Mass spectrometers for glycomics

Our nanoLC-chip-QTOF can be used with different chip lay-outs, depending on the application. For peptide and glycopeptide profiling reversed phase C18 chips are available, for whole protein analysis C8 chips and for glycan profiling Carbograph chips. Several protocols for glycomics and glycoproteomics applications are available.
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Mass spectrometers for glycomics

Our nanoLC-chip-QTOF can be used with different chip lay-outs, depending on the application. read more

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What is glycomics?

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Glycomic applications

  • The high mass resolution of the QTOF allows annotation of protein glycoforms by C8-chip-QTOF.

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    Whole protein glycoprofiling

    The high mass resolution of the QTOF allows annotation of protein glycoforms by C8-chip-QTOF. We have recently established a method for analysis of the glycoforms of immunopurified serum transferrin (~80kDa), showing a variety of different glycan structures.

  • N-glycan profiling

    N-glycans enzymatically released from glycoprotein preparations and biological fluids (e.g. serum, liquor) can be separated and analyzed using the Carbographchip. For interpretation of the data, in-house developed software is utilized in addition to the commercial data analysis software. A recent new innovative development is the use of a PNGase enzyme reactor for on-chip release of N-glycans and subsequent mass spec analysis. Both methods for N-glycan profiling can be applied for pure (recombinant) proteins and protein mixtures.

  • Glycan (fluorescence) labeling

    Analysis of free glycans (oligosaccharides) is facilitated by labeling with a fluorescent tag for HPLC or mass spectrometry or with an isotopic derivative for quantitative measurements. Both methods are available and are being applied to the analysis of free oligosaccharides in urine.

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