Mechanisms of plastein formation, and prospective food and nutraceutical applications of the peptide aggregates

Plastein is a protease-induced peptide aggregate with prospective application in enhancing the nutritional quality of proteins and debittering protein hydrolysates. These properties are yet to be applied in product development possibly due to economic considerations (production cost vs. product yiel...

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Main Authors: Min Gong, Aishwarya Mohan, Angus Gibson, Chibuike C. Udenigwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Biotechnology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215017X14000599