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Published on: December 1, 2020
Identification of novel α-glucosidase and ACE inhibitory peptides from Douchi using peptidomics approach and
Weidan Guo1, Yu Xiao1, Xiangjin Fu1,2,3,4
1College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China.
Abstract:
In this study, the effect of Douchi extract (DWE) on α-glucosidase and angiotensin-converting enzymes (ACE) were investigated, and several novel peptides with inhibitory activity against α-glucosidase and ACE were identified using peptidomics approach based on UPLC-MS/MS. The average inhibition rates of DWE on α-glucosidase and ACE were 73.75-78.10% and 4.56-27.07%, respectively. In the DWE, a total of 710 peptides were detected. Two novel peptides with potential inhibitory activity against α-glucosidase were identified using the correlation analysis, database alignment and molecular docking methods. They were DVFRAIPSEVL and DRPSINGLAGAN, with the IC50 values of 0.121 and 0.128 mg/mL, respectively. Also, four novel peptides with potential inhibitory activity against ACE were identified: PSSPFTDLWD, EEQDERQFPF, PVPVPVQQAFPF and PSSPFTDL, with IC50 values of 1.388, 0.041, 0.761 and 0.097 mg/mL, respectively. These results indicated that combining peptidomics and molecular docking is an effective alternative strategy for rapidly screening numbers of novel bioactive peptides from foods.

