酶法制备燕麦麸蛋白ACE抑制肽的研究

采用碱溶酸沉法制备了燕麦麸蛋白,并利用7种商业化蛋白酶对其进行酶解以考察生产ACE抑制肽的效果,结果表明Alcalase为最适用酶。优化了Alcalase水解燕麦麸蛋白的工艺条件,在[S]=5.0%,E/S=1.33%,pH7.5,温度60℃条件下酶解90min,酶解产物的ACE抑制活性最强(IC50=0.291mg/mL),此时水解度为11.0%,产物的相对分子质量主要集中在880Da以下。     

酱油对血管紧张素转换酶抑制作用的研究

考察了若干酱油样品的血管紧张素转换酶(ACE)抑制活性,发现所试样品均表现出ACE抑制活性,其IC50值范围为0.7405～3.0265mg/mL。样品的ACE抑制活性与其蛋白质降解程度、多肽含量及颜色值无明显相关性,应为多种活性物质综合作用的结果。对我国酱油产品中ACE抑制剂的结构表征可为潜在降血压功能性食品的研发提供指导。     

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory properties of lentil protein hydrolysates: Determination of the kinetics of inhibition

ACE inhibitory activity was studied for different hydrolysates obtained from protein concentrates of two lentil varieties by in vitro gastrointestinal simulation, Alcalase/Flavourzyme, papain and bromelain. Protein/peptide profiles studied by electrophoresis and HPLC-SEC showed a rich composition of the hydrolysates in small peptides ranging in size from 0.244 to 1.06 kDa. ACE inhibitory activity was measured using the HPLC Hippuryl-His-Leu (HHL) substrate method. Significantly different (P < 0.05) IC₅₀ values ranging between 0.053 and 0.190 mg/ml were obtained for different hydrolysates. Furthermore, the inhibition mechanism investigated using Lineweaver–Burk plots revealed a non-competitive inhibition of ACE with inhibitor constants (K_i) between 0.16 and 0.46 mg/ml. These results demonstrate that hydrolysates of lentil proteins obtained by different enzymatic digestions may contain bioactive components.     

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory,antihypertensive and antihyperlipidaemic activities of protein hydrolysates from Rhopilema esculentum

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory, antihypertensive and antihyperlipidaemic activities of protein hydrolysates (RPH) from the jellyfish Rhopilema esculentum were investigated. R. esculentum was hydrolysed sequentially with pepsin and papain, and then the hydrolysate was ultrafiltered with a 2000 Da cut-off membrane. It was found that RPH contained high levels of Gly, Glu, Pro, Asp and Ala, having potential ACE inhibitory activity in vitro with an IC₅₀ of 1.28 mg/ml. It was also found that systolic blood pressure was reduced markedly in spontaneously hypertensive rats after single and chronic oral administration of RPH, indicating that RPH had an antihypertensive effect. In addition, oral administration of RPH decreased total serum cholesterol and triglyceride, and increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in rats fed with high-fat diet. These results indicate that RPH may prove to be a promising functional food for the prevention and treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia.     

Angiotensin-I converting enzyme inhibitory and antioxidant activities of egg protein hydrolysates produced with gastrointestinal and nongastrointestinal enzymes

Egg is a well-known rich source of bioactive peptides. In this study, egg protein (egg white and egg yolk proteins) hydrolysates were produced with gastrointestinal enzymes (pepsin and pancreatin) or nongastrointestinal enzymes (thermolysin and alcalase), and fractionated by ultrafiltration and cation exchange chromatography. Angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory and antioxidant activities, amino acid composition and molecular weight distribution were studied, and the physicochemical properties were related with the bioactivities. Our results showed that egg protein hydrolysates produced with non-GI enzymes (thermolysin and alcalase) showed significantly higher ACE inhibitory activity, whereas similar or even lower antioxidative activities, than those of hydrolysates produced with GI enzymes. ACE-inhibitory activity significantly correlated with the amino acid composition, especially the proportion of positively charged amino acid, whereas antioxidant activities correlated with the proportion of low molecular weight peptides under 500 Da. Understanding the relationship between the bioactivities and physicochemical properties of the hydrolysates/fractions is important to facilitate the development technologies for preparing fractions with improved bioactivities.     

