Kinetics of the inhibition of renin and angiotensin I-converting enzyme by flaxseed protein hydrolysate fractions

Enzymatic hydrolysates from flaxseed protein were investigated for in vitro inhibition of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) and renin activities. Pepsin, ficin, trypsin, papain, thermolysin, pancreatin and Alcalase were used to hydrolyze flaxseed proteins followed by fractionation using ultrafil...

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Main Authors: Chibuike C. Udenigwe, Yin-Shiou Lin, Wen-Chi Hou, Rotimi E. Aluko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-04-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464609000103