In situ formation of C-glycosides during electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry of a series of synthetic amphiphilic cholesteryl polyethoxy neoglycolipids containing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

Joseph Banoub, Paul Boullanger, Dominique Lafont, Alejandro Cohen, Anas El Aneed, Elizabeth Rowlands

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Abstract

In this communication, the structural analysis of six synthetic O-Linked amphiphilic cholesteryl polyethoxy neoglycolipids containing N-acetyl-D-glucosamine was performed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in the positive ion mode, with a QqTOF-MS/MS hybrid instrument. The MS/MS analyses provided evidence for the "in situ" formation, in the collision cell of the tandem mass spectrometer, of an unexpected and unique [C-glycoside]+ product ion, resulting from an ion-molecule reaction between the N-acetyl-D-glucosamine oxonium ion and the neutral cholesta-3,5-diene molecule. Quasi MS3 analysis of this ion resulted in the dissociation of the precursor [C-glycoside]+ ion, which produced the expected third generation N-acetyl-D-glucosamine oxonium and the protonated cholesta-3,5-diene product ions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)565-570
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Volume16
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2005
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
JB acknowledges the financial support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for a Discovery Grant, and Applied Biosystems for generously providing extra ionization sources necessary for ESI-QqTOF-MS experiments.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Structural Biology
  • Spectroscopy

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