Pulse Derived Bioactive Peptides as Novel Nutraceuticals: A Review

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Bioactive peptides are short peptide fragments formed by amino acids joined by peptide bonds, can employ health enhancing effects in...     

Health Promoting Effects of Food-Derived Bioactive Peptides: A Review

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Bioactive peptides are functional agents encrypted in food proteins with several potential health benefits. Food-derived proteins when...     

生物活性肽的生理功能及研究进展

随着人们生活水平的提高,伴随现代文明而来的各种富裕病如高血压、高血脂、肥胖病、糖尿病和癌症等越来越引起人们的关注,人们的消费观念已从单纯的吃饱吃好向防病治病方向转变。生物活性肽具有涉及神经、激素和免疫调节、抗血栓、抗高血压、抗胆固醇、抗细菌病毒、抗癌、抗氧化、清除自由基、改善氮素吸收关系和矿质运输、促生长、调节食品风味、口味、硬度等多种生理功能,被誉为21世纪人类健康的新宠儿。简述了生物活性肽的特点、生理功能及其研究进展。     

Review on the Bioactive Peptides from Marine Sources: Indication for Health Effects

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Food protein-generated bioactive peptides are natural products that have nutraceutical and pharmaceutical properties. They have been...     

Plant-Derived Bioactive Peptides: A Treatment to Cure Diabetes

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Recent advances in analytical techniques have opened new opportunities for plant-based drug discovery in the field of peptide and...     

酶法制备海洋活性肽及其功能活性研究进展

海洋生物活性肽(Marine biological active peptide)是从海洋生物中提取的具有优化机体代谢环境、有益于机体健康的一类多肽。酶法制备海洋生物活性肽是目前最常用的制备方法,是通过适当的蛋白酶水解海洋生物蛋白来制备生物活性肽的一种方法。海洋生物活性肽在降血压、抗氧化、抗凝血及抗菌等方面效果显著,对治疗和预防疾病具有巨大潜力。介绍海洋生物活性肽在酶解制备及其生物学功能方面国内外研究进展,为进一步开展海洋活性多肽研究提供参考。     

Assessment of Bioavailability after In Vitro Digestion and First Pass Metabolism of Bioactive Peptides from Collagen Hydrolysates

Collagen hydrolysates (CHs) are composed of bioactive peptides (BAPs), which possess health enhancing properties. There is a knowledge gap regarding the bioavailability of these BAPs that involves intestinal transport and hepatic first pass effects. A simulated gastrointestinal model was used to generate digesta from two CHs (CH-GL and CH-OPT), which were applied to a novel transwell co-culture of human intestinal epithelium cell line-6 (HIEC-6) and hepatic (HepG2) cells to simulate in vivo conditions of absorption and first pass metabolism. Peptide transport, hepatic first pass effects, and bioavailability were determined by measuring BAPs (Gly-Pro, Hyp-Gly, Ala-Hyp, Pro-Hyp, Gly-Pro-Hyp) using an innovative capillary electrophoresis method. All peptides were transported across the intestinal cell layer to varying degrees with both CHs; however, Gly-Pro-Hyp was transported only with CH-GL, but not CH-OPT. Notable hepatic production was observed for Ala-Hyp with both CH treatments, and for Pro-Hyp and Gly-Pro with CH-GL only. All peptides were bioavailable (>10%), except for Gly-Pro-Hyp after CH-OPT. Overall, a high degree of transport and hepatic first pass effects on CH-derived BAPs were observed. Further research is needed to explore the hepatic mechanisms related to the production of BAPs and the bifunctional effects of the bioavailable BAPs noted in this study.     

A Review on Bioactive Porcine Peptide,Protegrin-1

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Multi drug resistance is a major problem of the twenty first century. In order to combat this issue, there is an urgent need in the...     

Food-Derived Anticancer Peptides: A Review

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Cancer has gained appreciable attention in the category of noncommunicable health disorders as the group of proliferative diseases and...     

Target Specific Anticoagulant Peptides: A Review

Anticoagulant drugs are of crucial importance for the treatment and prophylaxis of thrombotic disorders. The use of traditional anticoagulants like heparin and warfarin is majorly associated with bleeding complications. In the quest for safer anticoagulation therapy, the interest for the isolation of novel anticoagulant compounds has shifted towards natural sources. Peptides can be considered as better alternative due to their therapeutic potential in the treatment of diseases. Peptides from hematophagous (blood-feeding) and venomous organisms have been recognized as potential anticoagulant agents. Of late, peptides derived from the hydrolysis of food proteins, including edible seaweeds, milk and seed proteins, have also shown to possess promising in vitro anticoagulant activity. To overcome the problems associated with regular anticoagulants, peptides targeting vital steps in the clotting cascade have been studied. This review focuses on anticoagulant peptides with known targets, inhibiting crucial factors in the coagulation cascade such as FXa, FXIa, FXIIa and FVIIa/TF complex, as well as peptides with unknown targets.     

Bioactive Compounds of Sea Anemones: A Review

Marine organisms and their associated microorganisms contain a wide range of novel bioactive natural compounds that are widely used in the field of anti-microbial, anti-tumor, and anti-cancer drug discovery research. Hence, much focus has been given to isolate the bioactive compounds from marine sources. Sea anemone, one such marine resource, is used in recent years to extract bioactive compounds. It belongs to the phylum Cnidaria. The distinguishing feature of cnidarians is nematocysts, specialized venomous organs that the animals use mainly for capturing prey and protecting themselves from predators. There are over one thousand species of sea anemone reported worldwide and of which 40 species belonging to 17 families are found in India. Out of 40 species, 24 are marine, 13 are estuarine and 3 are common to both habitats. We present an overview of some of the potential marine bioactive compounds from a curative point of view isolated from sea anemone. Among the Order Actiniaria, Family Actiniidae exhibits by far the highest number of species yielding promising compounds, followed by Family Stichodactylidae. Haemolytic activity has been the major area of interest in the screening of actinarian compounds.

     

生物活性肽SSDI固相合成工艺的研究

目的:研究生物活性肤SSDI的固相合成工艺,并为大规模合成目标肽提供理论依据.方法:采用固相合成法,原料氨基酸以Fmoe形式保护,用Wang树脂为载体,经1-氧3-双二甲胺羰基苯骈三氮唑四氟化硼盐(TBTU)\1-羟基-苯并-三氮唑(HOBt)\二-异丙基乙胺(DIEA)混合试剂缩合,20%哌啶的DMF溶液脱保护,用三氟乙酸\茴香硫醚\巯基乙醇\苯酚\水混合作为切割试剂将多肽从Wang树脂上切割下来.结果:多肽粗品的得率高达70%,经RP-HPLC纯化,可获得纯度在98%以上的目标肽,经MALDI-MS质谱鉴定其分子量与理论值一致.结论:此合成方法操作简单,产品得率高,适合大规模合成目标肽.     

Sorghum: Nutritional Factors,Bioactive Compounds,Pharmaceutical and Application in Food Systems: A Review

After wheat, rice, maize, and barley, sorghum is the fifth most widely grown cereal on the planet. Due to its highproduction, drought resistance, and heat tolerance, this crop is replacing maize in some areas. Sorghum is available in a variety of colors, including cream, lemon-yellow, red, and even black. The principal grain anatomicalcomponents are pericarp, germ or embryo and endosperm. This review provides an overview of key sorghumgrain components, including starches, fiber, proteins, lipids, and vitamins. Also, we summarized phenolic compounds, flavonoids, tannins, carotenoids, vitamin E, amines, Policosanols and Phytosterols in sorghum grains.Sorghum is used to manufacture bread and porridge, and it provides a significant source of energy and nutritionfor humans; sorghum is extensively farmed for animal feed. However, because the natural components in sorghum are useful in the development of healthy and functional foods, sorghum farming for both biofuel production and human consumption is gaining popularity. Pigmented sorghum grain is high in antioxidants such aspolyphenols, primarily tannins, which have a variety of health benefits, including antiproliferative propertieslinked to the prevention of certain cancers, antioxidant activities linked to the prevention of diseases linked tooxidative stress, and anti-inflammatory effects, as well as improving glucose metabolism. Because these chemicalscannot be assimilated, their application in the food business has been limited, as sorghum is regarded as a lownutritional grain due to the presence of anti-nutritional components such as strong tannins, which form complexes with proteins and iron, limiting their digestibility. This review aims to show the utilization of sorghumas a source of bioactive chemicals and the value they bestow on human health due to the general biological potential it possesses.     

