Bioactive Food Proteins and Peptides: Applications in Human Health

Many naturally occurring compounds from foods such as rice, vegetables, fruits, and animal products possess properties that help to slow disease progression, inhibit pathophysiological mechanisms, or suppress activities of pathogenic molecules. Proteins and peptides play significant roles in such activities and are gaining importance as nutraceuticals that benefit numerous aspects of health and nutrition. Bioactive Food Proteins and Peptides:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420093142
• ISBN13: 9781420093148
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"