Trypsin inhibitory activity of raw soya bean after incubation with rumen fluid

Four soya bean (Glycine max Merr) inbreds, two of which (Williams 82 and Amsoy 71) capable of synthesising the Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (high trypsin inhibitory activity (TIA)) and two (L81–4590 and L83–4387), nearly isogenic to the former but lacking this particular function (low TIA) were used. In-vitro trials were performed to evaluate the residual TIA of flours incubated with runem fluid and the possible effect of proteinase inhibitors on rumen microbial fermentation, estimated by gas production. Only a slow fall in TIA was observed after short incubation times (5–10% at 2 h and 10–18% at 6 h), but after this period the rate of decline of TIA accelerated to give residual TIA of about 50% after 12 h and undetectable values after 48 h. Significant differences between genetic backgrounds were observed only at 2 h, when the Williams 82 background had a faster initial loss of TIA (89.1 versus 97.5% of the original activity, P < 0.01). Different patterns of TIA degradation were observed according to the presence/absence of the Kunitz inhibitor: inbreds lacking the Kunitz inhibitor initially had a higher residual TIA (95.9 versus 90.7%, P < 0.01) while at 12 and 24 h the residual TIA was considerably lower with respect to the other inbreds (45.4 versus 60.8 and 10.7 versus 20.4, respectively, P < 0.01). Gas production after 2 and 6 h of incubation was similar across treatments, whereas slightly but consistently more (P < 0.05) gas was produced at longer incubation times for inbreds lacking the Kunitz inhibitor. The results indicated that the proteinase inhibitors contained in raw soya bean are degraded at a much slower rate than previous nylon bag studies have suggested and that the presence of the Kunitz inhibitor leads to a higher residual TIA after rumen degradation and slightly lower microbial gas production.     

Immunoassays for Bowman-Birk and Kunitz Soybean Trypsin Inhibitors in Infant Formula

ABSTRACT: Because the consumption of soybean inhibitors of digestive enzymes in processed foods may have both beneficial and adverse health-related effects, reliable and rapid analytical methods for these inhibitors are needed. Monoclonal antibody-based sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were developed for the 2 major soybean protease inhibitors, the Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (KTI) and Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI) of trypsin and chymotrypsin. The ELISAs had limits of quantification of approximately 1 and 3 ng/mL for BBI and KTI, respectively, and were used to measure active inhibitors in soy infant formulas. Results were compared with enzymatic analyses and demonstrated that most of the trypsin- and chymotrypsin-inhibitory activities of infant formula were due to constituents other than KTI and BBI. The sandwich ELISA for BBI was also effective in detecting soybean germplasm with atypically low levels of BBI.     

生物法失活大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂的研究

对生物法失活大豆腋蛋白酶抑制剂进行了研究。测定了豆制品中胰蛋白酶抑制剂的活性;比较了外源蛋白酶失活胰蛋白酶抑制剂的能力,确定了碱性蛋白酶失活胰蛋白酶抑制剂的最优条件为pH值8.88～9.05、温度43.40～44.70℃、酶用量10.44～11.29μL/g、底物浓度6.51%～7.18%。以发芽12h的大豆加工的熟豆乳中胰蛋白酶抑制剂活性降低了83.2%。保加利亚乳杆菌(Lb)、米黑毛霉(M.M)和米根霉(R.O)发酵能有效失活豆乳中的胰蛋白酶抑制剂活性。     

Characterization of proteins from kernel of different soybean varieties

BACKGROUND: Total soybean proteins, storage proteins, glycinin (11S) and β‐conglycinin (7S) fractions and their respective subunits in seven soybean varieties were analyzed. In this work we also present the correlation between concentration and activity of bioactive proteins, lipoxygenase and proteinase inhibitors. RESULTS: Glycinin and β‐conglycinin comprise about 750 g kg^?1 of the bean storage protein and as such account for both quantity and quality of the kernel protein. The 11S concentration of the varieties studied ranged from 503.4 to 602.9 g kg^?1 and those of 7S varied from 178.2 to 230.6 g kg^?1 of total extractable proteins. The ratio of 11S/7S proteins varied from 2.43 to 3.29 among the varieties. A very strong positive correlation was found between the concentration of Kunitz trypsin inhibitor and activity of total trypsin inhibitor (r = 0.96). However, lipoxygenase concentration did not show a strong correlation with lipoxygenase activity. CONCLUSION: It appears that among the seven ZP soybean genotypes there are genotypes with different amounts of subunits that should be bred in the future for a desired level of protein components. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

