Oligosaccharide mapping of heparins has been performed by HILIC separation.
Heparin oligosaccharides have been characterized by online mass spectrometry.
A polar solvent with a high pH has been adopted to avoid oligomers desulfation.
Nine main heparin oligosaccharides were separated and characterized.
The content of 3-O-sulfo groups of the ATIII-binding region was determined.