title: Release of carbohydrates from sphingoglycolipid by osmium-catalyzed periodate oxidation followed by treatment with mild alkali.
abstract: The carbohydrate moiety of sphingoglycolipid, after preliminary acetylation, can be released by periodate oxidation catalyzed by a trace amount of osmium tetroxide, followed by alkaline treatment. Cerebroside, lactosyl ceramide, hematoside, globoside, and gangliosides were degraded to yield, respectively, galactose, lactose, sialyl lactose, a tetrasaccharide, and various oligosaccharides containing sialic acid. Oligosaccharides were separated by paper chromatography and paper electrophoresis. The procedure is useful for characterizing micromolar amounts of sphingoglycolipids.
mesh_terms: D000468:Alkalies / Q000494:pharmacology; D002241:Carbohydrates; D008055:Lipids; D009992:Osmium / Q000494:pharmacology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010504:Periodic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000468:Alkalies; D002241:Carbohydrates; D008055:Lipids; D010504:Periodic Acid; D009992:Osmium