UNL research- Carbohydrate can block bacterial infection

 

http://www.hpj.com/archives/2007/apr07/apr2/UNLresearch-Carbohydratecan.cfm?
title=UNL%20research-%20Carbohydrate%20can%20block%20bacterial%20infection

 

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Oligosaccharides already were known to stimulate growth of healthy bacteria
in the gastrointestinal tract, Hutkins noted, but this is the first research
to show its potential usefulness as a decoy for the harmful bacteria. 

The research was done using enteropathogenic E. coli, which causes diarrheal
diseases in children and also in developing countries, but preliminary date
suggests the well-known E. coli O157:H7 is similarly affected by the
approach, Hutkins added. 

Galactooligosaccharides occur naturally in cow and human milk. This may
offer partial explanation for why nursed babies don't get as many
gastrointestinal infections as formula-fed infants. GOS can be developed
into a food ingredient made from milk sugars, which means infant formula
manufacturers could add them to their products. 

"Their whole goal is to make infant formula as much like human milk as
possible, including having many of the positive nutritional properties,"
Hutkins said. 

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Janice Reynolds


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