Bioactive Food Proteins and Peptides: Applications in Human Health

ISBN-13: 9781420093148 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 368 str.

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

Opis

With a human health perspective, this book discusses food-derived proteins and peptides in relation to advances in technology, and challenges and opportunities their research presents in the areas of health, nutrition, medicine and bioscience. A first section addresses chemistry and bioactivity. It looks at proteins-peptides as allergens, antihypertensive agents, antimicrobials, antioxidants, and anti-cancer agents. Findings on the bioavailability and toxicity of food-derived peptide and intestinal functions are also included. Section Two involves chapters on therapeutic peptides, including recent developments in proteomics, bioavailability, and opportunities for designing future peptides-based foods.

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.