FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (9): 364-368.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201309072

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Recent Advance in Research on the Structure and Function of Trypsin Inhibitor

WANG Rong-chun1,SUN Jian-hua2,HE Shu-dong1,MA Ying1,*   

  1. 1. School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China;
    2. Institute of Microbiology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150010, China
  • Received:2013-03-11 Revised:2013-04-20 Online:2013-05-15 Published:2013-05-07
  • Contact: MA Ying E-mail:maying@hit.edu.cn

Abstract:

The physiological function of trypsin inhibitor, a member of the family of serine protease inhibitor, is associated
with preventing or combating diseases and insect pests. In recent years, trypsin inhibitor has attracted wide attention from
researchers because of its unique physiological properties such as anti-cancer and anti-virus activity. In this paper, we review
the classification, typical structure and functions of trypsin inhibitor. Besides, the application potential of some current
methods to extract and purify trypsin inhibitor and problems exisitng in their application are introduced, aiming at providing
references for further expolration of trypsin inhibitor.

Key words: trypsin inhibitor, protein structure, function, application

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