Separation, identification, and interaction of heparin oligosaccharides with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor using capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry

A capillary electrophoresis (CE) method was developed for the separation of heparin oligosaccharides compatible to study the interactions between the oligosaccharides and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). Unfractionated heparin was eliminitively degraded to heparin oligosaccharides by an endolytic heparinase. The degraded smaller oligosaccharides (M(r) < 1000) were baseline-separated by CE under a 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 9.0) in 10 min. Standard heparin disaccharides and larger oligosaccharides (1000 < M(r) < 8000) were all separated under optimized separation conditions. Compared with standard heparin disaccharides, smaller oligosaccharides contained one nonsulfated, two monosulfated, and two disulfated disaccharides, but trisulfated disaccharides were not found. The smaller oligosaccharides were also identified and molecular mass was deduced by electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Furthermore, interactions between G-CSF and the oligosaccharides were studied by using capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) under the above separation conditions. It was found that larger oligosaccharides could interact with G-CSF while smaller oligosaccharides were not observed to bind to G-CSF under the experimental conditions. In conclusion, the purified heparinase could selectively degrade heparin into oligosaccharides and the interaction between G-CSF and heparin was correlated with the chain length of heparin.     

Resolution of oligosaccharides in glycopeptides using immobilized Endo-M and ultra-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

The resolution of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides in glycopeptides was carried out by combination of the transglycosylation reaction and ultra-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-TOF-MS). The resolution of the oligosaccharides is based on the enzymic transglycosylation reaction with Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase (Endo-M) isolated from Mucor hiemalis. The oligosaccharides were transferred to a fluorescent acceptor (NDA-Asn-GlcNAc) with Endo-M to produce the fluorescent oligosaccharides. In the present research, the enzyme was also immobilized in the well of a microassay plate by the sol-gel technique. The transglycosylation reaction was easily managed due to the immobilization. Furthermore, multiple use was possible by the encapsulated Endo-M. The resulting fluorescent oligosaccharides were separated by UPLC and efficiently detected by ESI-TOF-MS. Several oligosaccharides in ovalbumin were successfully identified by the proposed procedure.     

Fully automated two-dimensional high-performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the determination of oligosaccharides in glycopeptides after enzymic fluorescence labeling

Two-dimensional high-performance liquid chromatography using an electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (2D-HPLC-ESI-TOF-MS) system was established for the on-line determination of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides in glycopeptides. The analysis of the oligosaccharides started with the enzymic transglycosylation reaction utilizing Endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase (Endo-M). The oligosaccharides were transferred to a fluorescent acceptor (NDA-Asn-GlcNAc) with Endo-M to produce the fluorescent oligosaccharides. The resulting fluorescent oligosaccharides were specifically isolated from the non-fluorescent oligosaccharides with fluorescence detection after separation by the 1st dimension Amide-80 column. The fraction of fluorescent oligosaccharides was effectively trapped in the anion exchange column. The trapped oligosaccharides were then separated by the 2nd dimension ODS column and sensitively determined by ESI-TOF-MS. Disialo-Asn (a model oligosaccharide) and several oligosaccharides liberated from ovalbumin could be efficiently separated by the 2D-HPLC and identified from the ESI-TOF-MS. Based on these results, the proposed 2D-HPLC-ESI-TOF-MS system may be useful for on-line oligosaccharide analyses. Although the analytical run time is still long, a high-throughput determination will be performed by optimization of the 2D-HPLC conditions.     

基于离子液体基质的大豆中寡糖成分基质辅助激光解吸电离-质谱成像分析

将离子液体2,5-二羟基苯甲酸丁胺用于改进基质辅助激光解吸电离质谱分析寡糖的定量重复性,并进一步用于大豆和豆叶中寡糖的质谱成像研究.实验中设定正电荷检测模式、激光能量为70%,采用将离子液体2,5-二羟基苯甲酸丁胺甲醇溶液(20%,V/V)直接覆盖样品的简单加基质方法,分析寡糖样品及大豆和豆叶寡糖分布的质谱成像.结果表明,离子液体2,5-二羟基苯甲酸丁胺作为基质,用基质辅助激光解吸电离化质谱分析蔗糖、棉子糖、水苏糖3种寡糖样品,点内重复性RSD<3%,点间重复性RSD<4%,在0.062~1.00 mg/mL 范围内测定的线性相关系数R2≥ 0.996,显示出较好的定量分析潜力.将此基质用于基质辅助激光解吸电离质谱成像分析大豆切片和豆叶表面的二糖、三糖和四糖,得到空间分辨率为150 μm的3种寡糖质谱成像图.3种寡糖在大豆中大致均衡分布,在豆叶的分布均以叶尖为多,并且根据标准曲线和图中的信号强度可以估计其含量.     

