Human milk oligosaccharides: Shaping the infant gut microbiota and supporting health
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) are complex sugars which are found in breast milk at significant concentrations and with unique structural diversity. These sugars are the fourth most abundant component of human milk after water, lipids, and lactose and yet provide no direct nutritional value to th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175646462030298X |