title: Meat and fermented meat products as a source of bioactive peptides.
abstract: Bioactive peptides are short amino acid sequences, that upon release from the parent protein may play different physiological roles, including antioxidant, antihypertensive, antimicrobial, and other bioactivities. They have been identified from a range of foods, including those of animal origin, e.g., milk and muscle sources (with pork, beef, or chicken and various species of fish and marine organism). Bioactive peptides are encrypted within the sequence of the parent protein molecule and latent until released and activated by enzymatic proteolysis, e.g. during gastrointestinal digestion or food processing. Bioactive peptides derived from food sources have the potential for incorporation into functional foods and nutraceuticals. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the muscle-derived bioactive peptides, especially those of fermented meats and the potential benefits of these bioactive compounds to human health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Meat Technology and Food Quality, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stadnik
authors.affiliation: Department of Meat Technology and Food Quality, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kęska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation; D055951:Functional Food / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008461:Meat Products / Q000032:analysis* / Q000382:microbiology; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D059748:Proteolysis
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments
keywords: bioactive peptides; fermented meat products; functional food; muscle proteins