Preparation of trypsin‐immobilised chitosan beads and their application to the purification of soybean trypsin inhibitor

BACKGROUND: Trypsin inhibitors are among the most important antinutritional factors in legumes. Recent research has shown that soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI) exhibits multiple bioactivities, but very few studies on the purification of SBTI are available. Enzymes are commonly used as biospecific ligands in affinity purification of their substrates or inhibitors. The aim of the present study was to prepare trypsin (EC 3.4.21.4)‐immobilised chitosan beads and use them to purify trypsin inhibitor from soybean whey. RESULTS: Compared with free trypsin, the immobilised trypsin had higher thermal and pH stability. The adsorption ratio of SBTI from crude SBTI aqueous solution by trypsin‐immobilised chitosan beads was 33.3%. The purified SBTI obtained by affinity chromatography was characterised by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis as a single polypeptide band with an M_r of 8.3 kDa belonging to the Bowman–Birk family. CONCLUSION: Trypsin‐immobilised chitosan beads were effectively used in the affinity separation of trypsin inhibitor from soybean seeds, thus indicating that immobilised trypsin may have practical application in the soybean‐processing industry. The results of this study provide a background for further investigation of potential applications of soybean bioactive constituents in the areas of agriculture and food. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effects of tea polyphenols on the activities of soybean trypsin inhibitors and trypsin

Tea polyphenols (TPs) and other materials were extracted from Chinese green tea, and their effects on trypsin inhibitors and trypsin were analysed. TPs were found to have a deactivation effect on both Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (KTI) and Bowman–Birk trypsin inhibitor (BBTI). KTI was more easily deactivated than BBTI by complexing with TPs. The deactivation effect of TPs on KTI and BBTI reached a maximum at a TP/KTI ratio of 25 and a TP/BBTI ratio of 16. However, the deactivation effect of TPs on KTI and BBTI was reduced dramatically when KTI and BBTI were already complexed with trypsin. TPs were also found to inhibit trypsin. The inhibitory activity of TPs, KTI and BBTI on trypsin was found to decrease in the order BBTI > gtTI > gtPs. Complete inhibition of trypsin by TPs could not be achieved. When the TP concentration was increased to about 17 µg ml^?1, the residual activity of trypsin was maintained at 400 TU mg^?1, equivalent to 32% of the initial trypsin activity. In TP inhibition the K_M value for trypsin remained unchanged at 5.88 × 10^?4 mol l^?1 and V_max decreased when benzoyl‐DL ‐arginine‐p‐nitroanilide (BAPNA) was used as substrate. The pattern of trypsin inhibition by TPs is non‐competitive. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

STI的抑制作用及茶多酚作用下STI的失活探讨

大豆中的两种主要的胰蛋白酶抑制剂对胰蛋白酶的活性有很强的抑制作用,随着胰蛋白酶抑制剂的增加,胰蛋白酶活性几科能完全被抑制;茶多酚能有效地和胰蛋白酶抑制剂络合而使抑制剂对胰蛋白酶的抑制作用减弱,同时研究表明茶多酚络合失活胰蛋白酶抑制剂还受温度的影响。     

Changes in lipoxygenase isozymes and trypsin inhibitor activity in soybean during germination at different temperatures

Influence of germination temperature on lipoxygenase isozymes and trypsin inhibitor activity, the two undesirable components in soybean for human consumption, is not yet reported in soybean sprouts. Two Indian soybean genotypes were incubated for 144 h in a seed germinator at two different temperatures (25 and 35 °C) and the activities of lipoxygenase isozymes and trypsin inhibitor were monitored in the germinating seedlings every 24 h. Lipoxygenase-I as well as lipoxygenase-II + III were degraded continuously over the 144 h and the rate of degradation, of both the classes of lipoxygenase, was faster at the higher germinating temperature (35 °C) in both the genotypes. Trypsin inhibitor was also degraded continuously during germination upto 144 h and the degradation was faster at higher germination temperature. Protein extracts of seedlings of different periods, developed at different temperatures, and analyzed using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, indicated that the original Kunitz inhibitor band (R_f = 0.75) declined continuously in intensity during germination at both temperatures in both genotypes, and a new band (R_f = 0.72) possessing trypsin inhibitor activity appeared at 48 h at 35 °C, while it appeared at 72 h at 25 °C. Early appearance of a modified form of Kunitz inhibitor, a degraded product of native form, at 35 °C as compared to 25 °C, confirms that the faster quantitative reduction at higher temperature is due to faster degradation of the original Kunitz inhibitor form at higher temperature.     

Biochemical Characterization of a Low Trypsin Inhibitor Soybean

A low trypsin inhibitor soybean (LTI) was characterized using electrophoresis, enzyme activity measurements, and gel exclusion chromatography. The protein profiles were similar to a control soybean. Gel exclusion chromatography resulted in two peaks of trypsin inhibitor activity in the control. The first peak, absent in LTI, proved to be Kunitz trypsin inhibitor and was electrophoretically isomorphic. The second inhibitor consisted of at least five isotypes and co-eluted with Bowman-Birk trypsin inhibitor. Shorter heating times were required to inactivate both trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitor activity in LTI compared to control soybeans. The use of LTI may increase the economic viability of soybeans as protein supplements for humans.     

Comparative Assessment of Trypsin Inhibitor vis-à-vis Kunitz Trypsin Inhibitor and Bowman-Birk Inhibitor Activities in Soybean

Trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA) in soybean is attributed to two polypeptides, namely, Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (KTI) and Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI). Standard spectrophotometric protocol widely followed for estimation of TIA is cumbersome and does not distinguish KTI from BBI. In the present investigation, extraction conditions for KTI were optimized and different forms of this polypeptide were resolved in 180 soybean genotypes of Indian and exotic origin through native PAGE. This led to the identification of three KTI alleles, namely, Ti^a, Ti^b, and Ti^c, with Ti^a occurring in most of the Indian genotypes. Trypsin-KTI complex assay exhibited binding of Ti^a polypeptide with 2.51 fold concentration of trypsin. Subsequently, seeds of selected genotypes were subjected to estimation of KTI and BBI activity through densitometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively; and total TIA through standard spectrophotometric protocol. Summation of KTI and BBI was significantly (P?<?0.05) lower than that of TIA determined through the spectrophotometric method.     

大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂失活方法研究进展

胰蛋白酶抑制剂是大豆食品与饲料的主要抗营养因子,大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂的失活能明显提高大豆食品与饲料的营养价值和食用安全性。大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂的钝化方法有物理、化学、生物还原、酶解、发酵以及天然化合物络合法等,介绍了研究概况,大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂失活诸方面与技术,并对其发展前景作了初步探讨。     

