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
Externally publishedYes

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