This analysis of H11 was conducted using an established protocol (31 (link)). N-glycans were released from glycopeptides by PNGase F. PNGase F-resistant N-glycans were subjected to PNGase A digestion. Following porous graphitic carbon (PGC) purification (32 (link)), native glycans were permethylated by adding 100 μL of DMSO-NaOH slurry. Subsequently, the glycan sample was mixed with freshly-prepared 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB) before crystallisation at room temperature. N-glycome spectra were obtained in the positive ionisation mode using an AB 5800 MALDI-TOF-TOF instrument (SCIEX, Concord, Canada). The data were processed using Data Explorer 4.0 (SCIEX) and GlycoWorkbench (v.2.1).
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