Determination of linkage position in disaccharides by negative‐ion fast‐atom bombardment mass spectrometry

Abstract
Negative‐ion fast‐atom bombardment linked‐scan spectra at constant B/E have been shown to allow differentiation of the linkage position in hexose‐hexose‐disaccharides. Sequence information can also be obtained when there is a molecular weight difference between the monosaccharide units in the carbohydrate molecule.