Abstract:

Food-derived immunoactive peptides have a variety of regulatory functions in the human immune system. They
are generally derived from casein, lactoferrin, fish and shellfish protein, wheat protein, rice protein and soybean protein. To
date, researchers have conducted a large number of studies on their structures, action mechanisms and applications in animal
experiments as well as in clinical research. Remarkable achievments have been made in this area. In this review paper, we
elucidate the structures and action mechanisms of food-derived immunoactive peptides.

Key words: food protein, immunoactive peptides, action mechanism