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Oligosaccharides in human milk during different phases of lactation
Author(s) -
Coppa GV,
Pierani P,
Zampini L,
Carloni I,
Carlucci A,
Gabrielli O
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1999.tb01307.x
Subject(s) - lactation , medicine , breast milk , oligosaccharide , breast feeding , physiology , zoology , food science , pregnancy , biochemistry , pediatrics , biology , genetics
Twenty‐one oligosaccharides of human milk were quantified by high‐performance anion‐exchange chromatography. Milk samples were collected from 18 mothers during the first 3 mo of lactation. The data show that the highest amount of all oligosaccharides is present at day 4 postpartum (20 g l −1 ) and then decreases by about 20% at day 30 of lactation. The protective role played by these substances against different infectious agents, in different organs and systems of the breastfed baby, is emphasized.