Journal
/
/
Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Glycosphingolipid Antigens
JoVE Journal
Immunology and Infection
This content is Free Access.
JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Glycosphingolipid Antigens
DOI:

13:09 min

April 16, 2013

, ,

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:47Extraction of Glycosphingolipids from Rat Leukemia Cells
  • 02:50Separation of Neutral and Acidic Lipids
  • 05:03Removal of Phospholipids from the Neutral Fraction
  • 08:14Permethylation of Glycosphingolipids
  • 10:04Results: Mass Spectra of Permethylated Glycosphingolipids
  • 12:12Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

A specific and sensitive method to gain insight into the expression profile of glycosphingolipid antigens in immune organs and cells is described. The method takes advantage of the ion trap mass spectrometry allowing step-wise fragmentation of glycosphingolipid molecules for structural analysis in comparison to chemically synthesized standards.

Related Videos

Read Article