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Bioactive Compounds

Among bioactive molecules, there are proteins and protein

decomposition products (peptides and amino acids); lipids,

phospholipids, phytosterols and lipid derivatives, for example,

fatty acids and lysophospholipids; DNA, nucleotides and their

bases; carbohydrates, mainly, oligosaccharides and fruit acids;

polyphenols (anthocyanins, bioflavonoids, phenylpropanoids,

and iridoids), terpenoids, and anthraquinones; some minerals

(sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, and

zinc).

All these numerous bioactive compounds can be divided into

four main groups in accord with four major mechanisms of

biological effects observed:

1. Enzymes of vegetative yeast and Lactobaccilus origin:

proteases and caspases of papaya; lipase and phospholipase

of papaya and Lactobaccilus; amilase from Lactobaccilus;

nucleotidases of papaya; antioxidant enzymes of plant, yeasts,

and Lactobaccilus origin (catalase, superoxide dismutase,

glutathione peroxidase).

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