Nutraceuptides: Perspectives into the Future of Supplementary Food Sciences and Therapeutic Technology

Abstract

Animal venom peptides, pharmaceuticals and nutrients from natural products are currently playing a significant role in both preventing and managing health and its complications worldwide. The term “Nutraceuticals” was first used after being derived from a combination of “Nutrition” and “Pharmaceuticals” by Dr. Stephen De Felice in 1989. They are plant sources containing chemicals that are primarily sought for their nutritive value but also contain significant health properties (Sarin, Manisha, Singh, & Kumar, 2012). These properties could be potential antioxidant activities, immunomodulation and other important pharmacological activities against disease pathways (Park, Wang, Kim, & Zhong-Ji). Besides home benefits, nutraceuticals from natural product have revolutionized the pharmaceutical and food industries by demonstrating potential of replacing and/or improving synthetic drugs and supplements like anti-oxidants and vitamin among others. As the combination of nutrients and pharmaceuticals from plant sources brought the science community to the field of nutraceuticals, a careful combination of animal venom peptides to nutraceutical research will potentially lead to therapeutic and supplementary products that will be more pharmacovigilant with chemically stable and bioavailable molecules in the prevention and management of current and/or future health complications.

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Andrew G Mtewa

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  • EP ID EP620147
  • DOI 10.33552/OJCAM.2018.01.000502
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Andrew G Mtewa (2018). Nutraceuptides: Perspectives into the Future of Supplementary Food Sciences and Therapeutic Technology. Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine (OJCAM), 1(1), 1-2. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-620147