生物活性肽自动查询预测系统

论述了运用生物信息学方法和计算机技术,快速从由蛋白酶模拟酶解蛋白质而产生的大量未知生物活性的系列肽中,预测有生物活性的肽,以实现生物活性肽功能的预测。主要建立了生物活性肽数据库,应用已有生物活性肽作为序列比对的标准,实行大量未知生物活性的系列肽自动无人值守的和已知生物活性的肽序列比对查询,以发现新物种中包括动物和植物的具有新的生物活性的功能肽。应用该软件系统AQS成功地预测并发现了造血细胞增殖肽、成骨细胞生长肽以及高血压押制肽。     

Impacts on Sirtuin Function and Bioavailability of the Dietary Bioactive Compound Dihydrocoumarin

The plant secondary metabolite and common food additive dihydrocoumarin (DHC) is an inhibitor of the Sirtuin family of NAD⁺-dependent deacetylases. Sirtuins are key regulators of epigenetic processes that maintain silent chromatin in yeast and have been linked to gene expression, metabolism, apoptosis, tumorogenesis and age-related processes in multiple organisms, including humans. Here we report that exposure to the polyphenol DHC led to defects in several Sirtuin-regulated processes in budding yeast including the establishment and maintenance of Sir2p-dependent silencing by causing disassembly of silent chromatin, Hst1p-dependent repression of meiotic-specific genes during the mitotic cell cycle. As both transient and prolonged exposure to environmental and dietary factors have the potential to lead to heritable alterations in epigenetic states and to modulate additional Sirtuin-dependent phenotypes, we examined the bioavailability and digestive stability of DHC using an in vivo rat model and in vitro digestive simulator. Our analyses revealed that DHC was unstable during digestion and could be converted to melilotic acid (MA), which also caused epigenetic defects, albeit less efficiently. Upon ingestion, DHC was observed primarily in intestinal tissues, but did not accumulate over time and was readily cleared from the animals. MA displayed a wider tissue distribution and, in contrast to DHC, was also detected in the blood plasma, interstitial fluid, and urine, implying that the conversion of DHC to the less bioactive compound, MA, occurred efficiently in vivo.     

Antimicrobial Peptides as Potential Therapeutic Agents: A Review

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - The growth of pathogens across the globe is developing at a very fast rate, thus turning into a worldwide health problem. Since, current...     

Venom-Derived Bioactive Compounds as Potential Anticancer Agents: A Review

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Biologically active compounds with potential anticancer activity have been isolated from various animal sources. Recent research is...     

Crustacean Pigmentary-Effector Hormones: Chemistry and Functions of RPCH, PDH, and Related Peptides

Integumental color changes and eye pigment movements in crustaceansare regulated by pigmentary-effector hormones. The identifiedhormones include: an octapeptide RPCH (red pigment-concentratinghormone) and several forms of octadecapeptide PDH (pigment-dispersinghormone: -PDH, ß-PDH). RPCH-related peptides (AKHs,adipokinetic hormones) and PDH-related peptides (PDFs, pigment-dispersingfactors) occur in insects, and are recognized as members ofAKH/RPCH and PDH/PDF peptide families. The domain for maturepeptide is located between the signal peptide and precursor-relatedpeptide in AKH/RPCH precursors, and at the C-terminal end inthe PDH/PDF precursors. The precursor-related (associated) peptidesin RPCH and PDH precursors in Crustacea show little or no similarityto corresponding domains of AKH and PDF precursors in insects.Although the functions of precursor-related peptides are unknown,the mature peptides are shown to serve diverse functions. RPCH'sactions in crustaceans include: pigment concentration in oneor more types of chromatophores, dark-adaptational screeningpigment movement in distal eye pigment cells, increase of retinalsensitivity, and neuromodulation. The related AKHs largely influencemetabolism in insects, although they serve additional functions.PDHs trigger pigment dispersion in chromatophores and inducelight-adaptational screening pigment movements in extraretinulareye pigment cells. The related PDFs appear to serve as a transmitterof circadian signals in the regulation of biological rhythmsin insects. Evolutionary relationships among the PDH/PDF peptidesand directions for future research are discussed.     

Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs): Roles,Functions and Mechanism of Action

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a crucial part of innate immunity that exist in the most of living organisms. In fact, AMPs have...