Figure 1.
Overview of GAGDoMa. (a) Workflow of GAGDoMa and structure of a xyloside-primed CS/DS chain including the cleavage sites of the bacterial depolymerizing enzymes; chondroitinase ABC (ChABC), chondroitinase AC (ChAC), and chondroitinase B (ChB). (b–d) Extracted ion chromatograms (XICs) at m/z 458.06 (dp2nSn, where n = 1, 2, 3…) after chondroitinase ABC (b), chondroitinase AC (c), and chondroitinase B (d) to demonstrate the separation of internal oligosaccharides using GAGDoMa. Additionally sulfated precursor ions, dp2nS(n + 1) (where n = 1*, 2*, 3*…), detected at m/z 458.06 owing to in-source sulfate loss, are indicated by an asterisk. (e) MS1 spectra at 25.05–25.75 min displaying the dp2S2-related precursor ions including [M − 2H]2- at m/z 268.50, [M − SO3-H]- at m/z 458.06, [M − H]- at m/z 538.02, and [M+DBA-2H]- at m/z 667.17. DBA, dibutylamine. (f) XIC at m/z 143.05, arising from the naphthyl fragment ion in xyloside-primed linkage region variants generated after chondroitinase B depolymerization displays the elution profile of linkage region variants using GAGDoMa.