Enhanced carbohydrate structural selectivity in ion mobility-mass spectrometry analyses by boronic acid derivatization.
The boronic acid derivatization of carbohydrates is demonstrated as an ion mobility shift strategy to improve confidence in the identification and characterization of carbohydrate assignments using ion mobility-mass spectrometry.
Fenn
Larissa S
LS
Department of Chemistry and Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
McLean
John A
JA
D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*
D001897:Boronic Acids; D002241:Carbohydrates