Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Applications in Food Storage and Preservation

Abstract:

Antimicrobial peptides(AMPs) are small molecules of natural innate immune system against the exogenous pathogenic microorganisms. AMPs are found in a variety of organisms and possess broad-spectrum activity, capacity of inhibiting the proliferation of multidrug-resistant bacteria, stable activity, low immunogenicity, green pollution-free characteristics and so on. AMPs show great potential in food storage and preservation. The functions, preparation, antibacterial mechanism and application of AMPs in food storage and preservation were summarized and analyzed in order to provide ideas for the development of targeted new food preservatives.