Enzymatic conversion as a method of producing biologically active peptides

The growth of food products output volume including dairy products enriched by food ingredients with different biological effects is caused by deterioration of socioeconomic conditions, unstable ecological situation and unbalanced nutrition. The basic types of milk proteins proteolysis and the benefit of enzymatic catalysis over alkaline and acid have been considered. The data relating to usage of milk proteins hydrolysates in different fields of specialized and medioprophylactic nutrition depending on degree of hydrolysis and molecular weight of peptides have been presented. The substrate specificity of enzymatic preparations used in dairy industry in respect to impart the specified functional properties to milk protein has been analyzed. The impact of free amino-acids content in hydrolysates and the necessity to select enzymatic composition subject to the data relating to amino-acid sequence of protein and ferment substrate specificity has been described. Herewith protein hydrolysate obtaining with acceptable organoleptic properties and predicted biological effects is possible...