Novel technologies for the production of bioactive peptides

Bioactive peptides derived from food proteins have great potential for uses as functional food ingredients or nutraceuticals. Bioactive peptides are prepared mainly by enzymatic hydrolysis. High specificity, mild conditions, a lack of residual organic solvents and toxic chemicals in the final peptide preparations have positioned enzymatic hydrolysis the most preferred method for the production of bioactive peptides; however, the high cost of...