New Insights into the Structural, Functional and Nutritional Properties of Plant-Based Proteins
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Foods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 125
Special Issue Editors
Interests: alternative protein sources; protein hydrolysis; bioreactor configuration; enzymes; biocatalysis; protein extraction; waste valorization
Interests: enzyme reaction engineering; biocatalysis; biotransformation; design and optimization of enzyme transformations of natural compounds; modeling of bioprocesses; plant proteins; bioactive peptides; enzymatic-assisted extraction; intensification of bioactive compound extraction; immobilized enzymes; encapsulation of bioactive compounds
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Proteins are essential macronutrients in the human diet, and in order to fulfill protein requirements for the ever-growing global population, new protein sources must be exploited. This problem emphasizes the importance of plant-based proteins. However, to maximize their use in food products, comprehensive analysis of structural, functional, and nutritional properties is mandatory. Therefore, this Special Issue of Foods aims to provide insight into the alternative sources of plant-based proteins and their potential use in human nutrition. The focus is set on the methods for their extraction and purification and how they affect structural, functional, and nutritional properties, and, as a result, their application in food products. We also encourage papers offering new insights into emerging methods for extraction, modification, purification, characterization, or application of plant-based proteins from traditional protein crops. Additionally, papers reporting different biological functions of plant-based proteins are also welcome.
Dr. Sonja Jakovetić Tanasković
Prof. Dr. Zorica Knežević-Jugović
Dr. Nataša Šekuljica
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- alternative protein sources
- plant-based protein isolation
- plant-based protein purification
- functional properties of plant-based proteins
- plant-based protein nutritional properties
- structural characterization of plant-based proteins
- modification of plant-based proteins
- enzyme-assisted extraction of plant-based proteins
- plant-based protein application
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