降解大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂的短小芽孢杆菌菌株及其胞外蛋白的鉴定

本研究以大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂为唯一碳源,从豆类内部筛选获得3株具有降解大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂的细菌。通过对菌株的16Sr DNA基因的分析,3株细菌分别被鉴定为枯草芽孢杆菌LZ013-1、短小芽孢杆菌LZ013-2和类芽孢杆菌LZ013-3。进一步研究发现LZ013-2菌株的上清液具有高效降解大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂的活性,2h可将胰蛋白酶抑制剂抑制率降低73.60%。将LZ013-1和LZ013-2菌株应用于豆粕发酵中,两株芽孢杆菌均能高效降解胰蛋白酶抑制剂。原始豆粕的胰蛋白酶抑制剂活性为22.26 mg/g,经过LZ013-1和LZ013-2菌株的液态发酵后分别降低为0.50 mg/g和0.63 mg/g,经过固态发酵后分别降低为1.06 mg/g和1.03 mg/g。通过硫酸铵分级沉淀和凝胶柱层析,分离LZ013-2菌株发酵上清液中具有降解活性的蛋白质,并采用质谱鉴定分离得到的蛋白质,筛选并鉴定出2种活性蛋白,分别为肽酶S8(Uniprot ID:A0A2T0DB16)和肽酶M84(Uniprot ID:A8FIH7)。     

Comparative Effects of Ohmic,Induction Cooker,and Electric Stove Heating on Soymilk Trypsin Inhibitor Inactivation

During thermal treatment of soymilk, a rapid incorporation of Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (KTI) into protein aggregates by covalent (disulfide bond, SS) and/or noncovalent interactions with other proteins is responsible for its fast inactivation of trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA). In contrast, the slow cleavage of a single Bowman–Birk inhibitor (BBI) peptide bond is responsible for its slow inactivation of TIA and chymotrypsin inhibitor activity (CIA). In this study, the effects of Ohmic heating (220 V, 50 Hz) on soymilk TIA and CIA inactivation were examined and compared to induction cooker and electric stove heating with similar thermal histories. It was found that: (1) TIA and CIA inactivation was slower from 0 to 3 min, and faster after 3 min as compared to induction cooker and electric stove. (2) The thiol (SH) loss rate was slower from 0 to 3 min, and similar to induction cooker and electric stove after 3 min. (3) Ohmic heating slightly increased protein aggregate formation. (4) In addition to the cleavage of one BBI peptide bond, an additional reaction might occur to enhance BBI inactivation. (5) Ohmic heating was more energy‐efficient for TIA and CIA inactivation. (6) TIA and CIA inactivation was accelerated with increasing electric voltage (110, 165, and 220 V) of Ohmic heating. It is likely that the enhanced inactivation of TIA by Ohmic heating is due to its combined electrochemical and thermal effects.     

固定化酶法分离纯化大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂

大豆分离蛋白生产中的大豆乳清废水中含有多种生理活性成分,其中大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂可作为癌症和糖尿病治疗的药物。利用固定化胰蛋白酶分离纯化大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂可得到高纯度的大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂。研究结果表明:大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂通过各阶段纯化后其活性从0.95TIU/mL增高至325.5TIU/mL,纯化程度提高324.6倍,得率0.033%;电泳结果表明:利用固定化胰蛋白酶分离纯化的大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂有单一谱带,纯化效果明显。     

大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂失活方法探讨

胰蛋白酶抑制剂是大豆食品与饲料的主要抗营养因子 ,大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂的失活能明显提高大豆食品与饲料的营养价值和食用安全性。大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂的钝化方法有物理、化学、生物还原、酶解、发酵以及天然化合物络合法等。文中介绍了大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂失活诸方法与技术 ,并对其发展前景作了初步探讨     

大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂的制备及性质

采用硫酸钠盐析法从大豆乳清废水中选择性回收大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂(soybean trypsin inhibitor,STI),且以商品化的Kunitz型胰蛋白酶抑制剂(soybean Kunitz trypsin inhibitor,KTI)为对照表征STI的理化性质和界面性质。结果表明,STI提取优化条件为:乳清溶液固形物含量13%、pH 4、加盐量9 g/100 m L,此条件下STI的得率为20.54%;十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳图谱显示,其主要成分为KTI,以苯甲酰-DL-精氨酸-p-硝基酰替苯胺盐酸盐为底物的胰蛋白酶抑制活力为2 135.00 TIU/mg,且具有良好的温度和pH值稳定性(80℃加热30 min后仍保持73.19%的抑制活力,在pH 2~11范围内抑制活力无明显变化);傅里叶变换红外光谱和圆二色性结果显示,其与KTI(Sigma T9218)的结构类似,二级结构主要是β-折叠和无规卷曲;界面性质数据表明,STI分子能很快吸附到气水界面形成高弹性界面,从而使其具有良好的起泡性和泡沫稳定性。因此,简单的硫酸钠盐析法是大规模制备高纯度且功能性质良好的STI的有效方法,所获得的STI在医药及功能性食品领域有潜在的应用价值。     

