A Critical Review on the Identification of Pathogens by Employing Peptide-Based Electrochemical Biosensors.

In this era of emerging pathogenic diseases, prompt and accurate detection of pathogens is crucial. Disease diagnosis, environmental monitoring and food safety all rely heavily on the identification of pathogens. Peptide-based electrochemical sensors due to their rapid response times, specificity and sensitivity have emerged as promising tools in the identification of pathogens.

Recent Advances in Bioactive Peptides as Functional Food for Health Promotions and Medicinal Applications.

Bioactive peptides obtained from natural resources are useful due to their ability to prevent the risk of dreadful conditions such as hypertension, cancers, obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Proteins from food, plants, animals and dairy products are chemically or enzymatically hydrolyzed or fermented in the presence of microbes to produce bioactive peptides. Bioactive peptides are antioxidant, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, antibacterial, anticancer, antimicrobial and some of them also show multiple bioactivities.