Research advances on the association between human milk oligosaccharides and infant health

Authors

JIANG Yikang, Ausnutria Dairy 〔China〕 Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410200, China
DONG Ling, Ausnutria Dairy 〔China〕 Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410200, China
LIU Hongfei, Ausnutria Dairy 〔China〕 Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410200, China
PAN Lina, Ausnutria Dairy 〔China〕 Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410200, China;National Center of Technology Innovation for Dairy, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010000, China
HU Yibo, Ausnutria Dairy 〔China〕 Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410200, China
PENG Xiyang, Ausnutria Dairy 〔China〕 Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410200, China
KANG Wenli, Ausnutria Dairy 〔China〕 Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410200, China
PENG Xiaoyu, Ausnutria Dairy 〔China〕 Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410200, China
WANG Jiaqi, Ausnutria Dairy 〔China〕 Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410200, China
LI Wei, Ausnutria Dairy 〔China〕 Co., Ltd., Changsha, Hunan 410200, ChinaFollow

Corresponding Author(s)

李威（1981—），男，澳优乳业（中国）有限公司澳优食品与营养研究院院长。E-mail:wei.li@ausnutria.com

Abstract

Human milk oligosaccharides （HMOs） are a group of complex glycans in human milk and play an important role in promoting the growth and development of infants, and more than 200 kinds of HMOs have been identified so far. In this paper, the types and structures of HMOs and their roles in improving infant intestinal health, promoting immune system development and brain development were reviewed. The application status of HMOs was summarized, the possibility and necessity of industrial production and application of HMOs in the future were prospected.

Publication Date

3-27-2024

First Page

1

Last Page

8

DOI

10.13652/j.spjx.1003.5788.2023.60166

Recommended Citation

Yikang, JIANG; Ling, DONG; Hongfei, LIU; Lina, PAN; Yibo, HU; Xiyang, PENG; Wenli, KANG; Xiaoyu, PENG; Jiaqi, WANG; and Wei, LI (2024) "Research advances on the association between human milk oligosaccharides and infant health," Food and Machinery: Vol. 40: Iss. 2, Article 1.
DOI: 10.13652/j.spjx.1003.5788.2023.60166
Available at: https://www.ifoodmm.cn/journal/vol40/iss2/1

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