Analysis of glycopeptides using lectin affinity chromatography with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Anal Chem. 2008 May 15;80(10):3693-8. doi: 10.1021/ac800070d. Epub 2008 Apr 15.

Abstract

Glycopeptides prepared from 1 nmol of a mixture of glycoproteins, transferrin, and ribonuclease B by lysylendopeptidase digestion were isolated by lectin and cellulose column chromatographies, and then they were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and MALDI-quadrupole ion trap (QIT)-TOF mass spectrometry which enables the performance of MS ( n ) analysis. The lectin affinity preparation of glycopeptides with Sambucus nigra agglutinin and concanavalin A provides the glycan structure outlines for the sialyl linkage and the core structure of N-glycans. Such structural estimation was confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS and MALDI-QIT-TOF MS/MS. Amino acid sequences and location of glycosylation sites were determined by MALDI-QIT-TOF MS/MS/MS. Taken together, the combination of lectin column chromatography, MALDI-TOF MS, and MALDI-QIT-TOF MS ( n ) provides an easy way for the structural estimation of glycans and the rapid analysis of glycoproteomics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, Affinity / methods*
  • Glycopeptides / analysis*
  • Glycopeptides / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Lectins / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Glycopeptides
  • Lectins