Determination of Six Human Milk Oligosaccharides in Milk Powder Using Ion Chromatography
刊名 Asian Agricultural Research
作者 Lijun LIU, Guoxia DUAN, Jing CHEN, Xiaoli WU, Shuo TANG, Lunwei WU, Chunxia LIU, Huili GONG
作者单位 Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd./Key Laboratory of Cattle and Sheep Milk and Meat Products Risk Control and Key Technology, State Administration for Market Regulation, Hohhot 010110, China
DOI 10.19601/j.cnki.issn1943-9903.2026.04.004
年份 2026
刊期 4
页码 22-24
关键词 Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), Ion chromatography, Milk powder
摘要

 [Objectives] To develop a method for the quantification of six human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in milk powder utilizing ion chromatography. [Methods] The sample was dissolved in water and deproteinized through acetonitrile precipitation, followed by freezing and centrifugation. The resulting supernatant was then diluted and filtered before being subjected to separation using a PA1 analytical column. The sample was analyzed using ion chromatography coupled with an amperometric detector and quantified by the external standard method. [Results] The limits of detection (LOD) for difucosyllactose (DFL), 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL), lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT), lacto-N-tetraose (LNT), 3’-sialyllactose (3’-SL), and 6’-sialyllactose (6’-SL) were 8, 100, 15, 15, 10, and 6 mg/100 g, respectively. Correspondingly, the limits of quantification (LOQ) were 15, 300, 50, 50, 30, and 10 mg/100 g, respectively. The method exhibited excellent linearity over the concentration range of 2–20 μg/mL (R²> 0.999). Spiked recoveries ranged from 82.5% to 104.9%, with relative standard deviations (RSD) between 0.44% and 2.78%. [Conclusions] The method demonstrates excellent selectivity, precision, repeatability, and stability, thereby offering a reliable analytical method for quantifying six HMOs in milk powder.