USE OF MILK PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES AS GASTROINTESTINAL PROTECTORS

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of an isolated bioactive peptide which has stimulating activity for the secretion of mucins and/or opioid activity, which is included in an enzymatic hydrolysate of at least one milk protein selected from a whey protein hydrolysate or a milk casein hydrolysate, in which the structure thereof includes a sequence having at least two aromatic amino acids, wherein the first aromatic amino acid is a tyrosine in the first or second position relative to the N-terminal end of said sequence and the second aromatic amino acid is a phenylalanine or a tyrosine in the third or fourth position relative to the first tyrosine; in order to stimulate the formation of intestinal mucus and/or to promote gastrointestinal protection.