Creative Proteomics' mass spectrometry facility-based analytical services cover a wide range of applications. We can provide you with customizable identification and determination service of sugars in the areas of food, dietary supplements, pet food and animal feed.
Sugar generally refers to a variety of edible crystals with sweet taste. It belongs to sugar in organic chemistry and is composed of three atoms of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Sugars are divided into monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides are sugars with simpler structures, including glucose, fructose, and galactose. Sucrose, maltose and lactose are disaccharides. Polysaccharides include starch, cellulose, etc., amylase, and the like. Identification and determination of sugars can be widely used to analyze carbohydrate-rich foods and to determine their degradation levels, which are critical for food safety.
Service Content of Identification and Determination of Sugars
Creative Proteomics enables accurate sugar analysis and chemical structural characterization of a wide variety of samples. Analysis of nutrition-related sugar compounds, including galactose, glucose, fructose, sucrose, isomaltulose, lactose and maltose, is our focus. We mainly use ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTof-MS), gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and other techniques for refined sugar, sugar in plant fruits, leaves and stems and other plant tissues, food and other samples for analysis and identification. Sample handling during testing, including ultrasonic-assisted sugar separation, sample drying, etc., will be tailored to your research.
Mass Spectrometry Facilities and Projects
LC-Triple Quad Mass Spectrometer
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer
Agilent Ultivo Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer System
Q-Exactive and QTOF Mass SpectrometersLTQ XL Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer
Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap™ Elite Hybrid Ion Trap-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer
Requirements for Samples
- Creative Proteomics can accept a variety of sample types.
- Please provide detailed sample information and potentially multiple biological replicates.
- Please consult our staff for specific requirements for each sample type.
Deliverables
- Experimental steps
- Relevant mass spectrometry parameters
- Details of the identified phosphorylation sites
- Mass spectrometry images
- Raw data
Advantages of Identification and Determination of Sugars
- Our service is a one-stop shop that can save your time and effort.
- We have a large database of sugar spectra and are able to detect all relevant targets.
- We have the advanced and comprehensive mass spectrometry technology to meet almost all your experimental needs.
Service Process
Creative Proteomics is very confident that we can provide you with a satisfactory analysis service for sugars. If you have any interest in our identification and determination service of sugars, please contact us today for a detailed discussion with an expert.
References
- Li, S.; et al. Geographical origin traceability and identification of refined sugar using UPLC-QTof-MS analysis. Food Chem. 2021, 348: 128701.
- Kozłowicz, K.; et al. Identification of sugars and phenolic compounds in honey powders with the use of GC-MS, FTIR spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Sci Rep. 2020, 10(1): 16269.
The service is for research only, not for clinical use.
