Fucose containing oligosaccharides from human milk: I. Separation and identification of new constituents |
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Authors: | Heinz Egge Anne Dell Hubertus Von Nicolai |
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Institution: | 1. Institut für Physiologische Chemie der Universität Bonn, Nussallee 11, 5300 Bonn, German Federal Republic;2. Imperial College, London, England |
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Abstract: | Neutral oligosaccharides isolated from pooled human milk were subjected to fractionation on high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) plates, Iatrobeads, and reverse-phase chromatography after borohydride reduction and peracetylation. By the combined HPLC and HPTLC separation a mixture of pooled human milk oligosaccharides was separated into 101 fractions. These fractions were characterized by field desorption or fast atom bombardment (FAB)-mass spectrometry. Each of the carbohydrate constituents, the peracetylated glucitol, the galactose, the glucosamine, and the fucose contribute specific mass increments to the molecular weight of the oligosaccharide. Therefore, the exact carbohydrate composition can be calculated from the molecular weight determined by mass spectrometry. Among the fractions obtained one trifucosyl-lacto-N-tetraose, five monofucosyl-, eleven difucosyl-, and nine trifucosyl-lacto-N-hexaoses, one monofucosyl-, eight difucosyl-, seven trifucosyl-, four tetrafucosyl-, and two pentafucosyl-lacto-N-octaoses, one trifucosyl-, and two difucosyl-lacto-N-decaoses could be identified. FAB spectra furnished additional data on structural features of the isolated oligosaccharides. |
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