Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Republic of Korea.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2012 Nov;51(4):378-83. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.06.001. Epub 2012 Jun 7.
Marine organisms have been recognized as rich sources of bioactive compounds with valuable nutraceutical and pharmaceutical potentials. Recently, marine bioactive peptides have gained much attention because of their numerous health beneficial effects. Notably, these peptides exhibit various biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-hypertensive, anti-human immunodeficiency virus, anti-proliferative, anticoagulant, calcium-binding, anti-obesity and anti-diabetic activities. This review mainly presents biological activities of peptides from marine organisms and emphasizing their potential applications in foods as well as pharmaceutical areas.
海洋生物被认为是具有宝贵的营养和药用潜力的生物活性化合物的丰富来源。最近，由于其众多的健康益处，海洋生物活性肽受到了广泛关注。值得注意的是，这些肽具有多种生物活性，如抗氧化、抗高血压、抗人类免疫缺陷病毒、抗增殖、抗凝、钙结合、抗肥胖和抗糖尿病活性。本文主要介绍了海洋生物肽的生物活性，并强调了它们在食品和医药领域的潜在应用。
