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Lipids in human milk

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Lipids

Abstract

I have reviewed recent (March 1995–December 1997) papers on human milk lipids including many on fatty acid (FA) composition. The effects of maternal diets on the profiles are apparent. However, more data on the composition of milk lipids are needed. It is noteworthy that so few papers on milk FA composition have reported analyses using high-resolution gas-liquid chromatography columns. Two of these were on milk from women in North America. The diets in North America are varied and the number of analyses few. We do not have a reliable data base showing the ranges of biologically important acids. Except for the gangliosides, few new data on the other lipids appeared during this period.

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Abbreviations

BSSL:

bile salt-stimulated lipase

C:

cholesterol

CE:

cholesteryl ester

CLA:

conjugated linoleic acid

DHA:

docosahexaenoic acid

DG:

diglyceride, diacylglycerol

FA:

fatty acid

FAME:

fatt acid methyl ester

FFA:

free fatty acid

GLC:

gas-liquid chromatography

HODE:

hydroxyoctadecadienoic

HPLC:

high-performance liquid chromatography

LBSA:

lipid-bound sialic acid

LCPUF:

long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

LDL:

low density lipoproteins

MG:

monoglyceride, monoacylglycerol

MLGM:

milk lipid globule membrane

MP:

melting point

MMP:

mean melting point

MS:

mass spectrometry

PL:

phospholipid

PUFA:

polyunsaturated fatty acid

TG:

triglyceride, triacylglycerol

TLC:

thin-layer chromatography

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Jensen, R.G. Lipids in human milk. Lipids 34, 1243–1271 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-999-0477-2

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