Advances in the production and functional properties of corn protein peptides

Abstract The corn peptides are a low molecular polypeptide produced by hydrolysis of corn protein. It has many physiological effects such as anti-alcoholism, liver-protection, antihypertension, antitumor, and antioxidation. The recent researches of corn peptides from domestic and foreign literature were integrated in this paper. The production methods and functional properties of corn peptides were summarized. The related researches of enzymatic hydrolysis and microbial fermentation of corn protein peptides were discussed in detail, and a variety of physiological functions of corn protein peptides were analysed. This paper could provide reference for the development and utilization of corn protein peptides.