Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 21(1), 21 (2005).

Separation of 2-Aminobenzoic Acid-Derivatized Glycosaminoglycans and Asparagine-linked Glycans by Capillary Electrophoresis
Kae SATO,* Kiichi SATO,* Akira OKUBO,* and Sunao YAMAZAKI**
*Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
**Faculty of Environmental Studies, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
A capillary electrophoresis method was developed for the analysis of oligosaccharides combined with derivatization with 2-aminobenzoic acid. Glycosaminoglycan Δ-disaccharides were effectively resolved on a fused-silica capillary tube using 150 mM borate, pH 8.5, as a running electrolyte solution. This analytical method was applied to the identification of glycosaminoglycan in combination with enzymatic digestion. The separation of N-glycans or glucose-oligomers was performed with a phosphate buffer containing polyethylene glycol or borate as an electrolyte solution. This method is expected to be useful in the determination of oligosaccharide structures in a glycoprotein.