title: Oligosaccharide analysis by capillary-scale high-pH anion-exchange chromatography with on-line ion-trap mass spectrometry.
abstract: A capillary-scale high-pH anion-exchange chromatography (HPAEC) system for the analysis of carbohydrates was developed, in combination with two parallel on-line detection methods of sub-picomolar sensitivity: (1) pulsed amperometric detection (PAD); (2) capillary-scale desalting followed by electrospray ion-trap (IT) mass spectrometry (MS). The capillary chromatographic system combined the superb selectivity of HPAEC that allows routine separation of isomeric oligosaccharides with the information on monosaccharide sequence and linkage positions obtained by MS/MS fragmentation using the IT-MS. The applicability of the system in biomedical research was demonstrated by its use for the analysis of a urine sample of a GM1-gangliosidosis patient. Isomeric glycans in the sample could be resolved by HPAEC and assigned on the basis of the monosaccharide linkage information revealed by on-line IT-MS/MS.
authors.affiliation: Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Unit, Department of Parasitology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. c.bruggink@lumc.nl
authors.forename: Cees
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruggink
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wuhrer
authors.forename: Carolien A M
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Koeleman
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pohl
authors.forename: Arnd
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ingendoh
authors.forename: Cornelis H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hokke
authors.forename: André M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Deelder
mesh_terms: D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange / Q000379:methods*; D016537:Gangliosidosis, GM1 / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000652:urine; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides