In addition to providing complete postnatal nutrition, breast milk is a complex biofluid that
delivers bioactive components for the growth and development of the intestinal and immune …

Carbohydrates are central players in a number of important biological processes including
cell signaling, cell adhesion, and the regulation of biochemical pathways. Unlike nucleic …

Human milk contains an unexpected abundance and diversity of complex oligosaccharides
apparently indigestible by the develo** infant and instead targeted to its cognate …

Despite many years of widespread international recommendations to support exclusive
breastfeeding for the first six months of life, common hospital feeding and birthing practices …

Objectives: Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are the third most abundant component of
breast milk. Our laboratory has previously revealed gene clusters specifically linked to HMO …

Milk has evolved as a complete food for the mammalian nourishment of its young. However,
research is unveiling an ever-accumulating range of bioactivities associated with milk …

The molecular basis by which human breast milk supports the development of a protective
intestinal microbiome in infants is unknown. After lactose and lipids, human milk …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) play a key role in sha** and maintaining a healthy
infant gut microbiota. This article demonstrates the potential of combining recent advances …

Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis ATCC 15697 utilizes several small-mass neutral
human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), several of which are fucosylated. Whereas previous …

Human milk contains a high concentration of diverse soluble oligosaccharides that are
carbohydrate polymers formed from a relatively small number of different monosaccharides …