Bioactive Food Proteins and Peptides: Applications in Human Health

ISBN-13: 9781138198999 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 368 str.

Navam S. Hettiarachchy; Kenji Sato; Maurice R. Marshall

Opis

Many naturally occurring compounds from foods such as rice, vegetables, fruits, and animal products possess properties that help to slow disease progression, inhibit pathophysiological mechanisms, or suppress activities of pathogenic molecules. Proteins and peptides play significant roles in such activities and are gaining importance as nutraceuticals that benefit numerous aspects of health and nutrition. Bioactive Food Proteins and Peptides: Applications in Human Health provides a human health perspective on food-derived proteins and peptides. It describes the potential for large-scale production with advances in technology and proposes challenges and opportunities for the future of health, nutrition, medicine, and the biosciences. The book begins by addressing properties related to chemistry and bioactivity. It examines proteins and peptides as allergens, antihypertensive agents, antimicrobials, antioxidants, and anticancer agents. It also discusses findings on the bioavailability and toxicity of food-derived peptides and intestinal functions. Next, the contributors present information on therapeutic peptides. They discuss recent developments in proteomics, bioavailability, and opportunities for designing future peptide-based foods. Providing a comprehensive review of bioactive proteins and peptides obtained from food sources, the book brings together the most up-to-date and essential information from eminent researchers from all over the world. Academics, food scientists and technologists, nutritionists, biochemists, persons in industry, and government researchers and regulators will find this book to be an essential resource for new data and developments.

Spis treści

Food Proteins and Peptides as Bioactive Agents. Proteins and Peptides as Allergens. Properties and Applications of Antimicrobial Proteins and Peptides from Milk and Eggs. Proteins and Peptides as Antioxidants. Mineral-Binding Peptides from Food. Food Peptides as Antihypertensive Agents. Therapeutic Peptides as Amino Acid Source. Hypolipidemic and Hypocholesterolemic Food Proteins and Peptides. Peptides and Proteins Increase Mineral Absorption and Improve Bone Condition. Proteins and Peptides for Complicated Disease Types. Proteins and Peptides Improve Mental Health. Proteins and Peptides as Anticancer Agents. Lunasin: A Novel Seed Peptide with Cancer Preventive Properties. Computer-Aided Optimization of Peptide Sequences and Integrated Delivery of Selected Peptides to Targets: A Case Study on Blood Pressure of Oldest-Old Patients.