title: Egg yolk proteins and peptides with biological activity.
abstract: Many proteins of food reveal biological activity. In the sequence of these proteins also numerous biologically active peptides are encrypted. These peptides are released during proteolysis naturally occurring in the gastrointestinal tract, food fermentation or during designed enzymatic hydrolysis in vitro. Biopeptides may exert multiple activities, affecting the cardiovascular, endocrine, nervous and immune systems. An especially rich source of bioactive proteins and biopeptides is egg. Bioactive peptides released from egg white proteins have been well described, whereas egg yolk proteins as precursors of biopeptides are less well characterized. This manuscript describes biologically active proteins and peptides originating from egg yolk and presents their potential therapeutic role.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Products Technology and Quality Management, Faculty of Food Science, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zambrowicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Products Technology and Quality Management, Faculty of Food Science, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dąbrowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Products Technology and Quality Management, Faculty of Food Science, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Łukasz
authors.initials: Ł
authors.lastname: Bobak
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Products Technology and Quality Management, Faculty of Food Science, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szołtysik
mesh_terms: D001682:Biological Availability; D004527:Egg Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis
chemical_list: D004527:Egg Proteins; D010455:Peptides