Table 1.

Meat based bioactive compounds and their biofunctionalities

Meat based bioactive substances	Functionality	Reference
Carnitine	Putative ergogenic agents, long chain fatty acid carrier across the mitochondrial membrane and in ketone body formation, hypocholesterolemic and immunomodulatory effect.	1, 2
Carnosine	Decreased brain lipid peroxidation, periophtalmic lesions, increased reactivity of a senescence accelerated mice line, buffering capacity and antioxidative effect.	3, 4
Coenzyme Q10	Improves mitochondrial respiration and enhances post-ischemic myocardial contractile function and decreases myocardial damage, Antioxidative and cardiovascular effects	2, 5
α-lipoic acid	Decreased heart mitochondrial DNA oxidation, antioxidative effect.	2, 6
Choline	Putative ergogenic agents, reduces urinary carnitine excretion, methyl group metabolism and lipid transport	2
Taurine	Stimulates bile acid synthesis, hypolipedemic effect, hypocholesterolemic effect, cardiovascular effects	2, 6
Conjugated linoleic acid	Anticarcinogenic compound (colorectal cancer), antioxidative and immunomodulative properties; antiobesity, antidiabetic and modulation of bone metabolism	1
Anserine	Buffering capacity and antioxidant activity	4
Glutathione	Increase in absorption of heme iron	7

1 – Arihara 2006; 2 – Prates and Mateus 2002; 3 - Gallant et al. 2000; 4 - Zhou and Decker 1999; 5 – Rosenfeldt et al. 2002; 6 – Suh et al. 2001; 7- Miguel et al. 1984