The usefulness of the low-volume measurement for the contents of energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate in human milk

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24590637
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture
• Principal Investigator: TANAKA Etsuro 東京農業大学, 応用生物科学部, 教授 (80211366)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HOMMA Kazuhiro 東京農業大学, 応用生物科学部, 教授 (00190273) ; WAKANA Noriaki 東京農業大学, 応用生物科学部, 助教 (30508221)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 母乳 / 乳糖 / たんぱく質

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the usefulness of the dry-chemistry method, as used for serum component analysis, for rapid measurement of lactose, protein, and fat in low-volume human milk. The content of lactose and protein in human milk measured with the dry chemistry method showed a strong correlation to those with the conventional methods. These results showed that the dry chemistry method was useful as a rapid measurement of lactose and protein in low-volume human milk.

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