Antinutritional and/or toxic factors in soybean (Glycine max (L) Merril) seeds: comparison of different cultivars adapted to the southern region of Brazil

Soybean (Glycine max (L) Merril) seeds are known to contain different proteins displaying antinutritional and/or toxic effects, such as soybean agglutinin (an N‐acetylgalactosamine‐specific lectin), proteinase inhibitors (Kunitz‐ and Bowman–Birk‐type trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors) and urease (seed and tissue isoforms). Two other toxic proteins were previously isolated from soybeans, soyatoxin (21 kDa) and soybean toxin (18.4 kDa), which are immunologically related to canatoxin, a toxic protein from Canavalia ensiformis (jackbean) seeds. In this work we have screened crude extracts from seeds of six different soybean cultivars, which together represent most of the crop harvested in the southern region of Brazil, for the presence of urease, trypsin inhibitory and haemagglutination activities, intraperitoneal toxicity in mice and immunoreactivity against anti‐canatoxin antibodies. Significant differences were found in the contents of proteinase inhibitors, lectin, urease activity and lethality in mice. The relevance of these findings to the agronomic qualities and to the choice of soybean cultivars to be used as food or feed is discussed. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effects of heating on protein quality of soybean flour devoid of Kunitz inhibitor and lectin

The effects of autoclaving on protein quality of soybean flours prepared from a conventional soybean (CSB) and an isoline lacking Kunitz inhibitor and lectin (KFLF) were studied. The heating was efficient in the urease, trypsin inhibitors and lectin inactivation, being 15 min sufficient to reduce more than 90% of these compounds and provide protein solubility over 80%. The results of PER, NPR and weight gain showed that heating equally improved the nutritional quality of both soybean flours, although higher autoclaving time was required for KFLF. No significant improvement was observed on NPU and in vivo digestibility of the diets containing KFLF at any heating time. As these later results were similar to those obtained with diets containing CSB, they show the importance of the heating to improve the nutritional value and show that other components rather than trypsin inhibitors and lectins impair the nutritive value of raw soybean.     

Changes in inhibitory activity and secondary conformation of soybean trypsin inhibitors induced by tea polyphenol complexation

BACKGROUND: Tea polyphenol (TP) is a new food additive for antioxidant application, while soybean is an important resource for food and feed processing. It is therefore of rational and practical significance to investigate the influence of TP on soybean trypsin inhibitors (TIs). The aim of this study was to determine the effects of TP on the inhibitory activity of Kunitz (KTI) and Bowman–Birk (BBTI) TIs and to reveal the relationship between the inhibitory activity and conformation of KTI and BBTI by measurement of circular dichroism (CD) spectra. RESULTS: KTI and BBTI were found to be partially deactivated by TP. BBTI exhibited stronger resistance than KTI to TP deactivation. The unchanged K_M value of trypsin for benzoyl‐DL ‐arginine‐p‐nitroanilide hydrolysis indicated that KTI and BBTI inhibited trypsin in a non‐competitive pattern when complexed with TP. As the TP/TI ratio was increased and the inhibitory activity of KTI and BBTI decreased, the conformation of KTI and BBTI showed relevant changes and the major CD negative bands shifted progressively towards the near‐UV region. CONCLUSION: These results show the deactivation effects of TP on KTI and BBTI and reveal preliminarily the relationship between the inhibitory activity and secondary structure of KTI and BBTI. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂研究概况

该文介绍国内外研究大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂概况,并对其失活和测定方法进行初步探讨。