| Nervonic acid plays a part in the biosynthesis of myelin and is found in sphingolipids of white matter in the human brain. Myelination begins in humans at approximately 32 weeks post-conception and is largely completed in infancy. Nervonic acid is known to be present in colostrum and human breast milk but has not, thus far, been identified in formula milk. Recent studeies have indicated that formula fed infants have lower concentrations of both nervonid and docosahexanoic acids in their cerebral white matter. Nervonic acid levels have been shown to increase logarithmically in the white matter of breast-fed term infants at the end of the second month. However, in term and preterm formula fed infants this increase is delayed until the end of the third month, at the earliest. Some researchers have suggested that impaired provision of nervonic acid early in life could delay the growth of brain or have serious consequences for neural performance. Indeed, there is a marked reduction in the level of nervonic acid in sphingolipids in diseases involving demyelinateion, such as adrenoleukodystropy(ALD) and multiple sclerosis(MS). Address: No.68 Happy Road Hangzhou Hi-Tech Development Zone (xiasha), ZHEJIANG, CHINA. Tel:0086-571-86925046 86921111 86924631 86924633 86922222 86922888 85092222 85198887 85195666 88191105 88190924 Switch to Dr. Wang jian min Fax: 0086-571-86921333 85196886 88190745 P.C.: 310018 Email: biotech@mail.hz.zj.cn Best wishes Dr. Wang jian min Research & Development Center |