Milk protein derived peptides could exert physiology functions in human body, mainly antihypertensive activity by the inhibition of the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE). These peptides can be liberated by proteolytic microorganism during fermentation. In this work the effect of pH on the production of bioactive peptides during milk fermentation by...
Background: The Echinacea genus belongs to the Asteraceae family and is composed of 9 species, of which E. pallida, E. angustifolia and E. purpurea are used as medicinal plants. Sales of medicinal extractsderived from these three Echinacea species reached 21 million dollars in 2002, however, it is important to mention...