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We report an original MS-based hyphenated method for the elucidation of the epimerization in GAG fragments. It consists of measuring simultaneously the MS/MS spectrum and the gas phase IR spectrum to gain direct structural information. This is possible using a customized MS instrument, modified to allow injection of a tunable IR laser inside of the instrument for in situ spectroscopy of trapped ions. The proof of principle of this approach is performed in the case of a hyaluronic acid tetrasaccharide standard. In addition, we provide the reference IR fingerprint of glucuronic and Iduronic monosaccharide standards. Remarkably, we show that the gas phase IR fingerprint of reference hexuronic acid monosaccharides proves to be transposable to oligosaccharides. Therefore, the method presented here is predictive and allows structural elucidation of unknown GAG fragments, even in the absence of referenced standards.
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This collaborative work is supported by the Glycophysics Network http://glyms.univ-lyon1.fr/ (grant ANR-2015-MRSEI-0010 from the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche); Université Lyon 1; Institut Universitaire de France and the Fédération de Recherche André Marie Ampère.
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Schindler, B., Renois-Predelus, G., Bagdadi, N. et al. MS/IR, a new MS-based hyphenated method for analysis of hexuronic acid epimers in glycosaminoglycans. Glycoconj J 34, 421–425 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10719-016-9741-8
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