Table 3. Identification of functional peptides in extra-sharp Cheddar cheese WSE

Peptide	Protein description	Intervals	Function	Reference
YKVPQL	αs1-CN	119–124	ACE-inhibitory	Maeno et al. (1996)
LPP	β-CN	166–168	ACE-inhibitory	Norris et al. (2014)
VP	β-CN	23–24, 99–100, 188–189, 193–194	ACE-inhibitory	Norris et al. (2014)
IR	β-LG	163–164	ACE-inhibitory	Murakami et al. (2004)
LL	β-LG	4–5, 47–48, 73–74, 119–120	ACE-inhibitory	Pan et al. (2012)
IPP	κ-CN	129–131	Antioxidant	Chakrabarti et al. (2017)
			Anti-inflammatory	Adams et al. (2020)
			ACE-inhibitory	Jing et al. (2014)
VSP	κ-CN Genetic Variant F1	169–171	ACE-inhibitory	Weimann et al. (2009)

WSE, water-soluble extract; ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme.