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Sequencing of sulfated oligosaccharides from mucins by liquid chromatography and electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. 2000

K A Thomsson, and H Karlsson, and G C Hansson

Department of Medical Biochemistry, Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.

As part of a strategy for profiling diverse mixtures of sulfated mucin-derived oligosaccharides, liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) in the negative ion mode has been explored. Two mixtures of sulfated oligosaccharide alditols from porcine stomach and large intestine were analyzed by straight phase chromatography using an amino-bonded column connected to a Q-TOF instrument. Nine sulfated mucin-derived oligosaccharide alditols from porcine stomach underwent extensive fragmentation allowing determination of their sequence. The fragmentation generated primary, secondary, and tertiary fragment ions informative for the elucidation of the saccharide sequence and localization of the sulfate group. From a single chromatographic analysis, the sequences of 28 different sulfated mucin oligosaccharide alditols purified from porcine large intestine were elucidated, revealing information concerning prominent core sequences and terminal blood group-type epitopes. Analysis of these two sulfated oligosaccharide mixtures demonstrated the usefulness of HPLC-ESI-MS/MS: the on-line separation of multiple isomeric suffated oligosaccharides as present in biological samples, informative fragmentation allowing the identification of the sequence of nonderivatized oligosaccharides, and a sensitivity sufficient for the analysis of quantities as obtained from natural sources.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008969	Molecular Sequence Data	Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.	Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009077	Mucins	High molecular weight mucoproteins that protect the surface of EPITHELIAL CELLS by providing a barrier to particulate matter and microorganisms. Membrane-anchored mucins may have additional roles concerned with protein interactions at the cell surface.	Mucin
D009844	Oligosaccharides	Carbohydrates consisting of between two (DISACCHARIDES) and ten MONOSACCHARIDES connected by either an alpha- or beta-glycosidic link. They are found throughout nature in both the free and bound form.	Oligosaccharide
D002240	Carbohydrate Sequence	The sequence of carbohydrates within POLYSACCHARIDES; GLYCOPROTEINS; and GLYCOLIPIDS.	Carbohydrate Sequences,Sequence, Carbohydrate,Sequences, Carbohydrate
D002853	Chromatography, Liquid	Chromatographic techniques in which the mobile phase is a liquid.	Liquid Chromatography
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013058	Mass Spectrometry	An analytical method used in determining the identity of a chemical based on its mass using mass analyzers/mass spectrometers.	Mass Spectroscopy,Spectrometry, Mass,Spectroscopy, Mass,Spectrum Analysis, Mass,Analysis, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analysis,Analyses, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analyses,Spectrum Analyses, Mass
D013552	Swine	Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA).	Phacochoerus,Pigs,Suidae,Warthogs,Wart Hogs,Hog, Wart,Hogs, Wart,Wart Hog