Abstract
Partially acetylated and methylated oligogalacturonides produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of sugar beet pectin were analysed by negative electrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometry (ESI-ITMS). The (18)O labelling of the oligomer reducing end allowed the precise assignment of the fragments resulting from glycosidic bond and cross-ring cleavages. The collisional-induced dissociation of the C(i) and Z(j) fragment ions through sequential MS(n) experiments always displayed (0, 2)A-type cross-ring cleavage ions which were related to C(2)H(4)O(2) losses. These (0, 2)A ions appeared to be highly diagnostic ions allowing the precise location of the acetyl groups to the O-2 and/or O-3 of the acetylated galacturonic acid residues.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 641-8 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of mass spectrometry : JMS |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2003 |
Keywords
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
- Acetylation
- Pectins
- Oligosaccharides
- Beta vulgaris
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Carbohydrate Sequence