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory properties and SDS-PAGE of red lentil protein hydrolysates

Several research studies have shown that protein hydrolysates from milk and soy contain peptides that possess angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory properties and may help to prevent hypertension. To date, no studies have been conducted to determine if red lentil (Lens culinaris) proteins contain peptides with ACE-inhibitory properties. The objective of the present work was to characterize the proteins present in red lentils and determine if tryptic hydrolysis could liberate peptides with ACE-inhibitory properties. Red lentil protein extracts were prepared and fractionated to obtain enriched albumin, legumin and vicilin fractions. Protein/peptide profiles were studied by electrophoresis and ACE-inhibitory activity was measured using the HPLC hippuryl-His-Leu (HHL) substrate method. Our results revealed that red lentil protein hydrolysates posses ACE-inhibitory properties. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the ACE-inhibitory property of the hydrolysates varied as a function of the protein fraction with the total lentil protein hydrolysate having the lowest half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) (111 ± 1 μmol/L) (i.e., highest ACE-inhibitory activity), followed by the enriched legumin (119 ± 0.5 μmol/L), albumin (127 ± 2 μmol/L) and vicilin (135 ± 2 μmol/L) fractions, respectively.     

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity of low-molecular-weight peptides from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) skin

Collagen extracted from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) skin (which is normally discarded in the process of manufacture) was hydrolyzed with Alcalase and papain, and treated by multistage separation. The salmon skin collagen peptides (SSCP) obtained had high protein content (91.20 ± 1.03%) and low molecular weights, 90.79% of which were less than 1000 Da. SSCP was then separated by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. Eleven major fractions were collected and their angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity was assayed. Fractions 5 and 7 displaying higher ACE inhibitory activity were subjected to mass spectrometer to identify the ACE inhibitory peptides. A total of eleven peptide sequences were identified, and two dipeptides, Ala-Pro and Val-Arg, were selected for further ACE inhibitory activity analysis. The ACE inhibitory activities of Ala-Pro (IC₅₀ = 0.060 ± 0.001 mg/ml) and Val-Arg (IC₅₀ = 0.332 ± 0.005 mg/ml) were found to be approximately 20- and 4-fold higher than that of SSCP (1.165 ± 0.087 mg/ml), respectively.     

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activities of Chinese fermented soypaste and estimation of the inhibitory substances

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activities of aqueous extracts of Chinese commercial soypaste were investigated in this work. Six samples from northern China showed potent ACE inhibitory activities with IC₅₀ values less than 40.0 μg/mL. ACE inhibitors in the sample with the strongest activity were purified by ultrafiltration, solid-phase extraction and gradient RP-HPLC. According to spectroscopic methods, a compound (M328.1) was separated as C₁₅H₂₁NO₇. It was supposed to be a conjugate of phenylalanine and glucose generated by Maillard reaction during soypaste production, providing support on the contribution of Maillard reaction products to the ACE inhibitory activity of the sample. Results further indicated that the total ACE inhibition by the sample occurred from the combined function of various bioactive substances, suggesting that Chinese soypaste could be a good source of ACE inhibitors for exploring functional foods or ingredients with antihypertensive effect.     

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activities of sardinelle (Sardinella aurita) by-products protein hydrolysates obtained by treatment with microbial and visceral fish serine proteases

The angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activities of protein hydrolysates prepared from heads and viscera of sardinelle (Sardinella aurita) by treatment with various proteases were investigated. Protein hydrolysates were obtained by treatment with Alcalase^®, chymotrypsin, crude enzyme preparations from Bacillus licheniformis NH1 and Aspergillus clavatus ES1, and crude enzyme extract from sardine (Sardina pilchardus) viscera. All hydrolysates exhibited inhibitory activity towards ACE. The alkaline protease extract from the viscera of sardine produced hydrolysate with the highest ACE inhibitory activity (63.2 ± 1.5% at 2 mg/ml). Further, the degrees of hydrolysis and the inhibitory activities of ACE increased with increasing proteolysis time. The protein hydrolysate generated with alkaline proteases from the viscera of sardine was then fractionated by size exclusion chromatography on a Sephadex G-25 into eight major fractions (P₁–P₈). Biological functions of all fractions were assayed, and P₄ was found to display a high ACE inhibitory activity. The IC₅₀ values for ACE inhibitory activities of sardinelle by-products protein hydrolysates and fraction P₄ were 1.2 ± 0.09 and 0.81 ± 0.013 mg/ml, respectively. Further, P₄ showed resistance to in vitro digestion by gastrointestinal proteases. The amino acid analysis by GC/MS showed that P₄ was rich in phenylalanine, arginine, glycine, leucine, methionine, histidine and tyrosine. The added-value of sardinelle by-products may be improved by enzymatic treatment with visceral serine proteases from sardine.     

High angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity,bioaccessibility and bioavailability of milk protein hydrolysate by commercial proteases formulated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa protease

Milk protein hydrolysate was optimally prepared by Protamex and PaproA (MP-PP) exhibiting excellent angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity (89.6%) at 0.5 mg/mL and protein recovery rate (79.0%). Meanwhile, MP-PP was stable for acid–base and heat treatments, and even presented 80.5% of ACE inhibitory activity after handling in gastrointestinal fluids. However, transepithelial transportation via Caco-2 cell monolayer lowered ACE inhibition of MP-PP. Following the fractionation of MP-PP, IESPPEI was identified as an outstanding ACE inhibitory peptide (IC₅₀ of 6.4 μM), comparable with commercial VPP and IPP. Overall, MP-PP and IESPPEI are potential functional ingredients to develop antihypertensive products.     

Identification of novel angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory peptide from collagen hydrolysates and its molecular inhibitory mechanism

The fish collagen protein was hydrolysed and further fractionated into four molecular weight ranges by ultrafiltration. Subsequently, the peptide fraction with the potent angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity was identified. The potential inhibitory mechanism of the peptide was clarified by molecular docking. As a result, FCPH-Ⅳ with molecular weight between 600 and 1000 Da exerted the high ACE inhibitory activity and was identified by de novo peptide sequencing. The peptide GHVGAAGS exhibited significant ACE inhibitory activity with the IC₅₀ value of 407.28 ± 3.55 μm . In addition, the docking results showed the interactions between the amino acids at the four positions closest to the C-terminal site of GHVGAAGS and the major active residues (GLN281, HIS353, LYS511 and HIS513) of ACE lead to the conformational change in ACE. This work indicates that fish collagen could be utilised to produce ACE inhibitory peptides and develop health products.     

中试规模酶解制备的大豆低聚肽中抗氧化肽和ACE抑制肽的分离和鉴定

本研究开发了一种通过中试规模制备大豆低聚肽的方法,制备出的大豆低聚肽具有较高的蛋白含量（91.45%）和较低的分子量（84.37%的分子量小于1000 u）。测定了大豆低聚肽的抗氧化和血管紧张素转化酶（ACE）抑制活性,然后利用反相高效液相色谱对其进行分离纯化,收集六个主要的液相组分,分别命名为组分1~6,利用质谱仪对这些组分进行肽段结构鉴定。共鉴定出41个肽段结构,选择15个肽段进行抗氧化和ACE抑制活性评价。结果表明,大豆低聚肽中有两个新型抗氧化肽段和四个ACE抑制肽段。抗氧化肽段分别为：Tyr-Glu,8.61±0.42 mmol Trolox等同物/g样品;Asp-Tyr-Arg,6.53±0.34 mmol Trolox等同物/g样品;ACE抑制肽段分别为：Leu-Val-Arg,IC50=51.75 μM;Leu-Tyr,IC50=305.76 μM;Asp-Tyr-Arg,IC50=1082.95 μM;Asp-Phe,IC50=1106.04 μM。这些肽段大多数是从大豆中新发现的抗氧化肽段和ACE抑制肽段。大豆低聚肽和这些活性肽段可作为抗氧化或降血压物质用于食品添加剂、营养物及医药制品中。     

Preparation and identification of angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory peptides from sweet potato protein by enzymatic hydrolysis under high hydrostatic pressure

