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What are some examples of zoonutrient classes and dietary benefits?
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| Class | Zoonutrient | Source | Endogenous Function | Dietary benefit |
| Amino acid | crnitine | meat tissue | organic acid transport | improved mitochondrial function |
| peptide | lactoferricin | lactoferrin/milk | milk constituent | antimicrobial probiotic |
| protein | hemoglobin | animal tissues | oyxgen transport | bioavailable iron |
| oligosaccharide | various species | milk and glycoconjugates | probiotic and pathogen microbe receptors | beneficial effects on microflora |
| glycoprotein | mucins | milk, endothelial tissue | pathogen binding | pathogen binding |
| glycolipid | ganglioside GM1 | milk, neural tissues | membrane lipid | anticancer, pathogen binding |
| fatty acid | 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid | larval jelly | pupal nutrition | antimicrobial |
Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2007. |
