Abstract
A simple, sensitive, and rapid method for the analysis of structures of N-linked carbohydrates is reported. The method involves four steps: (i) preparation of carbohydrate chains from glycopeptides by N-oligosaccharide glycopeptidase digestion; (ii) derivatization of the reducing ends of carbohydrate chains with a fluorescent reagent, 2-aminopyridine, by using sodium cyanoborohydride; (iii) separation of oligosaccharide derivatives by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography; and (iv) structural analysis of oligosaccharides by sequential exoglycosidase digestion. The elution positions of 50 standard oligosaccharide derivatives were determined by HPLC. The structure of an unknown oligosaccharide can be characterized by comparison of its elution position with those of the standard compounds. The method was applied to elucidate the structures of oligosaccharides in the myeloma IgG protein, Yot.
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