Novel high-molecular weight fucosylated milk oligosaccharides identified in dairy streams.

Oligosaccharides are the third largest component in human milk. This abundance is remarkable because oligosaccharides are not digestible by the newborn, and yet they have been conserved and amplified during evolution. In addition to encouraging the growth of a protective microbiota dominated by bifi...

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Main Authors: Raj Mehra, Daniela Barile, Mariarosaria Marotta, Carlito B Lebrilla, Caroline Chu, J Bruce German
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4014476?pdf=render