Tandem mass spectrometry in structural characterization of oligosaccharide residues in glycoconjugates

Wilhelm J. Richter, Dieter R. Müller, Bruno Domon

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    Abstract

    This chapter discusses tandem mass spectrometry in structural characterization of oligosaccharide residues in glycoconjugates. In tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS), two-stage mass analysis is performed. In the first stage (MS-l), a specific ion of interest is selected according to its mass from the set of ions that constitute the conventional mass spectrum. The second stage (MS-2) generates, from this selected precursor ion, a spectrum of product ions that arise from metastable ion (MI) or collision-induced dissociation (CID). The discussion in this chapter is limited to the structural analysis of small carbohydrate subunits (up to 5 sugar units) attached to larger aglycon moieties. At present, MS/MS of sugar ions formed from glycoconjugates appears to fulfill some, but not all, of the basic requirements of structure analysis.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)607-623
    Number of pages17
    JournalMethods in Enzymology
    Volume193
    Issue numberC
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1990

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