidised cello-oligosaccharides, including their sodium borodeuteride-reduced forms, by using hydrophilic interaction chromatography and negative ion mode collision induced dissociation - mass spectrometry. Non-oxidised cello-oligosaccharides showed predominantly C- and A-type cleavages. In comparison, C4-oxidised ones underwent B-/Y- and X-cleavage close to the oxidised non-reducing end, while closer to the reducing end C-/Z- and A-fragmentation predominated. C1-oxidised cello-oligosaccharides showed extensively A-cleavage. Reduced oligosaccharides showed predominant glycosidic bond cleavage, both B-/Y- and C-/Z-, close to the non-reducing end. Our findings provide signature mass spectrometric fragmentation patterns to unambiguously elucidate the catalytic behaviour and classification of LPMOs.
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- Peicheng Sun
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Off-line comprehensive size exclusion chromatography × reversed-phase liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry for the analysis of lignocellulosic biomass products. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1609:460505. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Wang CC, Wang YS. Effective analysis of degree of polymerization of polysialic acids in mass spectrometry by combining novel sample preparation and dynamic instrument optimization methods. Carbohydr Res 2019; 471:78-84. [PMID: 30508659 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Revised: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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This work demonstrates a mass spectrometry technique to improve data reliability when analyzing degree of polymerization (DP) of high-mass polysialic acids (PSAs). Matrix-assisted laser-desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry is the technique of choice for analyzing large molecules due to its wide mass working range; however, the observed DP of PSAs using such an instrument is unreliable owing to sensitivity bias towards low-mass ions. A multi-layer MALDI sample preparation protocol is demonstrated in the current study to improve PSA sensitivity, and a dynamic instrument optimization method (DIOM) is employed to minimize detector saturation over a wide mass range. The DP information obtained in the DIOM combines a series of mass spectral data obtained with individually optimized instrument parameters to minimize the problem of sensitivity bias in respective mass ranges. The resultant mass spectra facilitate unambiguous determination of DP in the high-mass range due to significantly improved spectral quality. The main instrument parameters involved in the optimization process include extraction delay in MALDI ion source as well as the cutoff mass of the ion detector. In comparison to conventional methods, the DIOM doubles the maximum DP that can be unambiguously identified by mass spectrometry.
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- Chia-Chen Wang
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan, ROC; Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei, 115, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 112, Taiwan, ROC; Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei, 115, Taiwan, ROC.
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Ozdemir A, Lin JL, Gillig KJ, Gulfen M, Chen CH. Analysis of Saccharides by the Addition of Amino Acids. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2016; 27:1113-1121. [PMID: 26951558 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-016-1370-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this work, we present the detection sensitivity improvement of electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry of neutral saccharides in a positive ion mode by the addition of various amino acids. Saccharides of a broad molecular weight range were chosen as the model compounds in the present study. Saccharides provide strong noncovalent interactions with amino acids, and the complex formation enhances the signal intensity and simplifies the mass spectra of saccharides. Polysaccharides provide a polymer-like ESI spectrum with a basic subunit difference between multiply charged chains. The protonated spectra of saccharides are not well identified because of different charge state distributions produced by the same molecules. Depending on the solvent used and other ions or molecules present in the solution, noncovalent interactions with saccharides may occur. These interactions are affected by the addition of amino acids. Amino acids with polar side groups show a strong tendency to interact with saccharides. In particular, serine shows a high tendency to interact with saccharides and significantly improves the detection sensitivity of saccharide compounds. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- Abdil Ozdemir
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Sakarya University, 54187, Esentepe, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Sakarya University, 54187, Esentepe, Sakarya, Turkey
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López-García M, García MSD, Vilariño JML, Rodríguez MVG. MALDI-TOF to compare polysaccharide profiles from commercial health supplements of different mushroom species. Food Chem 2015; 199:597-604. [PMID: 26776013 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this work MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy was investigated to characterise the β-glucan profiles of several commercial health supplements, without any derivatisation or purification pre-treatment. The effect of two solvents (water and dimethyl sulfoxide) and two MALDI matrices (2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid and 2',4',6'-trihydroxyacetophenone) was first evaluated on dextran standards. MALDI-TOF was found as a useful and quick technique to obtain structural information of diverse food supplements based on mushroom extracts. The MALDI polysaccharide profiles of 5 supplements from different mushroom species were qualitatively similar showing [Glucan+Na](+) cations with a peak-to-peak mass difference of 16 Da consistent with the repeating unit of the β-(1→3)-glucan. The profiles strongly depended on the sample solvent used, with m/z values around 5000-8000 for water and 2000 for dimethyl sulfoxide; differences between samples were revealed in the molecular weight of the aqueous preparation, with the highest values for Maitake and Cordyceps species.
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- Marta López-García
- Grupo de Polímeros, Centro de Investigacións Tecnolóxicas (CIT), Universidade da Coruña, Campus de Esteiro s/n, 15403 Ferrol, Spain
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- Grupo de Polímeros, Centro de Investigacións Tecnolóxicas (CIT), Universidade da Coruña, Campus de Esteiro s/n, 15403 Ferrol, Spain
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- Grupo de Polímeros, Centro de Investigacións Tecnolóxicas (CIT), Universidade da Coruña, Campus de Esteiro s/n, 15403 Ferrol, Spain.
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Preparation and Analysis of Cello- and Xylooligosaccharides. ADVANCES IN POLYMER SCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2015_306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Malik MI, Pasch H. Novel developments in the multidimensional characterization of segmented copolymers. Prog Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2013.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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High resolution mass spectrometric characterization of amino linked oligosaccharides — a preliminary study. OPEN CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.2478/s11532-013-0265-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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AbstractIn this study maltose, maltotriose and maltotetraose were for the first time, coupled to 4,4′-methylenedianiline (MDA). The aim of this preliminary work was to test the feasibility of oligo- and polysaccharide coupling to MDA and the characterization of the coupling products by high resolution mass spectrometry (MS). (+) nanoESI in combination with a quadrupole time of flight (QTOF) MS in full scan (MS) and MS/MS was optimized first on underivatized maltose, maltotriose and maltotetraose. The optimal screening and sequencing conditions were further applied to the MDA-functionalized oligosaccharides. The obtained results revealed a straightforward MS detection of the functionalized oligomers, high sequence coverage and a fragmentation pathway with the formation of B and Y ions as well as the complementary C and Z ions along with a typical cleavage of the aglycon. We consider that this methodology is fully applicable also to polydisperse mixtures of long chain polysaccharides, which due to the large number of components and their size require a systematic method of development and testing.
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Unterieser I, Cuers J, Voiges K, Enebro J, Mischnick P. Quantitative aspects in electrospray ionization ion trap and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry of malto-oligosaccharides. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2011; 25:2201-2208. [PMID: 21710600 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.5105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Mass spectrometry is widely applied in carbohydrate analysis, but still quantitative evaluation of data is critical due to different ionization efficiencies of the constituents in a mixture. Different size and chemical structure of the analytes cause their uneven distribution in droplets (electrospray ionization, ESI) or matrix spots (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization, MALDI). In addition, instrumental parameters affect final ion yields. In order to study and optimize the latter, an equimolar mixture of malto-oligosaccharides (DP1-6) was analyzed using varying target masses for ESI as well as different matrices and laser power for MALDI. The sodium adducts and derivatives for positive ion mode (hydrazones with Girard's T Reagent, GT) and negative ion mode (reductively aminated with o-aminobenzoic acid, oABA) were studied. Negatively charged oABA-labeled malto-oligosaccharides turned out to be unsuitable for quantification of the malto-oligomeric composition. Best agreement was achieved when applying target masses in the range of the highest homolog in the mixture in electrospray ionization ion trap (ESI-IT) (1-2% deviation with GT label or as Na(+) adducts). Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) gave best results when the laser power was adjusted significantly over the desorption/ionization threshold (1% deviation with GT label). Both parameters show significant influence on the determined oligomeric composition. Consequently, estimation and even quantitative determination of amounts of oligosaccharides in a mixture can be achieved when the analytes are labeled and the proper instrumental parameters are used.
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- Inga Unterieser
- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institut für Lebensmittelchemie, Schleinitzstr. 20, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Mass Spectrometric Characterization of Oligo- and Polysaccharides and Their Derivatives. MASS SPECTROMETRY OF POLYMERS – NEW TECHNIQUES 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2011_134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Aachary AA, Prapulla SG. Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) as an Emerging Prebiotic: Microbial Synthesis, Utilization, Structural Characterization, Bioactive Properties, and Applications. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-4337.2010.00135.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Glycosylation defines the adhesive properties of animal cell surfaces and the surrounding extracellular environments. Because cells respond to stimuli by altering glycan expression, glycan structures vary according to spatial location in tissue and temporal factors. These dynamic structural expression patterns, combined with the essential roles glycans play in physiology, drive the need for analytical methods for glycoconjugates. In addition, recombinant glycoprotein drug products represent a multibillion dollar market. Effective analytical methods are needed to speed the identification of new targets and the development of industrial glycoprotein products, both new and biosimilar. Mass spectrometry is an enabling technology in glycomics. This review summarizes mass spectrometry of glycoconjugate glycans. The intent is to summarize appropriate methods for glycans given their chemical properties as distinct from those of proteins, lipids, and small molecule metabolites. Special attention is given to the uses of mass spectral profiling for glycomics with respect to the N-linked, O-linked, ganglioside, and glycosaminoglycan compound classes. Next, the uses of tandem mass spectrometry of glycans are summarized. The review finishes with an update on mass spectral glycoproteomics.
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- Joseph Zaia
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Schmidt AC, Fahlbusch B, Otto M. Size exclusion chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for analysis and quantitative characterization of arsenic interactions with peptides and proteins. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2009; 44:898-910. [PMID: 19204972 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Arsenic-binding proteins are of toxicological importance since enzymatic activities can be blocked by arsenic interactions. In the present work, a novel methodology based on size exclusion chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (SEC-ESI-MS) was developed with special emphasis to preserve the intact proteins and their arsenic bindings. The eluent composition of 25 mMTris/HCl, pH 7.5, with the addition of 100-mM NaCl optimized for SEC with UV detection provided the highest SEC separation efficiency, but was not compatible with the ESI-MS because of the non-volatility of the buffer substance and of the salt additive. In order to find the best compromise between chromatographic separation and ionization of the arsenic-binding proteins, buffer type and concentration, pH value, portion of organic solvent in the SEC eluent as well as the flow rate were varied. In the optimized procedure five different arsenic-binding peptides and proteins (glutathione, oxytocin, aprotinin, alpha-lactalbumin, thioredoxin) covering a molar mass range of 0.3-14 kDa could be analyzed using 75% 10-mM ammonium formate, pH 5.0/25% acetonitrile (v : v) as eluent and a turbo ion spray source operated at 300 degrees C and 5.5 kV. A complete differentiation of all peptides and proteins involved in the arsenic-binding studies as well as of their arsenic-bound forms has become feasible by means of the extracted ion chromatograms (XIC) of the mass spectrometric detection. The new method offered the possibility to estimate equilibrium constants for the reaction of phenylarsine oxide with different thiol-containing biomolecules by means of the XIC peak areas of reactants and products. Limits of detection in the range of 2-10 microM were obtained by SEC-ESI-MS for the individual proteins.
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- Anne-Christine Schmidt
- TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Faculty of Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Leipziger Str. 29, D-09599 Freiberg, Germany.
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Verardo G, Duse I, Callea A. Analysis of underivatized oligosaccharides by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry with post-column addition of formic acid. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2009; 23:1607-1618. [PMID: 19408275 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Underivatized oligosaccharides were analyzed by electrospray ionization (ESI) using a linear ion trap mass spectrometer in the negative ion mode with post-column addition of an aqueous solution of formic acid. Under these conditions all oligosaccharides showed the presence of the corresponding formate adduct [M + HCOO](-) with high intensity and easy subsequent low-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) fragmentation using successive MS(n) experiments. A careful examination of the mass spectra obtained from these MS(n) experiments pointed out some significant differences useful to identify and quantify the single components in mixtures of coeluted disaccharides. This new sensitive and rapid method was successfully applied to the quantification of oligosaccharides in some juices minimizing sample handling.
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- Giancarlo Verardo
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Technology, University of Udine, I-33100 Udine, Italy.
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Luykx DMAM, Peters RJB, van Ruth SM, Bouwmeester H. A review of analytical methods for the identification and characterization of nano delivery systems in food. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:8231-8247. [PMID: 18759445 DOI: 10.1021/jf8013926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Detection and characterization of nano delivery systems is an essential part of understanding the benefits as well as the potential toxicity of these systems in food. This review gives a detailed description of food nano delivery systems based on lipids, proteins, and/or polysaccharides and investigates the current analytical techniques that can be used for the identification and characterization of these delivery systems in food products. The analytical approaches have been subdivided into three groups; separation techniques, imaging techniques, and characterization techniques. The principles of the techniques together with their advantages and drawbacks, and reported applications concerning nano delivery systems, or otherwise related compounds are discussed. The review shows that for a sufficient characterization, the nano delivery systems need to be separated from the food matrix, for which high-performance liquid chromatography or field flow fractionation are the most promising techniques. Subsequently, online photon correlation spectroscopy and mass spectrometry seem to be a convenient combination of techniques to characterize a wide variety of nano delivery systems.
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- Dion M A M Luykx
- Institute of Food Safety, RIKILT, Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Hung WT, Wang SH, Chen CH, Yang WB. Structure determination of beta-glucans from Ganoderma lucidum with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry. Molecules 2008; 13:1538-50. [PMID: 18794771 PMCID: PMC6245394 DOI: 10.3390/molecules13081538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2008] [Revised: 06/21/2008] [Accepted: 07/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A novel method that uses matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to analyze molecular weight and sequencing of glucan in Ganoderma lucidum is presented. Thus, β-glucan, which was isolated from fruiting bodies of G. lucidum, was measured in a direct and fast way using MALDI mass spectrometry. In addition, tandem mass spectrometry of permethylated glucans of G. lucidum, dextran, curdlan and maltohexaose were also pursued and different fragment patterns were obtained. The G. lucidum glucan structure was determined and this method for linkage analysis of permethylated glucan has been proven feasible.
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- Wei-Ting Hung
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road Section 2, Nan-Kang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Instrument Center, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road Section 2, Nan-Kang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road Section 2, Nan-Kang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel.: +886-2-27899930 ext.339; Fax: +886-2-27899931; E-mail:
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Harvey DJ. Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: an update covering the period 2001-2002. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2008; 27:125-201. [PMID: 18247413 DOI: 10.1002/mas.20157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This review is the second update of the original review on the application of MALDI mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates that was published in 1999. It covers fundamental aspects of the technique as applied to carbohydrates, fragmentation of carbohydrates, studies of specific carbohydrate types such as those from plant cell walls and those attached to proteins and lipids, studies of glycosyl-transferases and glycosidases, and studies where MALDI has been used to monitor products of chemical synthesis. Use of the technique shows a steady annual increase at the expense of older techniques such as FAB. There is an increasing emphasis on its use for examination of biological systems rather than on studies of fundamental aspects and method development and this is reflected by much of the work on applications appearing in tabular form.
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- David J Harvey
- Department of Biochemistry, Oxford Glycobiology Institute, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.
