The Research Progress of Immunomodulatory Peptides

Abstract

Immunomodulatory peptides play an important role in immune response. Researchers acquired activity peptides from natural food protein by enzymatic hydrolysis and the most commonly used enzymes are Alcalase. In this paper, the mechanism of immunomodulation was summarized briefly. The peptides charge, hydrophobicity and the length of peptide chain have great influences on the immunomodulating activities of peptides.