title: Quantitative determination of the glycosaminoglycan Delta-disaccharide composition of serum, platelets and granulocytes by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: Seven Delta-disaccharide standards from heparan sulfate/heparin (HS/H) and nine Delta-disaccharide standards from chondroitin/dermatan sulfate (CS/DS) and hyaluronic acid (HA) were derivatized with the fluorophore 2-aminoacridone (AMAC) and separated in two runs each by reversed-phase HPLC with baseline separation and very short run times. This novel method facilitates the separation of the largest number of Delta-disaccharides from both CS/DS/HA and HS/H with one column and buffer system after fluorophore labeling in two runs at present. For the first time nine glycosaminoglycan (GAG) Delta-disaccharides from CS/DS/HA were separated after fluorophore labeling in one run. The limits of quantification (LOQs) were below 0.2 pmol for CS/DS/HA and HS/H Delta-disaccharides. We demonstrated applicability of our method for biological samples. Furthermore, normal ranges of the GAG Delta-disaccharide compositions from platelets and granulocytes were determined for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Laboratoriums- und Transfusionsmedizin, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstrasse 11, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ambrosius
authors.forename: Knut
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kleesiek
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Götting
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000737:chemistry*; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D044967:Serum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004187:Disaccharides; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans