Health Regulating Effects and Food-Related Functional Properties of Bioactive Food-Derived Peptides
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2022) | Viewed by 1729
Special Issue Editors
Interests: enzymology; biochemistry; molecular biology; applied microbiology
Interests: enzymatic hydrolysis of proteins; functional peptides; bioreactor; ultrafiltration membrane; identification of bioactive peptides; study of bioactive mechanism
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food-derived bioactive peptides are broadly used as valuable ingredients in health-regulating supplements, as well as thanks to their food-related functional properties such as their emulsifying ability, foam stabilization, water-holding capacity, etc. Previous studies on protein enzymatic hydrolysates initially focused on improving dietary and nutritional functions, for example, helping human gut intestinal systems absorb small peptides (dipeptide or tripeptide) better than free amino acids. Nowadays, food proteins from plants, animals, and even agricultural byproducts are great sources for obtaining bioactive peptides, showing functions of antimicrobial, antioxidation, antithrombotic, stimulating lipolysis, antiangiotensin I-converting enzyme activity, immunomodulatory effects, etc. In general, bioactive peptides are 3-20 amino acids in length, showing valuable applications as food additives, nutraceuticals, and even pharmaceuticals. Bioactive peptides can promote human health by attenuating chronic diseases owing to the modulation and improvement of the physiological functions of the human body.
In this Special Issue, we welcome manuscripts regarding the obtainment of bioactive peptides from food resources and, further, their purification through the use of innovative methods such as membrane technology. In addition, bioactive peptides synthesized by microbial biotechnologies are also welcome.
Dr. Lu-Sheng Hsieh
Dr. Wen-Dee Chiang
Dr. Azis Boing Sitanggang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive peptides
- protein hydrolysate
- food innovative technology
- membrane technology
- purification and characterization
- functional food
