Exploring human breast milk composition by NMR-based metabolomics.
Nat Prod Res
; 28(2): 95-101, 2014.
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| ID: mdl-24079341
ABSTRACT
Breast milk is a complex fluid evolutionarily adapted to satisfy the nutritional requirements of growing infants. In addition, milk biochemical and immunological components protect newborns against infective agents in the new environment. Human milk oligosaccharides, the third most abundant component of breast milk, are believed to modulate the microbiota composition, thus influencing a wide range of physiological processes of the infant. Human milk also contains a number of other bioactive compounds, the functional role of which has not yet been clearly elucidated. In this scenario, NMR-based metabolic profiling can provide a rapid characterisation of breast milk composition, thus allowing a better understanding of its nutritional properties.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Oligossacarídeos
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Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Biomolecular
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Metabolômica
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Leite Humano
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Prod Res
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália