A new method of enrichment of the linkage-region in corneal proteokeratan sulfate is described, which consists of desulfation of peptidokeratan sulfate, followed by chromatography on Con A-Sepharose 4B and enzymatic degradation with beta-D galactosidase and beta-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase. 2) After permethylation, hydrolysis, reduction with sodium borohydrid and acetylation gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analyses were performed. The followings products could be detected as their peracetates: 2,3,4-tri-O-methylfucitol; 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-methylmannitol; 3,4,6-tri-O-methylmannitol; 2,4-di-O-methylmannitol; 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-methylgalactitol; 2,4,6-tri-O-methylgalactitol; 2,4-di-O-methylgalactitol. 3) The results point to the presence of a branched linkage region in the proteokeratan sulfate molecule with one mannose as the branching point and two mannose residues as the starting point of two disaccharide chains.
摘要
描述了一种富集角膜蛋白硫酸角质素中连接区的新方法,该方法包括对肽硫酸角质素进行脱硫,然后在伴刀豆球蛋白A - 琼脂糖4B上进行色谱分析,并用β - D - 半乳糖苷酶和β - N - 乙酰 - D - 葡糖胺酶进行酶解。2) 经全甲基化、水解、硼氢化钠还原和乙酰化后,进行气相色谱/质谱分析。以下产物可作为其全乙酸酯被检测到:2,3,4 - 三 - O - 甲基岩藻糖醇;2,3,4,6 - 四 - O - 甲基甘露糖醇;3,4,6 - 三 - O - 甲基甘露糖醇;2,4 - 二 - O - 甲基甘露糖醇;2,3,4,6 - 四 - O - 甲基半乳糖醇;2,4,6 - 三 - O - 甲基半乳糖醇;2,4 - 二 - O - 甲基半乳糖醇。3) 结果表明,蛋白硫酸角质素分子中存在一个分支连接区,其中一个甘露糖作为分支点,两个甘露糖残基作为两条二糖链的起始点。