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. 2017;6(Spec Iss):S0064.
doi: 10.5702/massspectrometry.S0064. Epub 2017 Feb 24.

A Brief Review of Bioinformatics Tools for Glycosylation Analysis by Mass Spectrometry

Pei-Lun Tsai  1 , Sung-Fang Chen  2
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A Brief Review of Bioinformatics Tools for Glycosylation Analysis by Mass Spectrometry

Pei-Lun Tsai et al. Mass Spectrom (Tokyo). 2017.

Abstract

The purpose of this review is to provide updated information regarding bioinformatic software for the use in the characterization of glycosylated structures since 2013. A comprehensive review by Woodin et al.Analyst 138: 2793-2803, 2013 (ref. 1) described two main approaches that are introduced for starting researchers in this area; analysis of released glycans and the identification of glycopeptide in enzymatic digests, respectively. Complementary to that report, this review focuses on mass spectrometry related bioinformatics tools for the characterization of N-linked and O-linked glycopeptides. Specifically, it also provides information regarding automated tools that can be used for glycan profiling using mass spectrometry.

Keywords: glycan; glycopeptide; glycoproteomics; glycosylation; mass spectrometry.

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Fig. 1. Strategies for glycoprotein analysis using mass spectrometry.
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