Sialic acid in human milk has attracted more and more attention due to its importance. CD BioGlyco provides a full range of sialic acid analysis services to promote the research progress and market application of sialic acid. We have confidence to be your essential research assistant in the field of glycobiology.
Sialic acids (SAs) are a diverse family of naturally occurring 2-keto-3-deoxy-nononic acids. It is widely present in animal tissues and body fluids. It is an important component of glycoproteins, oligosaccharides and glycolipids. In the central nervous system of most mammals, especially the gray matter of the brain, the content of sialic acid is quite high. In addition, sialic acid is a natural nutrient component, which has attracted wide attention because of its high content in breast milk, while its content in bovine milk and infant formula is very low.
Figure 1. Prominent examples of biomolecular sources of sialic acid (Röhrig, C.H.; et al. 2015)
Most of the sialic acid in human milk is N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid (Neu5Ac), which mainly exists in two forms, which are combined with oligosaccharides, proteins and lipids, and a small amount exists in free form. The sialic acid in infant formula is mainly Neu5Ac, but it also contains a certain amount of N-acetyl-D-neuraminic acid (Neu5Gc), mainly in the form of protein binding. The biological effects of sialic acid in breast milk are to promote the cognitive development, enhance the learning and memory capabilities of infants. A large number of studies have also proved that sialic acid combined with oligosaccharides has special antibacterial properties. At present, commercially available formula milk has sialic acid as a parameter of milk optimization, making it closer to the golden standard of breast milk. Therefore, it is necessary to find simple and reliable methods to determine the content and comprehensive analysis of sialic acid in breast milk in order to provide a reference for the production of formula milk.
Figure 2. 2C5-conformation of N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac, NANA, right) and N-glycoloylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc, left) (Wang, B; Brand-Miller, J. 2003)
CD BioGlyco has been focusing on sialic acid research for more than 10 years and has accumulated a lot of experience. We provide various accurate and rapid techniques to analyze sialic acid, including the traditional resorcinol method and thiobarbituric acid assay based on colorimetry, and high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAE-PAD), high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detector (HPLC-UV) and high-performance liquid chromatography with a fluorescence detector (HPLC-FLD) and other related analytical methods. Our services include but are not limited to the following aspects.
CD BioGlyco provides a variety of different technology platforms for sialic acid analysis in human milk, customers can choose one or more of these services according to their research needs. We have always been praised by customers for our high-quality services and accurate experimental results.
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