Potential functionality of protein hydrolysates for glycaemia control

Introduction: Dietary proteins may contain some bioactive peptides (BAPs) encrypted within their primary structures. BAPs may be delivered in the food during processing and/or in the gastro-intestinal tract during food digestion and can exert some biological effects beyond nutrition such as antimicrobial, anti-thrombotic, antihypertensive, opioid and immunomodulatory effects. BAPs modulating blood glucose response are promising ingredients for functional foods development. They work through inhibition of the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) that modulate glucose homeostasis by cleaving GLP-1 and GIP (Lacroix et al.,2016).
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research