κ-卡拉胶寡糖的反相离子对-超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱研究

建立反相离子对-超高效液相色谱(RPIP-UPLC)和电喷雾离子源-四极杆-飞行时间质谱(ESI-Q-TOF-MS)联用技术快速分离鉴定硫酸寡糖的方法.以20 mmol/L庚胺(pH 4)为离子对试剂,25%庚胺甲酸盐纯水溶液(A)和25%庚胺甲酸盐甲醇溶液(B)为梯度洗脱溶剂,κ-卡拉胶寡糖通过BEH C18反相柱分离后,分别在正、负离子模式下进行四极杆-飞行时间质谱分析.结果表明,聚合度为3～45的κ-卡拉胶寡糖在BEH C18柱上得到很好的分离,从每一个色谱峰对应的质谱图中可以准确获得直至27糖的各寡糖结构信息,均为奇数糖,与聚丙烯凝胶电泳结果吻合.所得的寡糖断裂规律对卡拉胶寡糖的快速鉴定和结构解析具有重要意义.     

Partial-filling affinity capillary electrophoresis of glycoprotein oligosaccharides derivatized with 8-aminopyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid

Partial-filling affinity capillary electrophoresis has been applied to the simultaneous analysis of interactions between glycoprotein oligosaccharides and certain plant lectins. A lectin solution and a mixture of glycoprotein-derived oligosaccharides labeled with 8-aminopyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid were introduced to a neutrally coated capillary in this order, and separated by application of a negative voltage. Interaction of a lectin with each oligosaccharide in the mixture was observed as the specific retardation or dissipation of peaks, in addition to the size/charge separation of oligosaccharides by zone electrophoresis in the remainder (≈90%) of the capillary. The strength of the interaction with lectin was controlled by introducing an appropriate volume of lectin solution. Application of various specificities of lectins indicated characteristic migration profiles of the oligosaccharides. Moreover, sequential injection of four lectins (Maachia amurensis mitogen, Sambucus sieboldiana agglutinin, Erythrina cristagalli agglutinin, Aleuria aurantia lectin) induced complete dissipation of complex-type oligosaccharides and enabled specific determination of the presence of high-mannose oligosaccharides without the interference or alteration of the electropherogram in porcine thyroglobulin. This method was also applied to determine the binding constants of ovalbumin-derived oligosaccharides to wheat germ agglutinin.     

Effect of the conserved oligosaccharides of recombinant monoclonal antibodies on the separation by protein A and protein G chromatography

Glycosylation of the conserved asparagine residue in CH2 domains of IgG molecules is an important post-translational modification. The presence of oligosaccharides is critical for structure, stability and biological function of IgG antibodies. Effect of the glycosylation states of recombinant monoclonal antibodies on protein A and protein G chromatography was evaluated. Antibodies lacking oligosaccharides eluted later from protein A and earlier from protein G columns than antibodies with oligosaccharides using a gradient of decreasing pH. Interestingly, different types of oligosaccharides also affected the elution of the antibodies. Antibodies with high mannose type oligosaccharides were enriched in later eluting fractions from protein A and earlier eluting fractions from protein G. While antibodies with more mature oligosaccharides, such as core fucosylated biantennary complex oligosaccharides with zero (Gal 0), one (Gal 1) or two (Gal 2) terminal galactoses, were enriched in earlier eluting fractions from protein A and in the later eluting fractions from protein G. However, analysis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) revealed that antibody binding affinity to protein A and protein G was not affected by the absence or presence of oligosaccharides. It was thus concluded that the elution difference of antibodies with or without oligosaccharides and antibodies with different types of oligosaccharides were due to differential structural changes around the CH2–CH3 domain interface under the low pH conditions used for protein A and protein G chromatography.     

Microchip electrophoresis of oligosaccharides using lectin-immobilized preconcentrator gels fabricated by in situ photopolymerization

A lectin-impregnated gel was fabricated at the channel crossing point in a microfluidic chip made from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The acrylamide containing lectin was photopolymerized to form a round gel (radius 60 μm) by irradiation with an argon laser, which was also used for fluorometric detection. This gel was applied to specific concentration, elution, and electrophoretic separation of fluorescent-labeled oligosaccharides. Because the lectin in the polyacrylamide gel was mechanically immobilized, it maintained its activity. The lectin was used to trap up to a few tens of femtomoles of specific oligosaccharides labeled with 8-aminopyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid with 2 min by a factor >800, and the amount trapped corresponded to ca. 70% of lectin in the gel. The trapped oligosaccharides were released from the gel by lowering the pH with an acidic background electrolyte. The oligosaccharides that eluted as a broad band were concentrated by transient isotachophoresis stacking using concentrated sodium borate buffer (pH 11.0). The stacked sample components were then separated and fluorometrically detected at the end of the separation channel. Under the optimized conditions, resolution of the saccharides was good, and was similar to that obtained by pinched injection. The method was applied to preconcentration and analysis of oligosaccharides derived from some glycoproteins.     

杂合褐藻糖胶寡糖的制备及结构分析

采用热水提取法从海蒿子(Sargassum pallidum)中得到一个杂合的褐藻糖胶(SPF); 采用稀酸水解和低压凝胶渗透色谱(LPGPC)分离得到一系列杂合硫酸寡糖. 结合单糖组成、 甲基化和电喷雾碰撞诱导串联质谱(ES-CID-MS/MS)分析表明, 所得21个寡糖属于杂化岩藻寡糖硫酸酯, 主要由α1→3连接的Fuc及少量β1→4连接的Xyl和β1→6连接的Gal组成; 硫酸基取代位点主要存在于Fuc的C4或C2位、 Xyl的C2位和Gal的C4位; Fuc主要存在于寡糖的非还原端. 实验结果表明, ES-CID-MS/MS 技术可用于各种杂合褐藻糖胶寡糖的结构序列分析. 这些结构多样的硫酸寡糖可进一步点印到糖芯片上, 研究其与蛋白相互作用.     

Capillary electrophoresis coupled to electrospray mass spectrometry through a coaxial sheath flow interface and semi-permanent phospholipid coating for the determination of oligosaccharides labeled with 1-aminopyrene-3,6,8-trisulfonic acid

For the first time, a semi-permanent phospholipid coating is utilized in capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (CE-ESI-MS). Although phospholipids in free solution are generally avoided in ESI, they did not interfere with the detection of linear and branched oligosaccharides using ESI operated in negative mode. The CE and ESI were coupled using a coaxial sheath flow interface. The separation was operated in reversed polarity and the electroosmotic flow was effectively suppressed by the phospholipid coating. The method was characterized with linear oligosaccharides and used to monitor the enzymatic hydrolysis of maltooligosaccharides with α-amyloglucosidase. Branched oligosaccharides were separated and detected with the system. The enzyme β1-4 galactosidase was used to distinguish branched isomeric oligosaccharides derived from asialofetuin.     

Isolation and recovery of acidic oligosaccharides from polyacrylamide gels by semi-dry electrotransfer.

Acidic oligosaccharides derived from glycosaminoglycan heparin were separated by polyacrylamide gradient gel electrophoresis (PAGE). The gel could be visualized using Alcian Blue dye to give a pattern of highly resolved, well defined bands. The particular banding pattern obtained was the result of a heparinase catalyzed depolymerization which afforded oligosaccharide products that differed in size by one disaccharide unit. The separated oligosaccharides could be recovered prior to staining by electroelution onto a positively charged nylon membrane by a semi-dry transfer procedure. Subsequent elution and quantitative recovery of individual oligosaccharides from the membrane was achieved. By using multiple membrane layers a second separation dimension was obtained, resulting in increased oligosaccharide purity proportional to transfer depth. Preparative gradient polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by semi-dry electro-transfer and recovery represents a novel method for the preparation of homogeneous acidic oligosaccharides.     

Analysis of glycoprotein-derived oligosaccharides in glycoproteins detected on two-dimensional gel by capillary electrophoresis using on-line concentration method

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is an effective tool to analyze carbohydrate mixture derived from glycoproteins with high resolution. However, CE has a disadvantage that a few nanoliters of a sample solution are injected to a narrow capillary. Therefore, we have to prepare a sample solution of high concentration for CE analysis. In the present study, we applied head column field-amplified sample stacking method to the analysis of N-linked oligosaccharides derived from glycoprotein separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Model studies demonstrated that we achieved 60-360 times concentration effect on the analysis of carbohydrate chains labeled with 3-aminobenzoic acid (3-AA). The method was applied to the analysis of N-linked oligosaccharides from glycoproteins separated and detected on PAGE gel. Heterogeneity of alpha1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), i.e. glycoforms, was examined by 2D-PAGE and N-linked oligosaccharides were released by in-gel digestion with PNGase F. The released oligosaccharides were derivatized with 3-AA and analyzed by CE. The results showed that glycoforms having lower pI values contained a larger amount of tetra- and tri-antennary oligosaccharides. In contrast, glycoforms having higher pI values contained bi-antennary oligosaccharides abundantly. The result clearly indicated that the spot of a glycoprotein glycoform detected by Coomassie brilliant blue staining on 2D-PAGE gel is sufficient for quantitative profiling of oligosaccharides.     

Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography for the separation,purification, and quantification of raffinose family oligosaccharides from Lycopus lucidus Turcz

A systematic strategy based on hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography was developed for the separation, purification and quantification of raffinose family oligosaccharides from Lycopus lucidus Turcz. Methods with enough hydrophilicity and selectivity were utilized to resolve the problems encountered in the separation of oligosaccharides such as low retention, low resolution and poor solubility. The raffinose family oligosaccharides in L. lucidus Turcz. were isolated using solid‐phase extraction followed by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography at semi‐preparative scale to obtain standards of stachyose, verbascose and ajugose. Utilizing the obtained oligosaccharides as standards, a quantitative determination method was developed, validated and applied for the content determination of raffinose family oligosaccharides both in the aerial and root parts of L. lucidus Turcz. There were no oligosaccharides in the aerial parts, while in the root parts, the total content was 686.5 mg/g with the average distribution: raffinose 66.5 mg/g, stachyose 289.0 mg/g, verbascose 212.4 mg/g, and ajugose 118.6 mg/g. The result provided the potential of roots of L. lucidus Turcz. as new raffinose family oligosaccharides sources for functional food. Moreover, since the present systematic strategy is efficient, sensitive and robust, separation, purification and quantification of oligosaccharides by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography seems to be possible.     

Determination of linkages of linear and branched oligosaccharides using closed-ring chromophore labeling and negative ion trap mass spectrometry

Linear as well as branched oligosaccharides were labeled with p-aminobenzoic ethyl ester (ABEE) using the glycosylamine closed-ring labeling approach and analyzed by negative-ion electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Linkage specific fragment ions of ABEE labeled linear oligosaccharides were proposed based on the MS2 and MS3 data for several ABEE labeled linear oligosaccharides with known linkage configurations. Fragmentation at the reducing end was similar to that observed for ABEE disaccharides whereas the fragmentation pattern not involving the reducing end was similar to underivatized disaccharides. Based on these ions, all the linkages of linear oligosaccharides could be unambiguously determined. The fragmentation pattern at the branched sugar was in general not quite the same as the linear one. However, many linkage specific fragment ions were also observed for linkages at the branched sugar. These ions along with the ions proposed for linear oligosaccharides were found to be quite useful for the determination of all the linkages of branched oligosaccharides.     

电喷雾质谱在寡糖序列分析中的应用

选取具有不同结构特征的N-糖链、硫酸软骨素寡糖、人乳寡糖以及海洋来源的壳寡糖、褐藻胶寡糖、卡拉胶寡糖和硫酸岩藻寡糖等,对电喷雾质谱在寡糖的主链序列、分支位点、硫酸基取代位置确定、单糖组成和聚合度分析等方面的应用技术及碎片离子的断裂规律进行了总结.根据相邻同类碎片离子之间的质荷比差值可初步判断寡糖的单糖组成类型;通过与色谱分离技术联用或衍生化方法可提高寡糖的分辨率和离子化效率,并测得寡糖的分子量及聚合度;借助串联质谱及对寡糖还原端的特异性标记,可获得寡糖的还原端残基和部分序列信息;根据寡糖产生的特征碎片离子及其丰度大小可判断残基的特定位置和类型.另外,寡糖的分支通常作为一个整体发生糖苷键断裂或产生D离子,据此可判断分支点的位置;根据硫酸寡糖产生的特异性跨环断裂碎片,可以确定硫酸基的连接位置.这些规律和方法的总结为未知寡糖的结构和序列的分析提供了启发和指导.     

