Edible Insects as a Novel Source of Bioactive Peptides: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: The production of food and feed to meet the needs of the growing world's population will soon become a serious challenge. In search for sustainable solutions, entomophagy is being proposed as an alternative source of proteins, with economic and environmental advantages when compared to meat. Edible insects are not only a valuable source of important nutrients, but their gastrointestinal digestion also originates small peptides with important bioactive properties. The present work intends to provide an exhaustive systematic review on research articles reporting bioactive peptides identified from edible insects, as demonstrated by in silico, in vitro, and/or in vivo assays. A total of 36 studies were identified following the PRISMA methodology, gathering 211 potentially

SUBMITTER: Teixeira CSS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10216942 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature