The effect of ultrafiltration and precipitation by TCA on the peptide profile of casein hydrolysates was studied. After these treatments, the hydrolysates were fractionated by size-exclusion HPLC and the rapid Correct Fraction Area method was used for quantifying the peptides. These treatments changed the peptide profile having reduced the di- and tripeptide content of some enzymatic preparations. In order to explain these results, some considerations concerning operational conditions and peptide hydrophobicity were made.
Casein hydrolysates; TCA; ultrafiltration; peptides
