Ultra-performance ion-pairing liquid chromatography with on-line electrospray ion trap mass spectrometry for heparin disaccharide analysis

Bo Yang, Amanda Weyers, Jong Youn Baik, Eric Sterner, Susan Sharfstein, Shaker A. Mousa, Fuming Zhang, Jonathan S. Dordick, Robert J. Linhardt

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Abstract

A high-resolution method for the separation and analysis of disaccharides prepared from heparin and heparan sulfate (HS) using heparin lyases is described. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography in a reverse-phase ion-pairing mode efficiently separates eight heparin/HS disaccharides. The disaccharides can then be detected and quantified using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. This method is particularly useful in the analysis of small amounts of biological samples, including cells, tissues, and biological fluids, because it provides high sensitivity without being subject to interference from proteins, peptides, and other sample impurities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)59-66
Number of pages8
JournalAnalytical Biochemistry
Volume415
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2011
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the National Institutes of Health ( GM38060 , HL096972 , HL101721 , and GM090127 ) and the Bioengineered Heparin Consortium .

Keywords

  • Biological samples
  • Disaccharide analysis
  • Heparan sulfate
  • Heparin
  • Heparin lyase
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Ultra-performance liquid chromatography

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