title: Fast atom bombardment mass spectrometric strategies for characterizing carbohydrate-containing biopolymers.
abstract: Fast atom bombardment mass spectrometric methodologies for carbohydrate structure determination are intimately linked to classical procedures such as derivatization and hydrolysis. This paper reviews the current status of carbohydrate fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry and reports on two new protocols which we are using to optimize sensitivity and fragmentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dell
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Carman
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Tiller
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Thomas-Oates
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D000432:Methanol; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000032:analysis; D011108:Polymers / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011108:Polymers; D000432:Methanol