Technological Processes for the Production of Bioactive Proteins and Peptides

TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOACTIVE PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES 

There is considerable commercial interest currently in the isolation of biologically active minor whey proteins, such as LF, LP, Ig and GMP. Over the past decade, a number of patented pilot- or industrial-scale methods have been developed for the purification or enrichment of these compounds 

The recent introduction on the market of a new category of health-promoting functional food has created a need to develop appropriate novel technologies in order to optimise the desired beneficial properties of bioactive ingredients. To this end, novel techniques, such as high hydrostatic pressure, supercritical fluid extraction, microencapsulation and pulsed electric field techniques may provide feasible options in the future (Korhonen, 2002). 

Precursor protein + enzyme (e.g. whey protein) (e.g. trypsin) 

2 Flow diagram for production and separation of bioactive peptides from food proteins obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis. 

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IV. Technological Processes for the Production of Bioactive Proteins and Peptides... 

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