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Natural variability in bovine milk oligosaccharides from Danish Jersey and Holstein-Friesian breeds.

ABSTRACT: Free oligosaccharides are key components of human milk and play multiple roles in the health of the neonate, by stimulating growth of selected beneficial bacteria in the gut, participating in development of the brain, and exerting antipathogenic activity. However, the concentration of oligosaccharides is low in mature bovine milk, normally used for infant formula, compared with both human colostrum and mature human milk. Characterization of bovine milk oligosaccharides in different breeds is crucial for the identification of viable sources for oligosaccharide purification. An improved source of oligosaccharides can lead to infant formula with improved oligosaccharide functionality. In the present study we have analyzed milk oligosaccharides by high-performance liquid chromatography chip quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry and performed a detailed data analysis using both univariate and multivariate methods. Both statistical tools revealed several differences in oligosaccharide profiles between milk samples from the two Danish breeds, Jersey and Holstein-Friesians. Jersey milk contained higher relative amounts of both sialylated and the more complex neutral fucosylated oligosaccharides, while the Holstein-Friesian milk had higher abundance of smaller and simpler neutral oligosaccharides. The statistical analyses revealed that Jersey milk contains levels of fucosylated oligosaccharides significantly higher than that of Holstein-Friesian milk. Jersey milk also possesses oligosaccharides with a higher degree of complexity and functional residues (fucose and sialic acid), suggesting it may therefore offer advantages in term of a wider array of bioactivities.

SUBMITTER: Sundekilde UK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3386800 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Natural variability in bovine milk oligosaccharides from Danish Jersey and Holstein-Friesian breeds.

Sundekilde Ulrik K UK Barile Daniela D Meyrand Mickael M Poulsen Nina A NA Larsen Lotte B LB Lebrilla Carlito B CB German J Bruce JB Bertram Hanne C HC

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 20120606 24

Free oligosaccharides are key components of human milk and play multiple roles in the health of the neonate, by stimulating growth of selected beneficial bacteria in the gut, participating in development of the brain, and exerting antipathogenic activity. However, the concentration of oligosaccharides is low in mature bovine milk, normally used for infant formula, compared with both human colostrum and mature human milk. Characterization of bovine milk oligosaccharides in different breeds is cru ...[more]

PMID: 22632419

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Natural variability in bovine milk oligosaccharides from Danish Jersey and Holstein-Friesian breeds.

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