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Fucoidan Analysis by Tandem MALDI-TOF and ESI Mass Spectrometry

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The application of mass spectrometry towards the structural analysis of the most interesting sulfated biopolymers of the brown algae—fucoidans only developed relatively recently. During method development, many problems, both chemical and instrumental, have to be solved. For example, mass spectrometry has a limitation in the analysis of anionic high molecular weight (HMW) polysaccharides because of the labile nature of sulfate groups which cause the polysaccharide to desulfate rather than ionize. Thus, decomposition methods should be developed taking into account the structural features of such a complex and fragile compound. The selection of optimal instrument settings for the electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS) and of matrix media for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDIMS) is also required. When optimal parameters for mass spectrometric analyses are found, the application of these methods to the elucidation of structural features of fucoidans (by studying their fragments) allows researchers to rapidly obtain new and unique data, often impossible to achieve by other techniques. Herein, we describe tandem mass spectrometry of sulfated fucooligosaccharides, obtained by an autohydrolysis technique from structurally different fucoidans.

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The work was supported by FEB RAS grant 15-II-5-016.

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    Stanislav D. Anastyuk, Natalia M. Shevchenko & Vladimir I. Gorbach

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Anastyuk, S.D., Shevchenko, N.M., Gorbach, V.I. (2015). Fucoidan Analysis by Tandem MALDI-TOF and ESI Mass Spectrometry. In: Stengel, D., Connan, S. (eds) Natural Products From Marine Algae. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1308. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2684-8_19

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