Bioactive peptides are obtained by treatment of fish meat with trypsin, alcalase, chymotrypsin , pepsin or other enzymes under controlled conditions of PH and temperature.
The basic difference between proteins and peptides is the size of the chain. Aminoacids between 2 to 50 are peptides and more than 50 are proteins. Bioactive Peptides are low molecular weight fragments of 2 to 20 amino acids residues that exhibit beneficial physiological effects.
ROLE OF PEPTIDES : Peptides are found throughout every cell and tissue in the body. They are an Integral part of most biological processes.
Maintenance of appropriate concentration and activity levels of peptides, is necessary to achieve homeostasis ( Ability to maintain internal stability in an organism to compensate for environmental changes)and maintains Health