Biosynthesis and maturation of cellular membrane glycoproteins

The biosynthesis and the processing of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides of cellular membrane glycoproteins were examined in monolayer cultures of BHK21 cells and human diploid fibroblasts after pulse- and pulse-chase labeling with [2-3H]mannose. After pronase digestion, radiolabeled glycopeptides were characterized by high-resolution gel filtration, with or without additional digestion with various exoglycosidases and endoglycosidases. Pulse-labeled glycoproteins contained a relatively homogenous population of neutral oligosaccharides (major species: Man9GlcNAc2ASN). The vast majority of these asparagine-linked oligosaccharides was smaller than the major fraction of lipid-linked oligosaccharides from the cell and was apparently devoid of terminal glucose. After pulse-chase or long labeling periods, a significant fraction of the large oligomannosyl cores was processed by removal of mannose units and addition of branch sugars (NeuNAc-Gal-GlcNAc), resulting in complex acidic structures containing three and possibly five mannoses. In addition, some of the large oligomannosyl cores were processed by the removal of only several mannoses, resulting in a mixture of neutral structures with 5-9 mannoses. This oligomannosyl core heterogeneity in both neutral and acidic oligosaccharides linked to asparagine in cellular membrane glycoproteins was analogous to the heterogeneity reported for the oligosaccharides of avian RNA tumor virus glycoproteins (Hunt LA, Wright SE, Etchison JR, Summers DF: J Virol 29:336, 1979).     

3-氨基-9-乙基咔唑衍生化寡糖混合物的高效液相色谱分离及激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱分析

建立了以3-氨基-9-乙基咔唑(AEC)为衍生化试剂对寡糖的标记方法。寡糖的还原端与AEC的伯氨基反应生成烯胺,再被NaBH3CN还原为二级胺,使得寡糖被AEC标记。衍生物通过反相高效液相色谱分离纯化,采用的色谱柱为Waters Symmetry C18柱(3.9 mm×150 mm,5 μm),乙腈和乙酸铵水溶液(pH 4.5)为流动相,梯度洗脱,在254 nm波长处检测,并以基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱进行分析。在此衍生化条件和色谱条件下,葡寡糖衍生物分离良好,并且AEC衍生可显著提高葡寡糖的质谱检测灵敏度。该方法适用于寡糖的分离纯化和结构分析,并与生物质谱具有良好的兼容性,表明该方法在微量寡糖链分析方面有广阔的应用前景。     

Multi-dimensional mapping of pyridylamine-labeled N-linked oligosaccharides by capillary electrophoresis

A simple, sensitive and reproducible multi-dimensional capillary electrophoresis (CE) oligosaccharide mapping method is reported. The structures of 20 identified N-linked oligosaccharides have been assigned mapping positions from which co-migrating unknown oligosaccharides can be characterized. The separation protocols developed have been demonstrated to separate both charged and neutral oligosaccharides. One dimension involves electroendosmotic flow-assisted CE in a sodium acetate buffer, pH 4.0. A second dimension involves separation based on borate complexation electrophoresis in a polyethylene glycol-containing buffer. A third dimension developed specifically for neutral oligosaccharides, using a sodium phosphate buffer, pH 2.5, has been shown to resolve neutral species not able to be separated by the other two dimensions. Thus, a three-dimensional map was generated to facilitate structural characterization of these oligosaccharides.     

MALDI-TOF and ESI-MS analysis of oligosaccharides labeled with a new multifunctional oligosaccharide tag

A new multifunctional oligosaccharide label with a 1 degree amino-group was synthesized and characterized. The oligosaccharide label was introduced into several neutral oligosaccharides by reductive amination, and the derivatives were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight (TOF) and by electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry. It was demonstrated that the labeling reaction was satisfactory, and that as little as 50 pmol of starting material could be efficiently labeled with minimal loss to side reactions. A mixture of high-mannose N-glycans released from ribonuclease B was labeled. The label did not appear to interfere with structural characterization of the oligosaccharides by mass spectrometry. N-quaternization of the labeled oligosaccharides resulted in significantly increased sensitivity of detection with as little as 100 fmol on the probe detected. Deuterium coding of labeled oligosaccharide mixtures and relative abundance of mixture components was investigated. A protocol for the chromatographic separation of mixtures of labeled oligosaccharides by HPLC was developed and is reported here.     

系列甘露糖醛酸寡糖的制备与鉴定

用酸降解法制备了系列甘露糖醛酸寡糖(聚合度2～8),并分析测定了寡糖的结构. 褐藻胶经部分酸水解,于pH=2.85处分级获得聚甘露糖醛酸. 继续用酸降解法降解聚甘露糖醛酸,经凝胶柱层析分离纯化,获得系列甘露糖醛酸寡糖. 用荧光标记糖电泳(FACE)对寡糖进行了分析,并用电喷雾离子化质谱(ESI-MS)、 核磁共振波谱(NMR)及红外光谱(FTIR)进行了结构表征. 本研究用酸降解法制备饱和甘露糖醛酸寡糖,用凝胶柱层析法分离获得系列聚合度的寡糖,为褐藻胶大分子构效关系研究和药物的筛选与发现提供了重要的基础资料.