Figure 1.

Bioactive peptides and associated health benefits, where attributed to their physiological activities exerted in vitro and in vivo, these include lowering blood pressure by inhibiting the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE); oxidative stress reduction by neutralizing or scavenging free radicals; antimicrobial (targeting binding efficacy towards the pathogen cell wall), anticoagulant, antitumor (targeting cancer cells), and anti-inflammatory (triggering the anti-inflammatory cytokines).