FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 278-283.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20200418-238

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Functional Characteristics of Bioactive Peptides in Dry-Cured Ham: A Review

LI Ping, YANG Ting, ZHOU Hui, NIE Wen, XU Baocai, WANG Zhaoming, CHEN Shuntong   

  1. (1. School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China; 2. School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Hefei Normal University, Hefei 230601, China; 3. Jinzi Ham Co. Ltd., Jinhua 321000, China)
  • Online:2021-06-15 Published:2021-06-29

Abstract: During the processing of dry-cured ham, due to the action of endogenous enzymes and microorganisms on them, proteins are broken down into many peptides with diverse biological activities including antioxidant, antihypertensive and antibacterial effects. The biological peptides are of significant interest to researchers and have wide application prospects. This paper reviews the formation mechanism and functional characteristics of bioactive peptides in dry-cured ham.

Key words: bioactive peptides; antioxidant; antihypertensive; antibacterial; endogenous enzymes

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