Analysis of the Milk Oligosaccharides Spectrum and Sialylation Status of Milk from West African Dwarf Goat and East Friesian Sheep
Lisa Isernhagen, Christina E. Galuska, Andreas Hoeflich, Sebastian P. Galuska · 2026
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Lisa Isernhagen and co-authors catalogued in 2026 the milk sugars of West African dwarf goats and East Friesian sheep. Milk oligosaccharides help a newborn's gut and fend off germs, yet research has centered on cows. Their laboratory used liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry to separate and identify these sugars in both milks.
Forty distinct sugar structures turned up across the two species. Every sugar found in sheep milk also appeared in goat milk, making the goat set the wider one. The team also measured the two sialic acids that cap many of these sugars. In sheep milk one form, Neu5Gc, dominated heavily, while goat milk split the two more evenly. That difference matters for people, since Neu5Gc is thought to stir inflammation in humans who consume it.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lisa Isernhagen, Christina E. Galuska, Andreas Hoeflich, Sebastian P. Galuska |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |