Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory and hypocholesterolemic activities: Effects of protein hydrolysates prepared from Achatina fulica snail foot muscle

The angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity and hypocholesterolemic effect of Achatina fulica snail foot muscle protein hydrolysates (SFMPH) and its hydrolysates were studied. The SFMPHs were prepared at a temperature of 121°C for 60 min. To obtain the enzymatic hydrolysates, the SFMPHs were further hydrolysed with three proteases (papain, trypsin, or alcalase). Among all the hydrolysates, alcalase hydrolysate showed the highest degree of hydrolysis and was dominated by a small molecular size fraction (189–686 Da). The SFMPH treated by alcalase was effective in disintegrating intact cholesterol micelles. Furthermore, alcalase hydrolysate with a hydrolysis time of 60 min showed a strong ACE inhibitory activity in vitro with an IC₅₀ of 0.024 mg/mL. Therefore, alcalase hydrolysate may be a promising ingredient for the use in functional foods.     

Effect of angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitory peptide purified from skate skin hydrolysate

Our objective was to evaluate the angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity of skate skin protein hydrolysates and its corresponding fractions. The skate skin hydrolysates were obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis using alcalase, α-chymotrypsin, neutrase, pepsin, papain, and trypsin. Amongst the six hydrolysates, the α-chymotrypsin hydrolysate had the highest ACE inhibitory activity compared to other hydrolysates. The amino acid sequences of the purified peptides were identified to be Pro–Gly–Pro–Leu–Gly–Leu–Thr–Gly–Pro (975.38 Da), and Gln–Leu–Gly–Phe–Leu–Gly–Pro–Arg (874.45 Da). The purified peptides from skate skin had an IC₅₀ value of 95 μM and 148 μM, respectively, and the Lineweaver–Burk plots suggest that they act as a non-competitive inhibitor against ACE. Our study suggested that novel ACE inhibitory peptides derived from skate skin protein may be beneficial as anti-hypertension compounds in functional foods.     

Evaluation of bitterness in enzymatic hydrolysates of soy protein isolate by taste dilution analysis

ABSTRACT:  Although enzymatic hydrolysates of soy protein isolate (SPI) have physiological functionality, partially hydrolyzed SPI exhibits bitter taste depending on proteases and degree of hydrolysis (DH). To determine proteolysis conditions for SPI, it is important to evaluate bitterness during enzymatic hydrolysis. Taste dilution analysis (TDA) has been developed for the screening technique of taste-active compounds in foods. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate bitterness of enzyme-hydrolyzed SPI by TDA and to compare bitterness of SPI hydrolysates with respect to kinds of proteases and DH. SPI was hydrolyzed at 50 °C and pH 6.8 to 7.1 to obtain various DH with commercial proteases (flavourzyme, alcalase, neutrase, protamex, papain, and bromelain) at E/S ratios of 0.5%, 1%, and 2%. The DH of enzymatic hydrolysates was measured by trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid method. The bitterness of enzymatic hydrolysates was evaluated by TDA, which is based on threshold detection in serially diluted samples. Taste dilution (TD) factor was defined as the dilution at which a taste difference between the diluted sample and 2 blanks could be detected. As DH increased, the bitterness increased for all proteases evaluated. Alcalase showed the highest TD factor at the same DH, followed by neutrase. Flavourzyme showed the lowest TD factor at the entire DH ranges. At the DH of 10%, TD factor of hydrolysate by flavourzyme was 0 whereas those by protamex and alcalase were 4 and 16, respectively. These results suggest that TDA could be applied for the alternative of bitterness evaluation to the hedonic scale sensory evaluation.     

Gelatin hydrolysates from sliver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) improve the antioxidant and cryoprotective properties of unwashed frozen fish mince

In this study, gelatin extracted from silver carp skin was hydrolysed by different enzymes (alcalase, papain and flavourzyme), aiming to improve the storage stability of unwashed fish mince during freeze-thaw cycles. Flavourzyme hydrolysates exhibited the highest DPPH• scavenging activity (1.2-fold of alcalase, 1.6-fold of papain) and reducing ability (1.2-fold of alcalase, 2.3-fold of papain), while the alcalase hydrolysates demonstrated the highest Fe²⁺ chelating ability. Moreover, fish mince treated with the mixture of flavourzyme hydrolysates and sucrose exhibited higher sulfhydryl and salt-soluble protein contents, greater Ca²⁺-ATPase activity and better water holding capacity. Hence, the gelatin hydrolysates of flavourzyme from silver carp skin are promising candidates as natural and high-performance antioxidant and cryoprotectants in fish mince processing.     

不同酶水解菜籽蛋白的水解物的抗氧化活性研究

使用alcalase、protamex、flavourzyme、木瓜蛋白酶、中性蛋白酶和胰蛋白酶共6种蛋白酶水解菜籽蛋白,研究水解物清除DPPH自由基能力、还原能力和抑制亚油酸过氧化活性。结果表明,6种蛋白酶水解菜籽蛋白的水解物都具有抗氧化活性,但水解物的抗氧化活性与水解所用酶的种类和水解时间有关,胰蛋白酶和flavourzyme水解物显示了较强的清除DPPH自由基和还原能力,6种蛋白酶水解物抑制亚油酸过氧化活性高于VE,但略低于BHT。alcalase水解菜籽蛋白时,水解10~45 m in的水解物清除DPPH自由基和还原能力较强,延长水解时间并不能提高其抗氧化活性。     

Effect of enzyme type and hydrolysis conditions on the in vitro angiotensin I‐converting enzyme inhibitory activity and ash content of hydrolysed whey protein isolate

Removal of salts from protein hydrolysate mixture on large scale is very difficult and relatively inefficient. Selecting practical proteinase system and hydrolysis conditions for the production of whey protein isolate (WPI) enzymatic hydrolysates with high angiotensin I‐converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity and low ash content is very useful. The effect of alcalase, neutrase, trypsin and their combined system, i.e. alcalase‐neutrase and trypsin‐neutrase, under two different hydrolysis conditions, i.e. pH‐controlled and pH‐spontaneous drop, on the formation of ACE‐inhibitory peptides and the characteristics of WPI hydrolysate was investigated. Results showed that the ACE‐inhibitory activity of WPI hydrolysate obtained with alcalase was significantly higher than that of its trypsin or neutrase hydrolysate obtained at the same hydrolysis time by both pH‐controlled and pH‐spontaneous drop method (P < 0.05). The WPI hydrolysate obtained after 3 h incubation with alcalase plus 2 h with neutrase under pH‐spontaneous drop condition possessed the highest ACE‐inhibitory activity of 54.30% and the lowest ash content of 2.95%. This is practical as a functional ingredient in the food industry because of its high ACE‐inhibitory capability, commercial availability in large supply of alcalase and neutrase and no needing for additional desalting process.     

Protein hydrolysate from salmon frame debittered by plastein reaction: amino acid composition,characteristics and antioxidant activities

Impacts of plastein reaction on bitterness, physicochemical and antioxidant properties of salmon frame hydrolysate with the aid of various proteases (alcalase and papain) at different concentrations and varying reaction temperatures were investigated. Plastein was produced from hydrolysate by papain at 40°C, which had 30% degree of hydrolysis (30DHP). Rearrangement of peptides in hydrolysate was performed by 1% papain at 40°C for 10 h, yielding plastein namely ‘30DHP-P1’. It showed the lowest bitterness (P < 0.05) than other plasteins and hydrolysates. Surface hydrophobicity was not related well with bitterness. Therefore, the size of peptides also determines the bitterness. 30DHP-P1 had augmented solubility; however, its antioxidant activities (DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities and ferric reducing antioxidant power) were slightly lower (P < 0.05) than those of hydrolysates. Bitterness of hydrolysate was markedly debittered via plastein reaction under optimal condition. Plastein generally had lighter colour and still possessed antioxidant activity.     

乳清蛋白酶解制备ACE抑制肽的研究

采用碱性蛋白酶、中性蛋白酶、胃蛋白酶、胰蛋白酶和木瓜蛋白酶水解乳清蛋白制备ACE抑制肽，通过体外检测法测定其ACE抑制率。结果表明，碱性蛋白酶水解物的ACE抑制率最大。采用三因素二次通用旋转设计对碱性蛋白酶水解乳清蛋白的水解条件进行优化。研究了底物浓度、温度和酶与底物的质量比对ACE抑制率的影响，建立了回归方程，分析了各因素对ACE抑制率的影响．确定了最优的水解条件。     

Utilisation of chickpea protein isolates for production of peptides with angiotensin I‐converting enzyme (ACE)‐inhibitory activity

Chickpea protein isolates and the protease alcalase were used for the production of protein hydrolysates that inhibit angiotensin I‐converting enzyme (ACE). The highest degree of inhibition was found in a hydrolysate obtained by 30 min of treatment with alcalase. This hydrolysate was used as starting material for the purification of ACE‐inhibitory peptides. After Biogel P2 gel filtration chromatography and HPLC C₁₈ reverse phase chromatography, four peptides with ACE‐inhibitory activity were purified. Two of them were competitive inhibitors of ACE, while the other two were uncompetitive inhibitors. These results show that chickpea proteins are a good source of ACE‐inhibitory peptides when hydrolysed with the protease alcalase. © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry     

蚕蛹蛋白酶解产物体外抗氧化和降血压活性筛选及响应面工艺优化

以蚕蛹蛋白为原料,使用碱性蛋白酶、木瓜蛋白酶、胰蛋白酶、菠萝蛋白酶对其进行酶解,采用1,1-一苯基-2-三硝基苯肼自由基(DPPH自由基)法、超氧阴离子自由基(O2－ ·)法、羟自由基( ·OH)法和血压紧张素转化酶(ACE)法对酶解产物进行抗氧化和降血压活性分析,筛选同时具有较强抗氧化和降血压活性的酶解产物,并确定获得较强活性时的水解度,再通过响应面对该水解度下酶解工艺条件进行优化。结果表明：碱性蛋白酶在水解度为20%左右时获得的水解产物抗氧化和降血压效果较好,并由响应面分析结果表明酶解温度和加酶量之间存在显著的交互作用,同时得到最佳酶解工艺条件为：酶解温度51℃,pH值为9.05,加酶量为0.38%,酶解时间3h,在此条件下,水解度为20.53%,再通过实验验证其误差值小于5%,说明采用响应面试验设计方法对蚕蛹蛋白酶解体系进行优化具有较好的可靠性。此时酶解产物的DPPH自由基抑制率为51.2%,ACE抑制活性为50.3%。     

HYPOTENSIVE ACTIVITY OF MUSCLE PROTEIN AND GLUTEN HYDROLYSATES OBTAINED BY PROTEASE TREATMENT

Protein hydrolysates obtained by treatment with papain, trypsin, chymotrypsin and actinase all exhibited inhibitory activity (IC50: 3.4–41.8 mg%) toward angiotensin‐converting enzyme (ACE) (EC 3.4.15.1). In particular, the protein hydrolysate obtained by treatment with papain showed the highest inhibitory activity (3.7–5.3 mg%). The ACE inhibitory activity of the gluten hydrolysate obtained with actinase was mainly due to peptides of less than 500 Da in molecular mass. On the other hand, the ACE inhibitory activity of the myofibrillar protein hydrolysate obtained with papain was due to peptides of both less and more than 500 Da in molecular mass. The blood pressure of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) administered the myofibrillar protein hydrolysate was significantly reduced at 2 h after administration. The blood pressure of SHR was also reduced at 2 h after administration of the gluten hydrolysate, and this effect continued until 6 h. These hydrolysates may potentially be useful as antihypertensive food materials.     

Effects of microwave and ultrasound pretreatments on enzymolysis of milk protein concentrate with different enzymes

Milk protein concentrate was pretreated either by microwave irradiation or by ultrasound before initiation of 3‐h enzymatic hydrolysis. The duration of pretreatment ranged from 1 to 8 min at a power level of 800 W, with the control not being subjected to any pretreatment, and five enzymes (Alcalase, Trypsin, Neutrase, Alkaline Protease and Flavourzyme) were employed. The effects of microwave and ultrasound pretreatments on the kinetics and degree of hydrolysis, protein solubility, bitterness and angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitory activity were evaluated. Pretreatments increased the degree of hydrolysis and stabilised the solubility of the hydrolysates but could not significantly reduce bitterness of the hydrolysates The angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitory activity of the hydrolysates were improved with 5‐min ultrasound‐pretreated Neutrase hydrolysates giving IC₅₀ value of 0.23 mg mL^?1. Kinetic parameters showed improved catalytic efficiencies. Pretreatments of milk protein concentrates with either microwave or ultrasound significantly improve the bioactivity and functional characteristics of the resulting hydrolysates.     

不同蛋白酶对小麦蛋白酶解物抗氧化活性的影响

小麦蛋白是小麦淀粉加工的副产物,酶解是提高小麦蛋白溶解性和功能性的有效方式,而酶解用酶种类可能对酶解产物的功能性如抗氧化活性有一定影响。采用碱性蛋白酶、中性蛋白酶、胃蛋白酶、风味蛋白酶、胰蛋白酶、木瓜蛋白酶6种常用的蛋白酶分别对小麦蛋白进行酶解,并对酶解4 h后酶解物的多肽得率、分子质量分布、1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼(1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl,DPPH)自由基清除率、超氧阴离子自由基(O_2~-·)清除率、羟自由基(·OH)清除率等反映水解程度和抗氧化能力的主要指标进行评价。结果表明,风味蛋白酶酶解物中多肽得率最高,达91.44%,且分子质量小于3 000 D的多肽含量达76.9%;酶解物质量浓度为3 mg/m L时,木瓜蛋白酶酶解物对DPPH自由基清除作用最好,清除率为65.12%(P0.01),其次是风味蛋白酶(58.43%)和碱性蛋白酶(55.29%);碱性蛋白酶酶解物对O_2~-·清除率效果最好,清除率为58.68%(P0.01),其次是风味蛋白酶(49.25%);碱性蛋白酶和木瓜蛋白酶酶解物对·OH清除效果最佳,清除率分别为59.23%和58.16%。结果说明,蛋白酶种类对小麦蛋白酶解物抗氧化活性影响显著,风味蛋白酶对提高蛋白水解程度和生成小分子质量多肽的作用明显,而碱性蛋白酶、木瓜蛋白酶和风味蛋白酶对提高酶解产物抗氧化活性效果较好。     

Effect of heat and enzymatic treatment on the antihypertensive activity of whey protein hydrolysates

The influence of heat and enzymatic treatments on the hypotensive activity of hydrolysates derived from whey protein isolate was examined. The whey protein isolate (WPI) was previously denatured at 65 or 95 °C and hydrolyzed using the enzymes Alcalase, α-chymotrypsin or Proteomix. The hydrolysates thus obtained were characterized and studied with regard to their angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity and hypotensive activity in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The enzyme α-chymotrypsin was found to produce hydrolysates with the highest ACE inhibitory activity. The hydrolysate that most effectively reduced blood pressure in SHR was obtained from WPI previously denatured at 65 °C and treated with the enzyme Alcalase. The hydrolysate with the highest ACE inhibitory activity was able to reduce the arterial blood pressure of the animals only after intraperitoneal administration, suggesting an interference of gastrointestinal enzymes in the absorption of active peptides from this hydrolysate.     

蓝圆鲹蛋白酶解物的螯合矿物离子活性研究

以蓝圆鲹为原料,采用胰蛋白酶、木瓜蛋白酶及碱性蛋白酶对其进行水解,研究酶解产物与钙、亚铁、锌离子的螯合活性。结果表明:蓝圆鲹经胰蛋白酶水解,水解度为23.14%时其产物具有较高螯合铁、锌离子的活性,其螯合率分别高达96.63%和94.28%;蓝圆鲹经木瓜蛋白酶水解,水解度为22.00%时,其产物具有较高螯合钙离子的活性,其螯合率高达96.78%;同时研究表明上述两种酶解物还具有较好的抗氧化活性,其1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼半抑制浓度值分别为3.74 mg/m L和3.64 mg/m L。此外,氨基酸分析表明蓝圆鲹高螯合矿物离子活性的酶解物中天冬氨酸、谷氨酸、赖氨酸含量较高。     

不同苦荞蛋白酶解产物抗氧化活性研究

以苦荞蛋白作为底物,采用碱性蛋白酶Alcalase 2.4 L、木瓜蛋白酶、胃蛋白酶、胰蛋白酶以及胃蛋白酶加胰蛋白酶模拟体内蛋白消化,制备苦荞麦蛋白水解物。采用DPPH及ABTS~+·法比较不同的蛋白水解物与水解前苦荞蛋白的体外抗氧化活性。结果表明:不同蛋白酶水解产物水解度由高到低的顺序为:碱性蛋白酶胃蛋白酶~胰蛋白酶胃蛋白酶木瓜蛋白酶胰蛋白酶,其中碱性蛋白酶水解苦荞蛋白水解度达29.95%。苦荞蛋白本身具有一定的抗氧化能力,其中DPPH清除率及ABTS~+·清除率最高分别达71.91%及11.25%,但均显著低于阳性对照Vc。随着水解程度的增加,苦荞蛋白水解产物抗氧化能力逐渐增强。其中,以碱性蛋白酶酶解产物抗氧化活性最高,其DPPH清除率及ABTS~+·清除率最高分别为91.65%(0.5 mg/mL)及16.67%(1 mg/mL),均显著高于原苦荞蛋白。其中,碱性蛋白酶水解产物的DPPH自由基清除率在高浓度(0.5mg/mL)条件下,与阳性对照Vc持平。同时碱性蛋白酶酶解产物抗氧化性(DPPH清除率及ABTS~+·清除率)显著优于其他蛋白酶解产物。因此,苦荞麦蛋白采用碱性蛋白酶解制备苦荞水解产物可作为天然的抗氧化剂。     

Generation,Fractionation, and Characterization of Iron‐Chelating Protein Hydrolysate from Palm Kernel Cake Proteins

Palm kernel cake protein was hydrolyzed with different proteases namely papain, bromelain, subtilisin, flavourzyme, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and pepsin to generate different protein hydrolysates. Peptide content and iron‐chelating activity of each hydrolysate were evaluated using O‐phthaldialdehyde‐based spectrophotometric method and ferrozine‐based colorimetric assay, respectively. The results revealed a positive correlation between peptide contents and iron‐chelating activities of the protein hydrolysates. Protein hydrolysate generated by papain exhibited the highest peptide content of 10.5 mM and highest iron‐chelating activity of 64.8% compared with the other hydrolysates. Profiling of the papain‐generated hydrolysate by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography fractionation indicated a direct association between peptide content and iron‐chelating activity in most of the fractions. Further fractionation using isoelectric focusing also revealed that protein hydrolysate with basic and neutral isoelectric point (pI) had the highest iron‐chelating activity, although a few fractions in the acidic range also exhibited good metal chelating potential. After identification and synthesis of papain‐generated peptides, GGIF and YLLLK showed among the highest iron‐chelating activities of 56% and 53%, whereas their IC₅₀ were 1.4 and 0.2 μM, respectively.     

Effect of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptide purified from enzymatic hydrolysates of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Styela plicata</Emphasis>

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptide was isolated from Styela plicata. The S. plicata was hydrolyzed with various proteases including Protamex, Kojizyme, Neutrase, Flavourzyme, Alcalase, trypsin, α-chymotrypsin, pepsin, and papain. The hydrolysate prepared with Protamex had the highest ACE inhibitory activity compared to the other hydrolysates. We attempted to isolate ACE inhibitory peptides from hydrolysate prepared with Protamex using ultra-filtration, gel filtration on a Sephadex G-25 column and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) on an ODS column. IC₅₀ value of the purified ACE inhibitory peptide was 24.7 μM, and Lineweaver–Burk plots suggest that the purified peptide from S. plicata acts as mixed-type inhibitor against ACE. Amino acid sequence of the purified peptide was identified as Met-Leu-Leu-Cys-Ser, with a molecular weight 566.4 Da. The results of this study suggest that peptides derived from S. plicata may be beneficial as anti-hypertension compounds in functional foods resource.     

鳄鱼皮酶解产物功能特性及抗氧化活性

为了解鳄鱼皮酶解产物功能特性和抗氧化活性,采用2种商业蛋白酶(木瓜蛋白酶、碱性蛋白酶)在各自最适反应条件下分别酶解鳄鱼皮,研究水解度(DH)、酶种类及pH值对酶解产物功能特性及抗氧化活性的影响.结果显示:随着酶解时间延长,鳄鱼皮水解度逐渐增加,鳄鱼皮在碱性蛋白酶酶解作用下水解度较高,水解4h时可达12％;木瓜蛋白酶酶解产物与碱性蛋白酶酶解产物的溶解性差异不显著(P＞0.05).相同水解度下,碱性蛋白酶酶解产物的热稳定性在pH4时优于木瓜蛋白酶酶解产物.酶解时间在1h之内,木瓜蛋白酶酶解物亚铁离子螯合力明显增强;随着时间延长,酶解产物亚铁离子螯合能力变化不显著(P＞0.05).酶解3h后碱性蛋白酶酶解产物亚铁离子螯合能力高于木瓜蛋白酶酶解产物,但木瓜蛋白酶酶解产物具有较强的清除DPPH自由基能力.综上表明,碱性蛋白酶水解作用的鳄鱼皮水解度较高,其酶解产物乳化活性和热稳定性优于木瓜蛋白酶酶解产物;鳄鱼皮酶解产物抗氧化能力较强,有较高的开发利用价值.     

杏仁蛋白水解物对血管紧张素转化酶抑制作用的研究

分别采用Protamex、Alcalase、Neutrase、Flavourzyme、Proleather FG-F、木瓜蛋白酶水解杏仁蛋白,利用高效液相色谱法测定水解物对血管紧张素转化酶(ACE)的抑制活性,以水解度(DH)和水解产物对ACE的抑制率为指标对酶解过程进行分析,并研究水解物的体外消化稳定性。结果表明,Proleather FG-F 和Alcalase 对杏仁蛋白有较好的水解效果,其水解物对ACE 抑制率较高,IC50 分别为1.24mg/ml 和0.98mg/ml。模拟胃肠消化实验结果表明,在消化酶的作用下杏仁蛋白水解物仍具有较强的ACE 抑制活性。