The present invention provides for novel peptides derived from human milk In aspects of the invention, the peptides are capable, individually or in combination, of evoking an antioxidative stress response, immunomodulation, anti-inflammatory response and anti-pathogenic response. As such the peptides of the invention may be used in food supplements, milk substitutions, infant formula., mothers milk, parenteral nutrition solutions, cell/tissue/organ storage and perfusion solutions and pharmaceutical formulations.
