Bioactive Peptides in Milk Products.

Abstract

Some peptides produced in vitro or in vivo by enzymatic hydrolysis of caseins and whey protein can affect some biological functions of the body and therefore they are called bioactive peptides. In this paper the physiological significance of bioactive peptides is reviewed and the analytical methods for their purification and determination are summarized. Moreover this article deals with the effects of food processing on biopeptide availability.




The Journal of Food Technology in Africa Volume 5 Number 1 (January- March 2000), pp. 31-34