HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES TO PROMOTE GROWTH OF BENEFICIAL GUT BACTERIA
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1. A synthetic prebiotic composition comprising a first, second and third purified oligosaccharide each of which naturally occur in human breast milk, whereinthe first oligosaccharide has a charge/mass (m/z) ratio of about 732.3;
- the second oligosaccharide has a charge/mass (m/z) ratio of about 1243.4; and
the third oligosaccharide has a charge/mass (m/z) ratio of about 1389.5.
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Abstract
The present invention provides prebiotic and probiotic compositions containing human milk oligosaccharides and methods of use that selectively promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria.
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1. A synthetic prebiotic composition comprising a first, second and third purified oligosaccharide each of which naturally occur in human breast milk, wherein
the first oligosaccharide has a charge/mass (m/z) ratio of about 732.3; -
the second oligosaccharide has a charge/mass (m/z) ratio of about 1243.4; and the third oligosaccharide has a charge/mass (m/z) ratio of about 1389.5. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 12. A synthetic prebiotic composition comprising a purified oligosaccharide that naturally occurs in human breast milk, wherein the oligosaccharide has a mass/charge (m/z) ratio selected from the group consisting of about 878.3, about 1097.4, about 1243.4, about 1389.5, about 1462.5, about 1608.6, about 1754.6, about 1827.6, and about 1900.7.
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