| Literature DB >> 17811662 |
Abstract
The principal neutral carbohydrate of three samples of echidna milk was identified as a trisaccharide, fucosyllactose. That of a sample of platypus milk was a tetrasaccharide, difucosyllactose. Free lactose was found in small amounts only. The milk carbohydrate of monotremes is distinguished from that of both marsupials and placental mammals by its high fucose content.Entities:
Year: 1973 PMID: 17811662 DOI: 10.1126/science.180.4082.201
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728