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Review
. 2015 May-Jun;34(3):268-422.
doi: 10.1002/mas.21411. Epub 2014 May 26.

Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: an update for 2009-2010

David J Harvey  1
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Review

Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: an update for 2009-2010

David J Harvey. Mass Spectrom Rev. 2015 May-Jun.

Abstract

This review is the sixth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of MALDI mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings coverage of the literature to the end of 2010. General aspects such as theory of the MALDI process, matrices, derivatization, MALDI imaging, arrays and fragmentation are covered in the first part of the review and applications to various structural typed constitutes the remainder. The main groups of compound that are discussed in this section are oligo and polysaccharides, glycoproteins, glycolipids, glycosides and biopharmaceuticals. Many of these applications are presented in tabular form. Also discussed are medical and industrial applications of the technique, studies of enzyme reactions and applications to chemical synthesis.

Keywords: MALDI; biopharmaceuticals; carbohydrates; glycolipids; glycoproteins.

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Papers reporting the use of MALDI MS for the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by year.
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Positive ion MALDI‐TOF spectrum of N‐glycans released from bovine fetuin and derivatized with methanol in the presence of DMT‐MM.
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