title: Characterisation of minor tetra- to hepta-saccharides O-linked to human meconium glycoproteins by t.l.c.-m.s. microsequencing of neoglycolipid derivatives in conjunction with conventional m.s. and 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy.
abstract: As part of the establishment of a data base for core and backbone sequences of O-linked oligosaccharides of human meconium glycoproteins, the minor tetra- to hepta-saccharides released from mild-acid treated blood group [corrected] H-active glycoproteins have been studied. These oligosaccharides are heterogeneous and difficult to isolate, and a t.l.c.-m.s. microsequencing procedure has been applied to the neoglycolipid derivatives, in conjunction with 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy, methylation analysis, and mass spectrometry (m.s.) of native and methylated oligosaccharides. Among an array of oligosaccharides characterised are those having the branched beta-GlcNAc-(1----6)[beta-Gal- (1----3)]-GalNAcol core, and others with the following linear sequences not characterised previously from this source: beta-Gal-(1----3)-beta-GlcNAc-(1----3)-beta-Gal-(1----3)-GalNAcol, beta-Gal-(1----4)-beta-GlcNAc-(1----3)-beta-Gal-(1----3)-GalNAcol, alpha-GalNAc- (1----3)-beta-Gal-(1----3/4)-beta-GlcNAc-(1----3)-GalNAcol, beta-GlcNAc- (1----3)-beta-Gal-(1----3/4)-beta-GlcNAc-(1----3)- GalNAcol, beta-Gal-(1----3/4)-beta-GlcNAc-(1----3)-beta-Gal-(1----3/4)-beta- GlcNAc-(1----3)-beta-Gal-(1----3)-GalNAcol, and beta-GlcNAc-(1----3)-beta-Gal-(1----3/4)-beta-GlcNAc-(1----3)-beta-Gal- (1----3/4)-beta-GlcNAc-(1----3)-GalNAcol.
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Mass Spectrometry, Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, Middlesex, Great Britain.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Hounsell
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Stoll
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feeney
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Rosankiewicz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Feizi
mesh_terms: D000872:Anthocyanins; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008470:Meconium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D000872:Anthocyanins; D006017:Glycolipids; D006023:Glycoproteins; D009844:Oligosaccharides; C458399:malvidin 3-galactoside