TITLE:
Bioactive Low Molecular Weight Compounds in Two Traditional Spanish Products
AUTHORS:
María Luisa Timón, Emilio José Galea, Ana Isabel Andrés, María Jesús Petrón
KEYWORDS:
Bioactive Compound; Proteolysis; Traditional Food; Antioxidant Activity; Antihypertensive Activity
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.4 No.9B,
August
22,
2013
ABSTRACT: The aim of this work focuses on the study of low molecular weight (LMW) compounds with antioxidant and antihy-pertensive effect in Iberian ham and La Serena cheese, two traditional products in Spain, in comparison to cured ham and matured Ewe’s milk cheese. Proteolysis parameters were studied, LMW compounds were isolated and their antioxidant and antihypertensive activity was analyzed. Results showed that a more intense proteolysis, expressed as peptidic nitrogen (PN), in Iberian ham (p