Recent advances in whey processing and valorisation: Technological and environmental perspectives

D Buchanan, W Martindale, E Romeih… - … Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Whey has several environmental risks if disposed of as waste in watercourses. However,
there are numerous valorisation techniques to convert it into valuable and highly nutritious …

Metal-binding peptides and their potential to enhance the absorption and bioavailability of minerals

TJ Ashaolu, CC Lee, JO Ashaolu, H Pourjafar… - Food chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Minerals including calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium, and copper have several human
nutritional functions due to their metabolic activities. Body tissues require sufficient levels of …

Identification, in silico selection, and mechanism study of novel antioxidant peptides derived from the rice bran protein hydrolysates

L Ren, J Fan, Y Yang, X Liu, B Wang, X Bian, D Wang… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The work aimed to assess the antioxidant ability and obtain a new antioxidant peptide from
rice bran protein. Rice bran protein was hydrolyzed by Alcalase, Neutral, Pepsin …

Identification of high iron–chelating peptides with unusual antioxidant effect from sea cucumbers and the possible binding mode

C Fan, X Ge, J Hao, T Wu, R Liu, W Sui, J Geng… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common nutritional disease affecting 2 billion people. To
develop a new iron-fortified food, we designed a novel type of iron-chelating peptide [Sea …

Whey valorization by microbial and enzymatic bioprocesses for the production of nutraceuticals and value-added products

R Chourasia, LC Phukon, MM Abedin, S Padhi… - Bioresource Technology …, 2022 - Elsevier
A by-product of the dairy and non-dairy food industry, whey is generated in large quantities.
It can become a major pollutant if disposed of in the environment under untreated …

Exploring the potential of plant-derived metal ion binding peptides: Preparation, structure-activity relationship, and biological activities

L Li, C Ma, Y Yang, B Wang, X Liu, Y Wang… - Trends in Food Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Metal ion are critical trace elements necessary for various biological functions.
Metal ions-binding peptides demonstrate promise for addressing metal deficiencies in food …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of corn ACE inhibitory peptide-ferrous chelate by dual-frequency ultrasound and its structure and stability analyses

W Qu, Y Feng, T Xiong, Y Li, H Wahia, H Ma - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to improve iron chelating ability and retain the activity of functional peptide, corn
peptide was chelated with iron to form corn ACE inhibitory peptide-ferrous chelate (CP-Fe) …

Effects of three biological combined with chemical methods on the microstructure, physicochemical properties and antioxidant activity of millet bran dietary fibre

Y Zheng, J Li, X Wang, M Guo, C Cheng, Y Zhang - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The effects of cellulase hydrolysis separately combined with hydroxypropylation,
carboxymethylation and phosphate crosslinking on the physicochemical properties and …

Identification of a novel walnut iron chelating peptide with potential high antioxidant activity and analysis of its possible binding sites

C Fan, X Wang, X Song, R Sun, R Liu, W Sui, Y Jin… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Peptide iron chelate is widely regarded as one of the best iron supplements for relieving iron
deficiency. In this study, a new type of walnut peptide iron (WP-Fe) chelate was prepared …

The Metschnikowia pulcherrima Clade as a Model for Assessing Inhibition of Candida spp. and the Toxicity of Its Metabolite, Pulcherrimin

D Kregiel, KH Czarnecka-Chrebelska, H Schusterová… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Candidiasis is one of the most frequent infections worldwide. In this study, the antimicrobial
properties of six strains belonging to the Metschnikowia pulcherrima clade were evaluated …