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ArticleAnalytical chemistry2016

De Novo Sequencing of Complex Mixtures of Heparan Sulfate Oligosaccharides.

Rongrong Huang, Chengli Zong, Andre Venot, Yulun Chiu, Dandan Zhou, Geert-Jan Boons, Joshua S Sharp

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Article in Analytical chemistry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rongrong HuangComplex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.
Chengli ZongComplex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.
Andre VenotComplex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.
Yulun ChiuComplex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.
Dandan ZhouComplex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.
Geert-Jan BoonsComplex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.
Joshua S SharpComplex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.
University of Georgia · US

Funding

TR&D3. Approaches to Proteoglycan Function at Biochemical and Cellular LevelsP41GM103390 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI MOREMEN, KELLEY W. · 2012 to 2019
$14.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM103390
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here, we describe the first sequencing method of a complex mixture of heparan sulfate tetrasaccharides by LC-MS/MS. Heparin and heparan sulfate (HS) are linear polysaccharides that are modified in a complex manner by N- and O-sulfation, N-acetylation, and epimerization of the uronic acid. Heparin and HS are involved in various essential cellular communication processes. The structural analysis of these glycosaminoglycans is challenging due to the lability of their sulfate groups, the high heterogeneity of modifications, and the epimerization of the uronic acids. While advances in liquid chromatography (LC) and mass spectrometry (MS) have enabled compositional profiling of HS oligosaccharide mixtures, online separation and detailed structural analysis of isomeric and epimeric HS mixtures has not been achieved. Here, we report the development and evaluation of a chemical derivatization and tandem mass spectrometry method that can separate and identify isomeric and epimeric structures from complex mixtures. A series of well-defined synthetic HS tetrasaccharides varying in sulfation patterns and uronic acid epimerization were analyzed by chemical derivatization and LC-MS/MS. These synthetic compounds made it possible to establish relationships between HS structure, chromatographic behavior and MS/MS fragmentation characteristics. Using the analytical characteristics determined through the analysis of the synthetic HS tetrasaccharide standards, an HS tetrasacharide mixture derived from natural sources was successfully sequenced. This method represents the first sequencing of complex mixtures of HS oligosaccharides, an essential milestone in the analysis of structure-function relationships of these carbohydrates.

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Tandem Mass SpectrometryCarbohydrate SequenceChromatography, High Pressure LiquidHeparan SulfateOligosaccharidesHeparan SulfateOligosaccharides

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