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Matamoros Fernández LE. Introduction to ion trap mass spectrometry: Application to the structural characterization of plant oligosaccharides. Carbohydr Polym 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2006.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bauer S, Vasu P, Persson S, Mort AJ, Somerville CR. Development and application of a suite of polysaccharide-degrading enzymes for analyzing plant cell walls. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:11417-22. [PMID: 16844780 PMCID: PMC1544100 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0604632103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To facilitate analysis of plant cell wall polysaccharide structure and composition, we cloned 74 genes encoding polysaccharide-degrading enzymes from Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Neurospora crassa and expressed the genes as secreted proteins with C-terminal Myc and 6x His tags. Most of the recombinant enzymes were active in enzyme assays, and optima for pH and temperature were established. A subset of the enzymes was used to fragment polysaccharides from the irregular xylem 9 (irx9) mutant of Arabidopsis. The analysis revealed a decrease in the abundance of xylan in the mutant, indicating that the IRX9 gene, which encodes a putative family 43 glycosyltransferase, is required for xylan synthesis.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078
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- *Carnegie Institution, Stanford, CA 94305; and
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Zaikin VG, Halket JM. Derivatization in mass spectrometry--8. Soft ionization mass spectrometry of small molecules. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2006; 12:79-115. [PMID: 16723751 DOI: 10.1255/ejms.798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This is the first of two reviews devoted to derivatization approaches for "soft" ionization mass spectrometry (FAB, MALDI, ESI, APCI) and deals, in particular, with small molecules. The principles of the main "soft" ionization mass spectrometric methods as well as the reasons for derivatizing small molecules are briefly described. Derivatization methods for modification of amines, carboxylic acids, amino acids, alcohols, carbonyl compounds, monosaccharides, thiols, unsaturated and aromatic compounds etc. to improve their ionizability and to enhance structure information content are discussed. The use of "fixed"-charge bearing derivatization reagents is especially emphasized. Chemical aspects of derivatization and "soft" ionization mass spectrometric properties of derivatives are considered.
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- Vladimir G Zaikin
- Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 29, 119991Moscow, Russia.
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Liu Y, Urgaonkar S, Verkade JG, Armstrong DW. Separation and characterization of underivatized oligosaccharides using liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1079:146-52. [PMID: 16038300 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Native cyclodextrin-based columns are particularly useful for the analysis of oligosaccharides because the retention of these carbohydrates is based mainly on the hydrogen bonding interactions of oligosaccharide hydroxyl groups with the stationary phase. Thus, the retention time predictably increases with the number of analyte hydroxyl groups, which corresponds to the elongation of the oligosaccharide chain. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry (MS) was used for the separation and characterization of underivatized oligosaccharide mixtures. With the limits of detection as low as 50 pg, all individual components of oligosaccharide mixtures (up to 11 glucose units long) were baseline resolved on a Cyclobond I 2000 column and detected using ESI-MS. Low flow rates and narrow I.D. columns increase the ESI-MS sensitivity significantly. The method showed potential usefulness for the sensitive and quick analysis of hydrolysis products of polysaccharides, and for trace levels of individual oligosaccharide or oligosaccharide isomers from biological systems.
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- Ying Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3111, USA
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Guddat S, Thevis M, Schänzer W. Identification and quantification of the plasma volume expander dextran in human urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry of enzymatically derived Isomaltose. Biomed Chromatogr 2005; 19:743-50. [PMID: 15856492 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Plasma volume expanders are used in sports in order to control haematological parameters and/or to mask erythropoietin (EPO) misuse. A reliable method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed for doping control purposes, enabling the identification and quantification of the plasma volume expander dextran in human urine. The dextran polymer was enzymatically hydrolysed by alpha-1,6-glucosidase (dextranase) followed by acetylation of the generated isomaltose subunits, allowing the chromatographic separation of different disaccharides, such as lactose, saccharose and isomaltose, as well as the identification and quantification of the analyte in human urine. The method was used to determine the basal concentration of isomaltose resulting from the enzymatic hydrolysis of polymeric 1,6-linked glucose in 238 routine doping control samples. In addition the concentration of dextran measured as isomaltose was estimated in seven urine specimens obtained from patients treated with dextran. Calibration curves for dextran were linear and reproducible. The inter- and intra-assay coefficients of variation for dextran ranged from 4.9 to 7.3% at three concentration levels between 53 and 1186 microg/mL. Recovery ranged from 97 to 112% (mean 106.9%). The assay limit of detection was 3.8 microg/mL and the lower limit of quantification was 12.5 microg/mL. In 96% of the investigated doping control samples, the concentrations of isomaltose were below the LLOQ of 12.5 microg/mL. Even the highest concentrations were approximately 100-300-fold lower than concentrations found in urine samples of patients after intravenous application of dextran. The presented results demonstrate the capability and reliability of the developed LC-MS/MS method for the identification and quantification of dextran in human urine and can be regarded as a method revealing the misuse of dextran in sports.
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- Sven Guddat
- Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany.
