In the last few decades, the search for new bioactive compounds
able to fight several chronic degenerative diseases has
increased. In this context, natural sources are especially
appealing. Among these new products, peptides are included,
for the promising bioactivities and potential applications. In fact,
bioactive peptides represent specific sequences of amino acids
with numerous health effects so they can be used for the
formulation of new drugs, nutraceuticals and ingredients for
functional foods. They can be obtained from different protein
sources both of animal (milk, derivatives and eggs, meat, fish and
even insects) and of vegetable origin (soy, wheat, corn, rice,
barley, potatoes, algae). Inparticular, hereit is shown an overview
of recent data on some bioactive peptides of plant origin.
Biopeptides from vegetable proteins: New scientific evidences / Montesano, D., Gallo, M., Blasi, F., Cossignani, L.. - In: CURRENT OPINION IN FOOD SCIENCE. - ISSN 2214-8000. - 31:(2020), pp. 31-37. [10.1016/j.cofs.2019.10.008]