Milk mimicry: Self-assembly in complex lipid mixtures during digestion

该项目旨在破译模拟乳脂消化行为所需的化学复杂性，并确定它们在通过肠道运输过程中对亲脂性营养活性的影响。牛奶的复杂脂肪成分与其营养输送特性之间的联系尚不清楚，因为人们对驱动脂溶性营养吸收的消化胶体结构知之甚少。该项目希望确定哪些乳脂对牛奶作为自然营养输送载体的作用至关重要。它还将为资源贫乏的社区确定一个普遍可用的营养输送平台，并增强对脂质物理化学的了解。研究结果将促进乳制品和制药行业之间更大的互动，为各自的产品增加价值。

This project aims to decipher the chemical complexity required to mimic the digestive behaviour of milk fats and to identify their influence on lipophilic nutrient activity during transit through the gut. The link between milk's complex fat composition and its nutrient delivery properties are unknown because the digestive colloidal structures that drive fat-soluble nutrient absorption are poorly understood. The project expects to identify which milk lipids are essential to milk’s role as nature’s nutrient delivery vehicle. It will also identify a universally-available nutrient delivery platform for resource-poor communities, and enhanced knowledge of lipid physical chemistry. The findings will promote greater interaction between the dairy and pharmaceutical industries, adding value to their respective products.