Carbohydrate Gel Electrophoresis

Methods Mol Biol. 2020:2149:33-44. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0621-6_2.

Abstract

Polysaccharide analysis using carbohydrate gel electrophoresis (PACE) relies on derivatization of reducing ends of sugars with a fluorophore, followed by electrophoresis under optimized conditions in polyacrylamide gels. PACE is a sensitive and simple tool for studying polysaccharide structure or quantity and also has applications in the investigation of enzyme specificity.

Keywords: Enzyme; Hemicellulose; Monosaccharide; Oligosaccharide; Pectin; Polysaccharide.

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrates / chemistry*
  • Carrageenan / chemistry
  • Cell Wall / chemistry
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / methods*
  • Hydrolysis
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Plants / chemistry
  • Polysaccharides
  • Sulfonic Acids / chemistry

Substances

  • Carbohydrates
  • Polysaccharides
  • Sulfonic Acids
  • Carrageenan