FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12): 34-36.

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Primary Studies on Antibacterial Activity of New Casein-derived Antibacterial Peptide

 LI  Luan-Feng, PANG  Guang-Chang, YAN  Ya-Li   

  1. Bioengineering Department, Tianjin University of Commerce
  • Online:2003-12-15 Published:2011-12-13

Abstract: Recently a new antibacterial peptide had been purified from a trypsin hydrolyzates of bovine casein. The antibacterialactivity of Trpi (Tyr-rich polypeptide) was primarily studied in this work. The results demonstrated that the peptide showedgreat inhibitory activity against a number of microorganisms, especially Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. This findingsuggest that Trpi had a remarkable prospects of academic and applicable values.

Key words: tyr-rich polypeptide (Trpi), antibacterial activity, antimicrobial activity spectrum