Marine Bioactive Peptides—Structure, Function and Application, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 86
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine peptides; structure identification; structure–function relationship; antioxidant activity; cytoprotection; Nrf2 pathway; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory; hypolipidemic activities; hypotensive activity; neuropeptides; cephalopods; neuroendocrine immune regulation; reproductive regulation
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Interests: marine peptides; structure identification; structure–function relationship; antioxidant activity; cytoprotection; Nrf2 pathway; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory; hypolipidemic activities; hypotensive activity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, peptides generated from various marine organisms have attracted wide attention due to their diverse chemical structures and bioactivities, including antioxidants, immune modulation, angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition, hypotensive, hypolipidemic, antiviral, cytotoxic, neurotoxic, anticoagulant, antifreeze, etc. Moreover, bioactive peptides can serve as additional functional components used in health foods, nutraceuticals, biopreservatives, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
Given the widespread and current interest in this topic, we decided to propose Version 3.0 of this Special Issue with the aim of collecting papers on up-to-date information regarding the preparation, structural identification, activity, functional evaluation, and application of marine bioactive peptides.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Chang-Feng Chi
Prof. Dr. Bin Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine peptides
- protein hydrolysate
- biotechnological production
- structure identification
- structural modification
- bioactivity and function
- structure–function relationship
- bioavailability
- nutritional value
- functional foods
- application
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