title: Faecal excretion of oligosaccharides and other carbohydrates in normal neonates.
abstract: Chromatographic analysis of sugars in the stools of 40 normal newborn infants has shown the presence of an oligosaccharide in 85% of samples. The oligosaccharide has been shown to contain fucose (6-deoxygalactose), glucose, and galactose and is present in normal breast milk. In addition fucose has also been found in the presence of galactose in some samples and is probably a breakdown product of milk oligosaccharides. These findings, which affect the interpretation of faecal sugar excretion, have not been described previously.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis*; D002417:Cattle; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008892:Milk / Q000032:analysis; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D009844:Oligosaccharides