Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology (Jan 2020)

Bioactive Peptides in Milk and Milk products, Antimicrobial Properties and Effects on Human Health

  • Selda Bulca,
  • Burcu Güvenç

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8i1.158-164.2886
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 158 – 164

Abstract

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In recent years, apart from the nutritional values of foods, functional properties have also gained importance. Bioactive peptides are the fragmentation products of proteins that have a positive effect on human health. Bioactive peptides in cow's milk are released as a result of hydrolysis of milk proteins with proteolytic enzymes. Bioactive peptides have biochemical and physiological properties such as immune regulation, mineral binding, antimicrobial, antihypertensive, opioid, anti-oxidative, anti-ulcerative, antithrombotic, antitumor and apoptosis. In this review, bioactive peptides in milk and milk products and their antimicrobial properties and effects on human health were evaluated.

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