Precolumn labeling of reducing carbohydrates with 1-(p-methoxy)phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone: Analysis of neutral and sialic acid-containing oligosaccharides found in glycoproteins
- 1 December 1991
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Analytical Biochemistry
- Vol. 199 (2), 256-268
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-2697(91)90099-f
Abstract
A convenient precolumn labeling method was developed for the analysis of neutral and sialic acid-containing oligosaccharides in glycoproteins using 1-(p-methoxy)phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone (PMPMP). PMPMP reacts with a reducing oligosaccharide under slightly alkaline conditions (pH 8.3) to form a 2:1 adduct (bis-PMPMP derivative). Sialic acid residues in the oligosaccharides remain intact during the reaction. Tryptic glycopeptides digested with glycopeptidase A for oligosaccharide liberation can be directly derivatized with PMPMP without prior treatment. Separation of the labeled oligosaccharides was performed by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography on a C-18 column with aqueous acetonitrile, and positional isomers such as isomeric triantennary tetradecasaccharides from bovine fetuin were completely resolved. The bis-PMPMP derivatives were labile in alkaline media to form mono-PMPMP derivatives; however, the mono-PMPMP derivatives could be easily reconverted to the original bis-PMPMP derivatives. The proposed method is simpler than the reductive pyridylamination method, and detection sensitivity could reach subnanomole range with a uv detector. Oligosaccharides from ribonuclease B (bovine pancreas), ovalbumin, thyroglobulin (porcine thyroid), fetuin (bovine), and transferrin (human) have been successfully analyzed to demonstrate the usefulness of this method as an alternative to the existing methods.Keywords
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