Nanoencapsulation of Biologically Active Peptides from Whey Proteins

Microsequenceanalysis of Biologically Active Proteins and Peptides

Despite impressive advances in techniques for sequence analysis of nucleic acids, direct sequencing of proteins will continue to be required in many areas of biological research. Traditional approaches are adequate, though still laborious,when carried out on micromole (106M) amounts of material. Recent advances employing radioisotopic and carrier methodology allow sequencing in the nanomole (l0...

Biologically active peptides in milk proteins.

Bioactive peptides have been identified as digestion products of several food proteins. All the bioactive sequences are hidden in an inactive state inside the polypeptide chain of the larger protein. Milk proteins are a rich source of biologically active peptides such as exorphins (casomorphins), phosphopeptides and immunopeptides. Such peptides are released during intestinal digestion of casei...

Biologically Active and Antimicrobial Peptides from Plants

Bioactive peptides are part of an innate response elicited by most living forms. In plants, they are produced ubiquitously in roots, seeds, flowers, stems, and leaves, highlighting their physiological importance. While most of the bioactive peptides produced in plants possess microbicide properties, there is evidence that they are also involved in cellular signaling. Structurally, there is an o...

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Antimicrobial Peptides Derived from Goat’s Milk Whey Proteins Obtained by Enzymatic Hydrolysis

In this study the bacterial growth inhibitory activity of peptide fragments produced from goat’s milk whey proteins by enzymatic hydrolysis using trypsin, ficin and a combination of both was investigated. Goat’s milk whey proteins were isolated and subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis and peptides were purified by ultrafiltration followed by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP...