Biological properties and activities of major royal jelly proteins and their derived peptides

Carmen Ioana Mureşan; Daniel Severus Dezmirean; Bianca Dana Marc; Ramona Suharoschi; Oana Lelia Pop; Anja Buttstedt

Journal of Functional Foods (Nov 2022)

Biological properties and activities of major royal jelly proteins and their derived peptides

Carmen Ioana Mureşan,
Daniel Severus Dezmirean,
Bianca Dana Marc,
Ramona Suharoschi,
Oana Lelia Pop,
Anja Buttstedt

Affiliations

Carmen Ioana Mureşan: Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăstur 3 – 5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Corresponding author.
Daniel Severus Dezmirean: Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăstur 3 – 5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Bianca Dana Marc: Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăstur 3 – 5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Ramona Suharoschi: Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăstur 3 – 5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Oana Lelia Pop: Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăstur 3 – 5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Anja Buttstedt: Social Insects Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, 0028 Hatfield, Pretoria, South Africa

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 98
p. 105286

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Royal jelly (RJ) is a complex beehive product that is important for larval development and queen nutrition in the hive and may also have beneficial effects on human health, according to in vitro and in vivo studies. The main proteins in RJ belong to the Major royal jelly proteins family (MRJPs), representing up to 90% of the total proteins. This narrative review aims to compile the results of studies on MRJPs and their derived peptides to understand their biological effects better, their most important activities being antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-tumor, hypotensive, hypolipidemic, cell growth promoting, wound healing, anti-aging, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulatory.

Published in Journal of Functional Foods

ISSN: 1756-4646 (Print); 2214-9414 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-functional-foods

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