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Production and Biofunctionality of Milk-Derived Bioactive Peptides

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Milk is known as a source of macro- and micronutrients. Milk proteins comprise a wide range of bioactive peptides. The bioactive peptides have specific amino acid sequences in the form of hydrolysates. These types of bioactive peptides are vital for proper bodily function. Bioactivities of milk proteins depend on the release of various fragments of peptides with specific amino acid sequences. In the gastrointestinal tract, peptides are digested by the proteolytic enzyme, or during fermentation and food processing, to liberate and activate encoded bioactive peptides from the native protein. Milk proteins encrypted with bioactive peptides exhibit various biofunctionalities, such as antibacterial, antioxidative, opioid-like, antihypertensive, immunomodulatory, antithrombotic and cytomodulatory activities. Diarrhea, thrombosis, dental carries, oxidative stress, hypertension, mineral malabsorption, and immunodeficiency diseases can be treated by these types of bioactive peptides. These bioactive peptides are used in the formulation of functional foods, natural drugs, and nutraceuticals because of their beneficial health effects.

The food industry is particularly interested in bioactive peptides extracted from milk proteins because of the functional and physiological roles they play. This current chapter summarizes the production of milk-derived bioactive peptides along with their general characteristics, physiological functions, and potential applications in functional health food developments.

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Chaudhari, H., Hati, S. (2022). Production and Biofunctionality of Milk-Derived Bioactive Peptides. In: Sayyed, R.Z., Khan, M. (eds) Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1626-6_13

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