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The structural characterization of a new oligosaccharide antibiotic, Everninomicin-6 (EV-6), is described. Detailed fast-atom bombardment mass spectrometry (FAB-MS) studies along with NMR and chemical degradation methods were conducted to elucidate the structure of EV-6. The effects of the use of various matrices, including salt addition, on the quality of the FAB-MS were explored. The use of 3-nitro benzyl alcohol, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and NaCl produced the best results: an intense sodiated molecular ion plus structurely informative fragmentation. FAB-MS yields information providing the complete sugar sequence information for everninomicins, which is quite valuable to the elucidation of the structure of this complex oligosaccharide antibiotic. In addition, the results of accurate mass work with the molecular ion are consistent with the assigned structure. The use of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and ESI-MS/MS for the study of EV-6 was investigated and was found to produce an abundant molecular ion with limited structural information. These results revealed that EV-6 resembled EV-D quite closely except for the absence of the nitrosugar and the replacement on ring g of the -CH2OCH3 group with a -CH2OH group.
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Dedicated to Professor Ajay K. Bose on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
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Bartner, P., Pramanik, B.N., Saksena, A.K. et al. Structure elucidation of everninomicin-6, a new oligosaccharide antibiotic, by chemical degradation and FAB-MS methods. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 8, 1134–1140 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1044-0305(97)00183-9
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