Sweet potato protein hydrolysates (SPPH) with angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity were prepared by papain, pepsin and alcalase under high hydrostatic pressure (HHP, 100–300 MPa). HHP significantly increased degree of hydrolysis (DH), nitrogen recovery (NR) and molecular weight (MW) <3 kDa fractions contents of SPPH by all three enzymes (P < 0.05). MW < 3 kDa peptide fractions from SPPH by alcalase under 100 MPa showed the highest ACE inhibitory activity (IC₅₀ value 32.24 µg mL⁻¹), and was subjected to purification and identification by semi-preparative RP-HPLC and LC-MS/MS. Fifty-four peptides ranged from 501.28 to 1958.88 Da with 5–18 amino acids were identified and matched sporamin A and B sequences. Five identified peptides with sequences of VSAIW, AIWGA, FVIKP, VVMPSTF and FHDPMLR displayed good ACE inhibitory activity with the contribution of Val, Trp, Phe and Arg. Thus, SPPH by enzymatic hydrolysis under HHP can be potentially used in functional food.     

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory peptide from yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) frame protein and its antihypertensive effect in spontaneously hypertensive rats

In order to utilize yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera) frame protein, which is normally discarded as industrial waste in the process of fish manufacture, yellowfin sole frame protein was hydrolysed by α-chymotrypsin. Yellowfin sole frame protein hydrolysates (YFPHs) were fractionated into three ranges of molecular weight (YFPH-I, 30–10 kDa; YFPH-II, 10–5 kDa; YFPH-III, below 5 kDa) using an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane bioreactor system. Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity was detected on YFPH-III, and the ACE inhibitory peptide (YFP) was purified from YFPH-III using consecutive chromatographic techniques. The YFP with a molecular mass of 1.3 kDa consisted of 11 amino acids, Met-Ile-Phe-Pro-Gly-Ala-Gly-Gly-Pro-Glu-Leu, and its IC₅₀ value was 28.7 μg/ml. Lineweaver–Burk plots suggest that YFP acts as a non-competitive inhibitor to inhibit ACE. Antihypertensive effects of YFP on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) following oral administration was determined as the blood pressure significantly decreased after peptide ingestion.     

Comparison of ACE inhibitory and DPPH radical scavenging activities of fish muscle hydrolysates

To utilise Atlantic salmon, Coho salmon, Alaska pollack, and southern blue whiting as components of neutraceutical food and to clarify the potential physiological function of those fishes, their muscles were hydrolysed with pepsin, pancreatin or thermolysin. Methanolic extracts of fish muscle and their hydrolysates were prepared for analysis of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activities. Pepsin hydrolysates of all the fish samples did not increase degree of hydrolysis, extractive nitrogen content and bioactivities. Pancreatin and thermolysin improved the ACE inhibitory activity, and the activity was expressed following the peak of size exclusion chromatography (SEC). The DPPH radical scavenging activity was increased following pancreatin and thermolysin hydrolysis, but this activity was not related to the SEC result. Except for the lower DPPH radical scavenging activity of Alaska pollack pancreatin hydrolysate than those of the others, there was no significant difference in the ACE inhibitory and DPPH radical scavenging activities by fish species.     

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory and antioxidative activities and functional characterization of protein hydrolysates of hard-to-cook chickpeas

