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ArticleJournal of proteome research2010

Development of an annotated library of neutral human milk oligosaccharides.

Shuai Wu, Nannan Tao, J Bruce German, Rudolf Grimm, Carlito B Lebrilla

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Article in Journal of proteome research, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 165 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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165citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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165 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 311 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shuai WuDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
Nannan Tao
J Bruce German
Rudolf Grimm
Carlito B Lebrilla
University of California, Davis · USAgilent Technologies (United States) · US

Funding

The incorporation of human milk oligosaccharides in brain glycoconjugatesR01GM049077 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI LEBRILLA, CARLITO B · 1999 to 2024
$6.3M
Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Prevention and PredictionR01HD059127 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI LEBRILLA, CARLITO B, MILLS, DAVID ANDREW · 2008 to 2012
$3.1M
Structures, Functions, & Genetic Diversity of Oligosaccharides in MilkR01HD061923 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI LEBRILLA, CARLITO B · 2009 to 2013
$1.6M
Glycomics Equipment: NanoLC CHIP-QTOF Mass SpectrometerS10RR027639 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI LEBRILLA, CARLITO B · 2010 to 2010
$500k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR027639NICHD NIH HHS HD059127NICHD NIH HHS HD061923NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD059127NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD061923NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM049077
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) perform a number of functions including serving as prebiotics to stimulate the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria, as receptor analogues to inhibit binding of pathogens, and as substances that promote postnatal brain development. There is further evidence that HMOs participate in modulating the human immune system. Because the absorption, catabolism, and biological function of oligosaccharides (OS) have strong correlations with their structures, structure elucidation is key to advancing this research. Oligosaccharides are produced by competing enzymes that provide the large structural diversity and heterogeneity that characterizes this class of compounds. Unlike the proteome, there is no template for oligosaccharides, making it difficult to rapidly identify oligosaccharide structures. In this research, annotation of the neutral free oligosaccharides in milk is performed to develop a database for the rapid identification of oligosaccharide structures. Our strategy incorporates high performance nanoflow liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry for characterizing HMO structures. HPLC-Chip/TOF MS provides a sensitive and quantitative method for sample profiling. The reproducible retention time and accurate mass can be used to rapidly identify the OS structures in HMO samples. A library with 45 neutral OS structures has been constructed. The structures include information regarding the epitopes such as Lewis type, as well as information regarding the secretor status.

Indexed as

Carbohydrate ConformationDatabases, FactualChromatography, High Pressure LiquidFemaleHumansMilk, HumanOligosaccharidesSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationOligosaccharides

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PMID20578730
PMCPMC2919513
OpenAlexW2020209665

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