ReviewCarbohydrate research2017
Infant food applications of complex carbohydrates: Structure, synthesis, and function.
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27 citing papers in PubMed.
- Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Shaping the Anti-Infective Status in Infancy.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Shaping of the Infant Gut Microbiome by Milk Oligosaccharides.Annual review of biochemistry · 2026Review
- The Gut in Early Life-Postnatal Challenges.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Microbiota-Derived Regulation of AhR and VDR Signaling in Intestinal Inflammation: Protective Roles of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Metabolic Engineering ofChem & bio engineering · 2026Article
- Comparative Study of Prebiotics for Infants Using a Fecal Culture System: Insights into Responders and Non-Responders.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Process-Induced Molecular-Level Protein-Carbohydrate-Polyphenol Interactions in Milk-Tea Blends: A Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exopolysaccharide β-(2,6)-levan-type fructans have a molecular-weight-dependent modulatory effect on Toll-like receptor signalling.Food & function · 2024Article
- A Hitchhiker's Guide to Problem Selection in Carbohydrate Synthesis.ACS central science · 2023Review
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- Prebiotics as a Tool for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes: Classification and Ability to Modulate the Gut Microbiota.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Galacto-Oligosaccharide Supplementation Modulates Pathogen-Commensal Competition between Streptococcus agalactiae and Streptococcus salivarius.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2022Article
- Antibiofilm Activity of Human Milk Oligosaccharides against Multidrug Resistant and Susceptible Isolates ofACS infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Malnutrition and Gut Microbiota in Children.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Synthesis as an Expanding Resource in Human Milk Science.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2021Review
- Production of Sucrolytic Enzyme byPolymers · 2021Article
- Bioactive Compounds in Infant Formula and Their Effects on Infant Nutrition and Health: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of food science · 2021Review
- Influence of 2'-fucosyllactose and galacto-oligosaccharides on the growth and adhesion ofThe British journal of nutrition · 2020Article
- Prebiotics metabolism by gut-isolated probiotics.Journal of food science and technology · 2020Review
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Abstract
Professional health bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommend breast milk as the sole source of food during the first year of life. This position recognizes human milk as being uniquely suited for infant nutrition. Nonetheless, most neonates in the West are fed alternatives by 6 months of age. Although inferior to human milk in most aspects, infant formulas are able to promote effective growth and development. However, while breast-fed infants feature a microbiota dominated by bifidobacteria, the bacterial flora of formula-fed infants is usually heterogeneous with comparatively lower levels of bifidobacteria. Thus, the objective of any infant food manufacturer is to prepare a product that results in a formula-fed infant developing a breast-fed infant-like microbiota. The goal of this focused review is to discuss the structure, synthesis, and function of carbohydrate additives that play a role in governing the composition of the infant microbiome and have other health benefits.
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