“…To label reducing carbohydrates, such as N-or O-glycans released through enzymatic 37,38 or chemical cleavage techniques, 39,40 suitable reactive handles were required that would be efficient, selective, and form a stable conjugate product in the presence of a complex biological matrix. Inspired by common glycan labelling strategies, reviewed in 25 , three reactive handles were chosen: hydroxylamine, [41][42][43][44] hydrazide, 45 and 2-aminobenzamide (2-AB). [46][47][48] Five unique LALDI tags were synthesised, combining the two selected LDI enhancers 3 and 4 and the three reactive handles through their solubilising linker (compounds 5-9, Table 2).…”