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Total metal content and chemical speciation analysis of iron, copper, zinc and iodine in human breast milk using high-performance liquid chromatography separation and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry detection

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 326; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126978

1873-7072

Vânia de Oliveira Trinta, Patrícia de Carvalho Padilha, Sonaly Petronilho, Ricardo Erthal Santelli, Bernardo Ferreira Braz, Aline Soares Freire, Cláudia Saunders, Hélio Fernandes da Rocha, Alfredo Sanz‐Medel, María Luisa Fernández‐Sánchez,

Breastfeeding Practices and Influences

The aim of this research was to quantify essential trace elements (iron, copper, zinc and iodine) and establish their speciation in human milk. Both the element and the species are important in new-born nutrition. Colostrum, and transitional and mature milks (25) were collected from 18 mothers of pre-term or full-term infants. Concentrations of the target elements were determined using ICP-MS. For speciation, HPLC coupled to ICP-MS was employed. Total contents of the micronutrients varied in mothers of pre-term (Fe = 0.997, Cu = 0.506, Zn = 4.15 and I = 0.458 mg L−1) and mothers of full-term (Fe = 0.733, Cu = 0.234, Zn = 2.91 and I = 0.255 mg L−1) infants. Fe, Cu and Zn were associated with biomolecules with high molecular mass compounds, such as immunoglobulins, albumin and lactoferrin whilst iodine was only found as iodide.