Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are complex sugars with distinctive structural diversity
present in breast milk. HMOs have various functional roles to play in infant development …

Highlights•HMOs are unique complex sugars found in breastmilk, however infants can't
digest them.•Gut microbes can utilize HMOs, thus, breastfeeding shapes the infant …

Maternal secretor status has been shown to be associated with the presence of specific
fucosylated human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), and the impact of maternal secretor …

The US government and many professional societies recommend that human milk be the
sole source of nutrition for infants up to 6 months-of-age.(1, 2) However, only about 25% of …

Over 150 human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) have been identified and their
concentrations in human milk vary depending on Secretor and Lewis blood group status …

Human milk is a dynamic biofluid, and its detailed composition receives increasing attention.
While most studies focus on changes over time or differences between maternal …

Understanding the composition of human milk (HM) can provide important insights into the
links between infant nutrition, health, and development. In the present work, we have …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are the third most represented component in breast
milk. They serve not only as prebiotics but they exert a protective role against some …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are complex unconjugated glycans abundant in
breast milk, with vital roles in infant nutrition and health. The structural elucidation of HMOs …

Human milk, the gold standard in infant nutrition, is a unique fluid that provides essential
nutrients such as lactose, lipids, proteins, and free oligosaccharides. While its primary role is …