This work describes the standardization of HPLC analysis methodology for the identification and separation of the glycosylated amino acids (building blocks) 3, 4, 7 and 8 and their respective precursors. The glycosylated amino acids containing the sugar units beta-D-GlcNAc (3 and 7) O-linked to threonine amino acids are involved in cellular signalling events, and the correspondent isomers 4 and 8, possessing alpha-D-GlcNAc units are related to O-glycans found in mucins of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The developed methodology is advantageous and efficient as it permits the analysis of crude reaction mixtures, avoiding exhaustive purification processes.
glycosylated amino acids; glycosylation reaction; HPLC
