Preparation of hypocholesterol peptides from soy protein and their hypocholesterolemic effect in mice

The yield and in vitro hypocholesterolemic activity of low-molecular weight soy protein hydrolysates were studied. The yield and cholesterol micellar solubility inhibitory rate (CMSIR) were higher for soy protein Alcalase hydrolysates (SAPH) than soy protein AS1398 hydrolysates (SNPH). The highest CMSIR of 48.6% was found with SAPH with a degree of hydrolysis (DH) of 18%. Optimal parameters for desalting SAPH with macroporous adsorption resin DA201-C were decided to be pH 4.5, SAPH dispersion to resin ration 75:100, and a loading rate 1 BV/h, at which the adsorption rate of the peptide was 89.7%. Only a 4% decrease in CMSIR was found with SPAH (DH 18%) after gastrointestinal protease digestion. In a mice feeding study for 30 d, the serum level of LDL-C + VLDL-C in the SAPH diet group with 0.5 and 2.5 g/kg BW SAPH decreased by 34% and 45% respectively compared to the mice fed only the hypercholesterolemia diet.