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- Title
Ultraviolet photodissociation of fondaparinux generates signature antithrombin-like 3-O-sulfated -GlcNS3S6S- monosaccharide fragment (Y<sub>3</sub>/C<sub>3</sub>).
- Authors
Hawkridge, Adam M.; Hackbusch, Sven
- Abstract
The 3-O sulfate-modified -GlcNS3S6S- monosaccharide in heparin and heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans (HSGAGs) is a relatively rare yet important modification that facilitates HSGAG-antithrombin binding and subsequent anticoagulant activity. Detecting this modification in complex HSGAG mixtures is a longstanding goal to identify novel 3-O-sulfated HSGAG-protein interactions with biologically significant functions. Tandem mass spectrometry has been applied to HSGAG structural analysis but is limited by the fact that traditional collision-induced dissociation techniques (e.g., CID, HCD) results in extensive sulfate loss prior to generating structurally informative glycosidic and cross-ring fragments. In the present study, we investigated the potential of ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) to generate structurally informative fragments from the synthetic heparin mimetic, fondaparinux, under electrospray conditions commensurate with hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC). The two predominant un-adducted precursors, [Fonda-2H+]2− and [Fonda-3H+]3−, were subjected to UVPD, CID, and HCD on an Orbitrap Fusion Lumos Tribrid mass spectrometer and the resulting fragmentation spectra directly compared. Close inspection of the UVPD data identified a unique peak at m/z 417.9425 that matched the Y3/C3 double glycosidic fragment of fondaparinux (i.e., -GlcNS3S6S-). Importantly, the 3-O-sulfated Y3/C3 fragment was generated predominantly from UVPD of the [Fonda-2H+]2− precursor, increased with activation time, and was observable using data-dependent HILIC-MS/MS UVPD analysis of fondaparinux spiked into a semi-complex HSGAG mixture. The discovery of this antithrombin-like 3-O-sulfated fragment provides a potential strategy for screening complex HSGAG mixtures in a data-dependent or data-independent acquisition mode to determine the presence of this therapeutic and biologically significant HSGAG modification.
- Subjects
COLLISION induced dissociation; HYDROPHILIC interaction liquid chromatography; MONOSACCHARIDES; TANDEM mass spectrometry; PHOTODISSOCIATION; HEPARAN sulfate
- Publication
Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2020, Vol 412, Issue 28, p7925
- ISSN
1618-2642
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00216-020-02925-w