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Reis A, Pinto P, Evtuguin DV, Neto CP, Domingues P, Ferrer-Correia AJ, Domingues MRM. Electrospray tandem mass spectrometry of underivatised acetylated xylo-oligosaccharides. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2005; 19:3589-99. [PMID: 16276485 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Acetylated neutral (Xyl(n)Ac(m)) and acidic xylo-oligosaccharides (Xyl(n)Ac(m)MeGlcA, and Xyl(n)Ac(m)MeGlcAHex) obtained by partial acid hydrolysis of Eucalyptus globulus wood glucuronoxylans and fractionated by preparative ligand exchange/size-exclusion chromatography were identified by electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Low molecular weight acetylated xylo-oligosaccharides were studied by ESI-tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). All the acetylated xylo-oligosaccharides showed an abundant ion due to the neutral loss of 60 Da (CH(3)CO(2)H) in the MS/MS spectra. The presence of diacetylated xylo-oligosaccharides was confirmed by the ions formed by loss of two molecules of acetic acid. Furthermore, characteristic [Xyl(res)Ac(2)+Na](+) and [XylAc(2)+Na](+) ions, and ions due to loss of XylAc(2), indicate that both acetyl groups are located in the same Xyl residue. On the other hand, losses of Xyl(res)Ac and XylAc are also observed as well as [Xyl(res)Ac+Na](+) and [XylAc+Na](+) , indicating the location of both acetyl groups in different Xyl residues, in some cases even in adjacent xyloses. The MS/MS spectra of triacetylated xylo-oligosaccharides were complex due to the presence of different isobaric xylo-oligosaccharides containing the acetyl groups at different locations in the xylo-oligosaccharide backbone. In the MS/MS spectra of acidic xylo-oligosaccharides, the ion at m/z 387, [Xyl(res)AcMeGlcA+Na](+), indicates that the acetyl groups are preferentially linked to Xyl substituted with MeGlcA. However, acidic xylo-oligosaccharides with the acetyl and 4-O-methylglucuronic acid groups in different Xyl residues were also identified. In neutral and in acidic xylo-oligosaccharides several possible locations of the acetyl groups were identified, namely at terminal positions. In summary, ESI-MS/MS is shown to be a powerful tool for the characterisation of acetylated patterns in complex mixtures of oligosaccharides.
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- Ana Reis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Antonopoulos A, Favetta P, Helbert W, Lafosse M. Isolation of kappa-carrageenan oligosaccharides using ion-pair liquid chromatography--characterisation by electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry in positive-ion mode. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:1301-9. [PMID: 15113667 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2004.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2003] [Revised: 02/23/2004] [Accepted: 03/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Oligo-kappa-carrageenans participate as elicitors in the cell-cell recognition process in marine plants. Analytical methods can be usefully applied to gain insight into the biochemistry of these biological processes. Therefore, enzymatically digested oligomers of kappa-carrageenans have been separated and isolated on a Spherisorb ODS1 (250 x 4 mm i.d., particle size 5 microm) column using ion-pair liquid chromatography coupled with an evaporative light scattering detector. Heptylamine (5 mM, pH4) has been selected as the ion-pairing agent and MeOH as the organic modifier in a gradient mode. Overloading the column with 1mg of the mixture, the chromatographic mechanism presented adequate stability. The mobile phase of each isolated oligomer was evaporated and the residue was infused into an electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESIMS) in positive-ion mode with 4:1 MeCN-water as mobile phase. Each ESIMS spectrum presented ions consisting of the oligomer attached with a number of heptylammonium ions depending on the molecule size. In addition, the different m/z values permitted direct detection of the oligomers in ESIMS positive-ion mode. The analytical method developed separated the oligomers up to dotriacontasaccharide.
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- Aristotelis Antonopoulos
- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), UMR CNRS 6005, Université d'Orléans, BP 6759, 45067 Orléans, France
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Vuong C, Kocianova S, Voyich JM, Yao Y, Fischer ER, DeLeo FR, Otto M. A crucial role for exopolysaccharide modification in bacterial biofilm formation, immune evasion, and virulence. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:54881-6. [PMID: 15501828 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m411374200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 387] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Biofilms play an important role in many chronic bacterial infections. Production of an extracellular mixture of sugar polymers called exopolysaccharide is characteristic and critical for biofilm formation. However, there is limited information about the mechanisms involved in the biosynthesis and modification of exopolysaccharide components and how these processes influence bacterial pathogenesis. Staphylococcus epidermidis is an important human pathogen that frequently causes persistent infections by biofilm formation on indwelling medical devices. It produces a poly-N-acetylglucosamine molecule that emerges as an exopolysaccharide component of many bacterial pathogens. Using a novel method based on size exclusion chromatography-mass spectrometry, we demonstrate that the surface-attached protein IcaB is responsible for deacetylation of the poly-N-acetylglucosamine molecule. Most likely due to the loss of its cationic character, non-deacetylated poly-acetylglucosamine in an isogenic icaB mutant strain was devoid of the ability to attach to the bacterial cell surface. Importantly, deacetylation of the polymer was essential for key virulence mechanisms of S. epidermidis, namely biofilm formation, colonization, and resistance to neutrophil phagocytosis and human antibacterial peptides. Furthermore, persistence of the icaB mutant strain was significantly impaired in a murine model of device-related infection. This is the first study to describe a mechanism of exopolysaccharide modification that is indispensable for the development of biofilm-associated human disease. Notably, this general virulence mechanism is likely similar for other pathogenic bacteria and constitutes an excellent target for therapeutic maneuvers aimed at combating biofilm-associated infection.
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- Cuong Vuong
- Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana 59840, USA
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Matamoros Fernández LE, Obel N, Scheller HV, Roepstorff P. Differentiation of isomeric oligosaccharide structures by ESI tandem MS and GC–MS. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:655-64. [PMID: 15013403 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2003.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2003] [Revised: 08/11/2003] [Accepted: 09/14/2003] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A mixture of arabinoxylan oligosaccharides from wheat seedling was permethylated and analyzed by electrospray ion trap MS and GC-MS. The presence of isomeric structures differing in degree of branching and position of the branched residue along the xylose backbone was demonstrated for oligosaccharides with four and five monosaccharide residues. No isomeric structures were found for oligosaccharides with three monosaccharide residues. Linkage analysis by GC-MS reveals that xylose residues were substituted with single arabinoxyl residues at C-3.
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- Lobvi E Matamoros Fernández
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.
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Thanawiroon C, Rice KG, Toida T, Linhardt RJ. Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Sequencing Approach for Highly Sulfated Heparin-derived Oligosaccharides. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:2608-15. [PMID: 14610083 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304772200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) is applied to the analysis of complex mixtures of oligosaccharides obtained through the controlled, heparinase-catalyzed depolymerization of heparin. Reversed-phase ion-pairing chromatography, utilizing a volatile mobile phase, results in the high resolution separation of highly sulfated, heparin-derived oligosaccharides. Simultaneous detection by UV absorbance and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) provides important structural information on the oligosaccharide components of this mixture. Highly sensitive and easily interpretable spectra were obtained through post-column addition of tributylamine in acetonitrile. High resolution mass spectrometry afforded elemental composition of many known and previously unknown heparin-derived oligosaccharides. UV in combination with MS detection led to the identification of oligosaccharides arising from the original non-reducing end (NRE) of the heparin chain. The structural identification of these oligosaccharides provided sequence from a reading frame that begins at the non-reducing terminus of the heparin chain. Interestingly, 16 NRE oligosaccharides are observed, having both an even and an odd number of saccharide residues, most of which are not predicted based on biosynthesis or known pathways of heparin catabolism. Quantification of these NRE oligosaccharides afforded a number-averaged molecular weight consistent with that expected for the pharmaceutical heparin used in this analysis. Molecular ions could be assigned for oligosaccharides as large as a tetradecasaccharide, having a mass of 4625 Da and a net charge of -32. Furthermore, MS detection was demonstrated for oligosaccharides with up to 30 saccharide units having a mass of >10000 Da and a net charge of -60.
