Active peptides contribute to the stability of the internal environment of the body, improve the function of organs in an all-round way, and enable the smooth completion of metabolic links, and contribute to the improvement of the body’s operating ability. Many studies have confirmed that the supplementation of hydrolyzed protein peptides can improve the body weight (especially lean body mass), muscle strength and serum total calcium content of athletes, control or reduce the adverse reactions of the body’s “negative nitrogen balance” caused by exercise, maintain or promote the body’s routine protein synthesis, reduce or delay some physical changes caused by exercise, and thus relieve fatigue. Relieving fatigue involves delaying the generation of fatigue and promoting the elimination of fatigue. The action mechanism of active peptides is as follows:
(1) Active peptides can promote the recovery of red blood cells and improve the oxygen-carrying function of red blood cells. For example, soy hydrolyzed protein can increase hemoglobin levels and control serum creatine kinase levels in athletic athletes, reminding soy peptides of their role in protecting cell membranes, reducing creatine kinase leakage in muscle cells, and promoting the recovery of damaged skeletal muscle tissue after exercise.
(2) Active peptides prevent exercise-induced skeletal muscle protein degradation by controlling heavy chain myosin degradation and calcium-activated proteinase-mediated proteolysis.
(3) Oxidative deamination of active peptides in muscle tissue can replenish energy for the body. In special emergency situations, it provides immediate energy to the muscles. Because peptides are easy to be absorbed and quickly utilized, increasing peptides before and during exercise can reduce muscle protein degradation, maintain routine protein synthesis in the body, reduce or delay some physical changes caused by exercise, and relieve fatigue.
(4) Active peptides have strong antioxidant activity, which can inhibit lipid oxidation catalyzed by oxygen free radicals and metal ions, so they have significant cell protection and fatigue relief effects.
Therefore, from the perspective of nutrition-related studies, active peptides can significantly enhance the working ability of the body, improve muscle mass and strength, maintain or improve the motor function of the body, and rapidly relieve fatigue, recover quickly and enhance physical fitness, which is conducive to maintaining the health of the body under the condition of exercise. Therefore, active peptides become an important functional food raw material for groups engaged in physical, mental and physical exercise.
Post time: Apr-27-2023