Jagat R Kanwar, Rupinder K Kanwar, Xueying Sun, Vasu Punj, H Matta, Somasundaram M Morley, Andrew Parratt, Munish Puri, Rakesh Sehgal
Milk and colostrum is a rich source of proteins/peptides which have crucial roles in both neonates and adults. Milk bioactive proteins and peptides are potential health-enhancing nutraceuticals for food. Many bioactive peptides/proteins may be used as nutraceuticals, for example, in the treatment of cancer, asthma, diarrhea, hypertension, thrombosis, dental diseases, as well as mineral malabsorption, and immunodeficiency. The following components of milk are of particular interest in the recent years: 1) Lactoferrin [Lf] has antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiparasite and antitumor activities and accelerates immunomodulatory properties...
August 2009: Current Protein & Peptide Science