Table 2 Millimolar (mM) concentrations of metabolites present in the cell-free supernatants of mMRS containing 1% lactose, L-fucose, 2′-FL or 3-FL, following 24 hours incubation with B. breve UCC2003 WT, B. kashiwanohense APCKJ1 WT, B. breve UCC2003 fumA1-fumST1T2, or with no inoculum (controls). 2′-FL, 2′-fucosyllactose; 3-FL, 3-fucosyllactose; aGluc, α-glucose; ND, not detected.

From: Metabolism of the predominant human milk oligosaccharide fucosyllactose by an infant gut commensal

Culture ID

1,2-propanediol

Ethanol

Lactate

Acetate

Methanol

Formate

L-Fucose

2′-FL

3′-FL

aGluc

No inoculum 1% lactose

ND

ND

3.5 mM

3.8 mM

ND

1.0 mM

ND

ND

ND

1.3 mM

No inoculum 1% fucose

ND

ND

3.8 mM

3.7 mM

ND

1.0 mM

38.4 mM

ND

ND

1.3 mM

No inoculum 1% 2′-FL

ND

ND

3.5 mM

3.7 mM

ND

1.0 mM

ND

20.47 mM

ND

1.3 mM

No inoculum 1% 3-FL

ND

ND

3.5 mM

3.8 mM

1.3 mM

1.0 mM

ND

ND

19.8 mM

1.5 mM

No inoculum mMRS only

ND

ND

3.6 mM

4.0 mM

ND

1.0 mM

ND

ND

ND

1.3 mM

B. breve UCC2003 WT 1% lactose

ND

2.0 mM

6.7 mM

87.0 mM

ND

4.0 mM

ND

ND

ND

1.3 mM

B. breve UCC2003 WT 1% fucose

20.7 mM

6.7 mM

3.4 mM

25.4 mM

ND

19.7 mM

22.1 mM

ND

ND

ND

B. breve UCC2003 WT 1% 2′-FL

ND

1.3 mM

3.4 mM

6.7 mM

ND

1.6 mM

0.6 mM

20.4 mM

ND

1.2 mM

B. breve UCC2003 WT 1% 3-FL

ND

trace

3.4 mM

7.5 mM

1.3 mM

1.6 mM

ND

ND

20.5 mM

2.0 mM

B. kashiwanohense APCKJ1 WT 1% lactose

ND

1.7 mM

6.6 mM

91.7 mM

ND

3.0 mM

ND

ND

ND

1.5 mM

B. kashiwanohense APCKJ1 WT 1% fucose

1.7 mM

2.0 mM

3.3 mM

9.7 mM

ND

5.2 mM

36.1 mM

ND

ND

1.2 mM

B. kashiwanohense APCKJ1 WT 1% 2′FL

4.6 mM

3.8 mM

3.4 mM

62.8 mM

ND

9.0 mM

ND

3.3 mM

ND

0.9 mM

B. kashiwanohense APCKJ1 WT 1% 3′FL

4.6 mM

2.7 mM

6.0 mM

58.9 mM

1.3 mM

8.0 mM

ND

ND

3.5 mM

1.3 mM

B. breve UCC2003 fumA1-fumST1T2 1% lactose

ND

7.9 mM

6.0 mM

84.0 mM

ND

2.8 mM

ND

ND

ND

1.3 mM

B. breve UCC2003 fumA1-fumST1T2 1% fucose

9.8 mM

8.6 mM

3.4 mM

14.5 mM

ND

10.9 mM

38.3 mM

ND

ND

1.2 mM

B. breve UCC2003 fumA1-fumST1T2 1% 2′-FL

5.1 mM

9.0 mM

5.4 mM

61.6 mM

ND

12.0 mM

10.8 mM

ND

ND

1.3 mM

B. breve UCC2003 fumA1-fumST1T2 1% 3-FL

7.8 mM

9.9 mM

4.0 mM

68.2 mM

1.3 mM

15.0 mM

7.6 mM

ND

ND

1.3 mM