GlycanAnalysis Plug-in: a database search tool for N-glycan structures using mass spectrometry

Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS or MS(n)) is a potent technique for characterizing N-glycan structures. GlycanAnalysis searches a glycan database to support the identification of glycan structures from MS/MS spectra. It also calculates diagnostic ions of glycan structures registered in a glycan data...

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Published in:Bioinformatics 2015-07, Vol.31 (13), p.2217-2219
Main Authors: Morimoto, Kentaro, Nishikaze, Takashi, Yoshizawa, Akiyasu C, Kajihara, Shigeki, Aoshima, Ken, Oda, Yoshiya, Tanaka, Koichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioinformatics
Databases, Factual
Glycan
Glycopeptides - analysis
Glycopeptides - chemistry
Glycosylation
Humans
Mass Spectrometry
Mathematical analysis
Packages
Polysaccharides - analysis
Polysaccharides - chemistry
Proteomics - methods
Search Engine
Searching
Software
Spectra
Tandem Mass Spectrometry - methods
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Summary:Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS or MS(n)) is a potent technique for characterizing N-glycan structures. GlycanAnalysis searches a glycan database to support the identification of glycan structures from MS/MS spectra. It also calculates diagnostic ions of glycan structures registered in a glycan database (GlycomeDB or KEGG GLYCAN) and searches for MS/MS spectra of N-glycans that match diagnostic ions to determine the structures. This program functions as a plug-in for Mass++, a freeware mass spectrum visualization and analysis program. The executable files of Mass++ are available for free at http://www.first-ms3d.jp/english/. The GlycanAnalysis plug-in is included in the standard package of Mass++ for Windows. k-morimt@shimadzu.co.jp or nishikaz@shimadzu.co.jp or acyshzw@shimadzu.co.jp Supplementary material are available at Bioinformatics online.
ISSN:1367-4803
1367-4811
1460-2059
DOI:10.1093/bioinformatics/btv110