Functional glycans and glycoconjugates in human milk.

Gilda Georgi, Nana Bartke, Frank Wiens, Bernd Stahl

Journal: The American journal of clinical nutrition 2013;98(2):578S-85S

PMID: 23783293

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Abstract

Human milk contains complex carbohydrates that are important dietary factors with multiple functions during early life. Several aspects of these glycostructures are human specific; some aspects vary between lactating women, and some change during the course of lactation. This review outlines how variability of complex glycostructures present in human milk is linked to changing infants' needs.

Address: Danone Research–Centre for Specialised Nutrition, Friedrichsdorf, Germany.

DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.039065

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MeSH Terms: Female, Glycoconjugates, Glycoproteins, Humans, Immune System, Infant, Lactation, Milk, Human, Nervous System, Polysaccharides