Efforts to emulate human milk oligosaccharides

Oligosaccharides of Human Milk

Two new octasaccharides were isolated from human milk of a nonsecretor Lewis a+bindividual. Structural studies by sequential enzymic degradation and by quantitative methylation analysis revealed that their structures were as follows: Gal/31 + 3 (Fuccul + 4) GlcNAcPl + 3Gal/H -+ 4 (Fucal -+ 3) GlcNAcPl + 3Gal/31+ 4Glc, Gal/?1 + 4 (Fuccul -+ 3) GlcNAcj31 + 3Gal/31 -+ 4 (Fuccul -+ 3) GlcNAcj31 + 3...

5410 Oligosaccharides of Human Milk

Two new octasaccharides were isolated from human milk of a nonsecretor Lewis a+bindividual. Structural studies by sequential enzymic degradation and by quantitative methylation analysis revealed that their structures were as follows: Gal/31 + 3 (Fuccul + 4) GlcNAcPl + 3Gal/H -+ 4 (Fucal -+ 3) GlcNAcPl + 3Gal/31+ 4Glc, Gal/?1 + 4 (Fuccul -+ 3) GlcNAcj31 + 3Gal/31 -+ 4 (Fuccul -+ 3) GlcNAcj31 + 3...

Regulatory Aspects of Human Milk Oligosaccharides.

Human milk oligosaccharides are key components of human milk and appear in various compositions and concentrations in all human milks. In regulatory sense human milk oligosaccharides are classified as novel foods or novel food ingredients requiring safety assessment. In addition, if any health messages are intended to be used also health claim regulations apply. This chapter reviews the regulat...

Human Milk Oligosaccharides Important for Infant Defense

Human milk oligosaccharides: 130 reasons to breast-feed.

Many nutrition scientists are not yet aware that human milk contains significant quantities of carbohydrates other than lactose. If you’ve never heard of lacto-N-tetraose or sialyllactose, you are not alone. The role of oligosaccharides in other fields has attracted widespread excitement but curiously little interest has been shown in the oligosaccharides of human milk. Many of the 130 differen...