title: Functional significance of bioactive peptides derived from soybean.
abstract: Biologically active peptides play an important role in metabolic regulation and modulation. Several studies have shown that during gastrointestinal digestion, food processing and microbial proteolysis of various animals and plant proteins, small peptides can be released which possess biofunctional properties. These peptides are to prove potential health-enhancing nutraceutical for food and pharmaceutical applications. The beneficial health effects of bioactive peptides may be several like antihypertensive, antioxidative, antiobesity, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, hypocholesterolemic and anticancer. Soybeans, one of the most abundant plant sources of dietary protein, contain 36-56% of protein. Recent studies showed that soy milk, an aqueous extract of soybean, and its fermented product have great biological properties and are a good source of bioactive peptides. This review focuses on bioactive peptides derived from soybean; we illustrate their production and biofunctional attributes.
authors: Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India. Electronic address: bpsingh03@gmail.com.
authors: Brij Pal
authors: BP
authors: Singh
authors: Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India.
authors: Shilpa
authors: S
authors: Vij
authors: Dairy Microbiology Department, S.M.C. College of Dairy Science, Anand Agricultural University, Anand 388001, Gujarat, India.
authors: Subrota
authors: S
authors: Hati
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005285:Fermentation; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013025:Glycine max / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000975:Antioxidants; D010455:Peptides; D010940:Plant Proteins
keywords: Bioactive peptides; Biofunctional; Hypocholesterolemic; Lactobacilli; Proteolytic