title: Analysis of 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonate-derivatized oligosaccharides by capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionization quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometry.
abstract: Dextran was partially hydrolyzed with 0.1 mol/l HCl and the hydrolysate was derivatized with 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonate (ANTS) by reductive amination. The derivatized-oligosaccharide mixture was separated by capillary electrophoresis (CE) in a buffer of 1% HAc-NH4OH, pH 3.4, and the separated components were detected on-line by electrospray ionization quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometry (ESI-QIT-MS) in the negative ion mode. A mass accuracy lower than 0.01% could be achieved and as low as 1.6 pmol of detxran octaose could be detected. ANTS-derivatized dextran oligosaccharide with a degree of polymerization (DP) lower than 6 produced both [M-H]- and [M-2H]2- ions, whereas those with a DP of 6 or higher than 6 produced only [M-2H]2- ion. As 1< or =DP< or =6, the percentage of [M-2H]2- ion in the total ions of [M-H]- and [M-2H]2- was found to be a linear function of the logarithmic DP. Molecular mass determination with ESI-QIT-MS strengthens the power of CE analysis of oligosaccharides.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
authors.forename: F Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Q C
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D009844:Oligosaccharides; C046465:8-amino-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid