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  • Title: Structural analysis of a fucoidan from the brown alga Fucus evanescens by MALDI-TOF and tandem ESI mass spectrometry.
    Author: Anastyuk SD, Shevchenko NM, Nazarenko EL, Dmitrenok PS, Zvyagintseva TN.
    Journal: Carbohydr Res; 2009 Apr 21; 344(6):779-87. PubMed ID: 19230864.
    Abstract:
    A fucoidan, a heterogeneous sulfated polysaccharide from the brown alga Fucus evanescens, was depolymerized under solvolytic conditions, and its ethanol-extracted low-molecular-weight fraction was analyzed by MALDI-TOFMS and ESIMS/MS. It was found that the mixture contained unsulfated oligosaccharides including some monosulfated components, which were shown to consist of mainly (1-->3)-linked 2-O-sulfonated fucose residues (from 1 to 4). Minor components of the mixture were shown to contain 2-O- and 4-O-sulfonated xylose and galactose residues. Among them, mixed monosulfonated fucooligosaccharides were detected and characterized: Xyl-(1-->4)-Fuc, Gal-(1-->4)-Fuc, Gal-(1-->4)-Gal-(1-->4)-Fuc, Gal-(1-->4)-Gal. Fucose, galactose, and xylose residues were shown to be mainly 2-O-sulfonated with traces of 4-O-sulfonation. Glucuronic acid was also found as a part of non-sulfated fucooligosaccharides: Fuc-(1-->3)-GlcA, Fuc-(1-->4)-Fuc-(1-->3)-GlcA, Fuc-(1-->3)-Fuc-(1-->4)-Fuc-(1-->3)-GlcA.
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