Abstract
Glycosphingolipids participate in brain development, intestinal tract maturation, and defense against gut pathogens. Here, we performed a qualitative and quantitative comparison of milk glycosphingolipids from secretors and nonsecretors. Hydrophilic interaction chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry was employed, along with an internal standard, to resolve the complications presented by the fact that glycosphingolipids are structurally diverse, varying in glycan composition and ceramide. In total, 101 glycosphingolipids were detected, of which 76 were reported for the first time, including fucose-modified neutral glycosphingolipids. Seventy-eight glycosphingolipids differed significantly between secretor and nonsecretor milk (p < 0.05), resulting in higher levels of certain neutral species (p < 0.001) but lower levels of fucose-modified monosialylated and disialylated species in secretor mothers (p < 0.01). In both milk types, the most abundant glycosphingolipids were of the monosialylated type, followed by disialylated, neutral, and trisialylated ones. Notably, fucose-modified monosialylated glycosphingolipids accounted for the highest proportion.
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