Boston University Medical Campus
Proteoglycan and Glycosaminoglycan Structure Laboratory

MS of GAGs

The following are documents aimed at orienting scientist to the use of mass spectrometry glycosaminoglycan research:

A Glycosaminoglycan Primer

Principles of Mass Spectrometry of Glycosaminoglycans

The structures of the delta-unsaturated chondroitin sulfate disaccharides

The structures of the delta-unsaturated heparan sulfate disaccharides

Types of Chondroitin Sulfate Repeats

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