title: Rapid, sensitive structure analysis of oligosaccharides.
abstract: We have developed an efficient method for the derivatization of oligosaccharides, wherein the oligosaccharide is efficiently ligated to a basic aminooxyacetyl peptide by oxime formation. The resulting glycopeptide yields much higher sensitivity in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry than does the underivatized oligosaccharide. Digestion of the glycopeptide by a exoglycosidase array and subsequent mass spectrometric assay of the digestion products provide a sensitive and rapid way to elucidate the structure of the oligosaccharide. In addition to oligosaccharide sequencing, the ligation reaction between an oligosaccharide and an aminooxyacetyl peptide also provides a potentially very convenient and efficient way for the synthesis of glycopeptides or glycoproteins.
authors.affiliation: The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Chait
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010091:Oximes / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D006020:Glycopeptides; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D010091:Oximes; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases