Abstract

Fermentable Bioactive Peptides as a Functional Molecule

Author(s): Tariq Ahmad Ganaie, Huma Mukhtar, Farhana Mehraj Allaie and Shaiq Ahmad Ganie

Bioactive peptides are peptides with biological activity that have positive impact on physiological func-tions of body and play a vital role in human health. They have drug like activity and are used to produce neutraceut-icals and functional foods. Food sources of bioactive peptides are milk, soybean, pulses, fish, meat, egg, wheat etc. These peptides are produced by enzymatic hydrolysis with digestive enzymes and microbial activity of fermented foods and proteolysis by enzymes. Microbial fermentation is efficient way to produce these peptides. Physiological functions (health benefits) of bioactive peptides include antihypertensive, antioxidative, antithrombotic, hypocholes-terolemic, opioid, mineral-binding, antimicrobial, immuno and cyto-modulatory, anti-cancer, anti-HIV and nutri-tional.

PDF