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Heparin Isomeric Oligosaccharide Separation Using Volatile Salt Strong Anion Exchange Chromatography

Miller, RL; Guimond, SE; Shivkumar, M; Blocksidge, J; Austin, JA; Leary, JA; Turnbull, JE; (2016) Heparin Isomeric Oligosaccharide Separation Using Volatile Salt Strong Anion Exchange Chromatography. Analytical Chemistry , 88 (23) pp. 11542-11550. 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02801. Green open access

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Abstract

The complexity of heparin and heparan sulfate saccharides makes their purification, including many isomeric structures, very challenging and is a bottleneck for structure–activity studies. High-resolution separations have been achieved by strong anion exchange (SAX) chromatography on Propac PA1 and cetyltrimethylammonium (CTA)-C18 silica columns; however, these entail subsequent desalting methodologies and consequent sample losses and are incompatible with orthogonal chromatography methodologies and, in particular, mass spectrometry. Here, we present the CTA-SAX purification of heparin oligosaccharides using volatile salt (VS) buffer. In VSCTA-SAX, the use of ammonium bicarbonate buffer for elution improves resolution through both weaker dissociation and conformational coordination of the ammonium across the sulfate groups. Using ion mobility mass spectrometry, we demonstrate that isomeric structures have different structural conformations, which makes chromatographic separation achievable. Resolution of such structures is improved compared to standard SAX methods, and in addition, VSCTA-SAX provides an orthogonal method to isolate saccharides with higher purity. Because ammonium bicarbonate is used, the samples can be evaporated rather than desalted, preventing substantial sample loss and allowing more effective subsequent analysis by electrospray mass spectrometry. We conclude that VSCTA-SAX is a powerful new tool that helps address the difficult challenge of heparin/heparan sulfate saccharide separation and will enhance structure–activity studies.

Type: Article
Title: Heparin Isomeric Oligosaccharide Separation Using Volatile Salt Strong Anion Exchange Chromatography
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02801
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02801
Language: English
Additional information: This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Analytical Chemistry, copyright © 2016 American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02801
Keywords: This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Analytical Chemistry, copyright © 2016 American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02801
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1528984
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