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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Apr 20.
Published in final edited form as: Anal Chem. 2005 Oct 1;77(19):6263–6270. doi: 10.1021/ac050725r

Table 2.

Comparison of FragLib to the Prior Library-based Work in Carbohydrate Sequencing

approach/tool glycan sample preparation reference spectra generation method MSn or MS/MS reference structure entity reference spectral library management
FragLib permethylated with metal ion adduct empirical MSn glycan substructure computer-based
catalog library native glycan empirical MSn glycan substructure manual
GlycoFragment/ GlycoSearchMS native glycan theoretical MS/MS intact glycan computer-based
Glycosid IQ native glycan theoretical MS/MS intact glycan computer-based
trisaccharide MS2 library native glycan empirical MS/MS glycan substructure manual