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- Charuwan Thanawiroon
- Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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Hall MP, Ashrafi S, Obegi I, Petesch R, Peterson JN, Schneider LV. "Mass defect" tags for biomolecular mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2003; 38:809-816. [PMID: 12938101 DOI: 10.1002/jms.493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present a new class of "mass defect" tags with utility in biomolecular mass spectrometry. These tags, incorporating element(s) with atomic numbers between 17 (Cl) and 77 (Ir), have a substantially different nuclear binding energy (mass defect) from the elements common to biomolecules. This mass defect yields a readily resolvable mass difference between tagged and untagged species in high-resolution mass spectrometers. We present the use of a subset of these tags in a new protein sequencing application. This sequencing technique has advantages over existing mass spectral protein identification methodologies: intact proteins are quickly sequenced and unambiguously identified using only an inexpensive, robust mass spectrometer. We discuss the potential broader utility of these tags for the sequencing of other biomolecules, differential display applications and combinatorial methods.
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- Michael P Hall
- Target Discovery, Inc., 4015 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA.
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Reis A, Domingues MRM, Domingues P, Ferrer-Correia AJ, Coimbra MA. Positive and negative electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry as a tool for structural characterisation of acid released oligosaccharides from olive pulp glucuronoxylans. Carbohydr Res 2003; 338:1497-505. [PMID: 12829395 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(03)00196-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Xylo-oligosaccharides with degrees of polymerisation 5-13, formed by partial acid hydrolysis from an extract representative of olive pulp glucuronoxylans (GX), were analysed by electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), both in positive and negative modes. The positive spectrum showed the presence of xylo-oligosaccharides in the mass range between m/z 500 and 1500 corresponding to singly [M+Na](+) charged ions of neutral (Xyl(7-9)) and acidic xylo-oligosaccharides (Xyl(5-9)MeGlcA), and doubly [M+2Na](2+) charged ions of Xyl(9-13) and Xyl(7-11)MeGlcA. Ammonium adducts [M+NH(4)](+) were also observed for Xyl(5-9)MeGlcA. The negative spectra showed the contribution of ions in the mass range between m/z 600 and 1400, ascribed to the deprotonated molecules [M-H](-) of Xyl(3-9)MeGlcA. Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) of the major ions observed in the MS spectra was performed. The MS/MS spectra of the [M+Na](+) adducts showed the loss of MeGlcA residues as the major fragmentation pathway and glycosidic fragment ions of Xyl(n) and Xyl(n)MeGlcA structures. The MS/MS spectra of the [M+NH(4)](+) adducts suggests the occurrence of isomers of Xyl(5-9)MeGlcA oligosaccharides with the MeGlcA residue at the reducing end and at the non-reducing end of the molecules, although other structural isomers can also occur. Both glycosidic bond and cross-ring cleavages in the MS/MS spectra of the [M-H](-) ion suggest the occurrence of Xyl(3-9)MeGlcA with the substituting group at the reducing end position of the xylose backbone, as the main fragmentation ions. The results obtained by ESI-MS/MS, both in positive and negative modes, of Xyl(7-13)- and Xyl(5-11)MeGlcA, allow to identify fragmentation patterns of the structural isomers with MeGlcA linked to the terminal xylosyl residues of the oligosaccharides. The occurrence of these higher molecular weight oligosaccharides with a low substitution pattern allows to infer a scatter and random distribution of MeGlcA along the xylan backbone of olive pulp.
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- Ana Reis
- Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, P-3810 193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Current literature in mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2002; 37:545-556. [PMID: 12112761 DOI: 10.1002/jms.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Recent and older literature (covering the last 12-13 years) in the field of mass spectra of random and block copolymers is reviewed. A detailed description is given of the information on copolymer properties that can be recovered from the analysis of the low-mass region of the spectrum (the region below 500 Da) and the high-mass region. The features of mass spectra of copolymers obtained by different synthetic routes are discussed, such as free radical, condensation, ring-chain equilibration, microbial synthesis, ring-opening, simple anionic, cationic, Ziegler-Natta, and/or metallocene catalysis, along with some random and block copolymers that occur in Nature. The emphasis is on copolymer composition and average molar mass determination, and on the benefits of coupling mass spectrometry (MS) with separation techniques such as size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
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- Maurizio S Montaudo
- Instituto per la Chimica e la Tecnologia dei Materiali Polimerici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, viale A Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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