Applications of Mass Spectrometry for the Examination of Pectic Polysaccharides

  • R. R. Selvendran
  • B. J. H. Stevens
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Part of the Modern Methods of Plant Analysis book series (MOLMETHPLANT, volume 3)

Abstract

Mass spectrometry has proved to be an important technique for the study of carbohydrate derivatives from a range of tissues, and its potential applications for the elucidation of the structural features of polysaccharides have been discussed in a number of reviews (Lindberg 1972; Lönngren and Svensson 1974; McNeil et al. 1982a). As the basic concepts of interpretation of mass spectra from carbohydrate derivatives have been adequately reviewed (Kochetkov and Chizhov 1966; Hanessian 1971; Lönngren and Svensson 1974; Kováčik et al. 1978), no attempt will be made to interpret the spectra in detail. However, attention will be drawn to some of the distinctive and characteristic features associated with the fragmentation pathways used for the identification of derivatives from pectic polysaccharides.

Keywords

Methylation Analysis Pectic Polysaccharide Alditol Acetate Partial Acid Hydrolysis Glycosyl Residue 
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