BACKGROUND: The potential use of hard‐to‐cook (hardened) chickpeas to obtain value‐added functional food ingredients was evaluated. For that purpose, some nutraceutical and functional attributes of several chickpea protein hydrolysates (CPHs) prepared from both fresh and hard‐to‐cook grains were evaluated. RESULTS: All the CPHs prepared from both fresh and hard‐to‐cook grains, with the enzymes alcalase, pancreatin and papain, showed high angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory (ACE‐I) activity with IC₅₀ values ranging from 0.101 to 37.33 µg mL^?1; similarly, high levels of antioxidant activity (around 18.17–95.61 µmol Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity µg^?1 CPH) were obtained through both the 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl and 2,2′‐azino‐bis(3‐ethylbenzothiazoline‐6‐sulfonic acid) methods. Regarding functional characterization of the CPHs, oil absorption values ranged from 1.91 to 2.20 mL oil g^?1 CPH, with water solubility almost 100% from pH 7 to 10. CONCLUSION: The high antioxidant and ACE‐I activities as well as the good functional properties of the CPH prepared from both fresh and hard‐to‐cook grains, suggest its use in food formulations with value added in human health. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity of Acetes chinensis peptic hydrolysate and its antihypertensive effect in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Peptic hydrolysate with angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity was prepared from Acetes chinensis . The 3 kDa ultrafiltration filtrates (UF-IV) of the desalted hydrolysate exerted a potent ACE inhibitory activity with IC50 being 0.67 mg mL⁻¹. The fractions with molecular weight located between 611 and 240 Da achieved a total percentage of 63.6% in the UF-IV, with a mean peptide length of about 5.6–2.1. Gastrointestinal digestions were simulated on the hydrolysate and UF-IV and addressed their effect on the ACE inhibitory activity. The ACE inhibitory activity of the UF-IV could survive or be maintained in active form by simulated gastrointestinal digestion. Furthermore, the UF-IV exerted potent antihypertensive effect after oral administrations were given to spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) at a dose of 900 mg kg⁻¹ body weight. In conclusion, the UF-IV could serve as useful antihypertensive peptides in the prevention and treatment of hypertension and other associated disorders.     

胃蛋白酶水解甘薯蛋白制备血管紧张素转化酶抑制肽的研究

采用胃蛋白酶水解甘薯蛋白制备血管紧张素转化酶(ACE)抑制肽,通过四元二次回归正交旋转组合设计,考察底物浓度、酶与底物浓度比、pH值、温度对ACE抑制率的影响,并确定最优酶解工艺参数,最终建立了ACE抑制率与各影响因素的回归模型。在此基础上,确定了胃蛋白酶水解甘薯蛋白的最适条件为:底物浓度2.3%、酶与底物浓度比3.7%、pH2.3、温度37℃、时间8h,采用该优化工艺,得到ACE抑制率最大为78.37%的水解产物。为开发防治高血压的保健食品提供了理论依据。     

分子排阻色谱纯化核桃蛋白源ACE抑制肽条件优化

为了得到新的ACE抑制肽,采用分子排阻色谱对核桃蛋白碱性蛋白酶水解物进行分离、纯化。优化了分子排阻色谱分离、纯化核桃蛋白水解物的洗脱剂、洗脱流速、上样体积和样品浓度,比较了其纯化前后ACE抑制活性变化、分析了不同组分RP–HPLC图谱及其氨基酸组成。结果表明,以Sephadex G–15为分离介质的色谱优化条件为:超纯水为洗脱剂、洗脱流速0.4 m L/min、上样体积1.5 m L、样品浓度150 mg/m L。在此条件下,经过分子排阻色谱纯化后,得到4个主要组分,其中活性最高组分的ACE抑制率达90.35±0.25%,其IC50值为0.158 mg/m L。经过RP–HPLC进一步分离,分子排阻色谱纯化后高活性组分保留时间主要集中于10 min、13 min、17 min和21 min,并且其疏水性氨基酸的含量得到显著富集,其中芳香族氨基酸Tyr、Phe的含量分别达10.46%和20.15%。     

Purification and characterisation of angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitory peptides from lysozyme hydrolysates

Hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) was hydrolysed with trypsin, papain and a combination of the two. The prepared hydrolysates exhibited ACE inhibitory activity. The hydrolysates were fractionated using ultrafiltration and reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Three fractions, which showed the highest ACE inhibitory activities, were purified by RP-HPLC. They were the F₇ (from papain-trypsin hydrolysate), F₈ (from papain hydrolysate) and F₃ (from trypsin hydrolysate) fractions. The IC₅₀ values were 0.03, 0.155 and 0.23 mg/ml for F₇, F₈ and F₃, respectively. The F₇ fraction was the most potent ACE inhibitor peptide, and was composed of 12 amino acids, Phe-Glu-Ser-Asn-Phe-Asn-Thr-Gln-Ala-Thr-Asn-Arg (MW: 1428.6 Da). Lineweaver-Burk plots suggest that the F₇ peptide acts as an uncompetitive inhibitor against ACE. The kinetic parameters (K_m, V_max, and K_i) for the F₇ peptide were measured and compared to the control.