Nano electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (nanoESI MS) of gangliosides was performed using a SYNAPT G2-S mass spectrometer (Waters, Manchester, UK) equipped with a Z-spray source as previously described [22 (link),23 (link),24 (link)]. Gangliosides were extracted with methanol from silica gel that has been scraped from choleragenoid positive areas of the TLC plate, and extracts were directly applied to MS analysis. MS1 spectra were recorded in the negative ion mode with the following source settings: temperature 80 °C, capillary voltage 0.8 kV, sampling cone voltage 20 V, and offset voltage 50 V.
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