Isolation and characterization of zinc-chelating peptides from wheat germ protein hydrolysates

The enzymatic hydrolysis of defatted wheat germ protein was carried out by using Alcalase, Flavourzyme and papain. The hydrolysates prepared by Alcalase under optimal conditions for 200 min had the highest degree of hydrolysis (DH) of 15.61 ± 0.09% and metal chelating ability of 69.62 ± 0.96%. The z...

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Main Authors: Ke-Xue Zhu, Xiao-Ping Wang, Xiao-Na Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614003363
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Summary:The enzymatic hydrolysis of defatted wheat germ protein was carried out by using Alcalase, Flavourzyme and papain. The hydrolysates prepared by Alcalase under optimal conditions for 200 min had the highest degree of hydrolysis (DH) of 15.61 ± 0.09% and metal chelating ability of 69.62 ± 0.96%. The zinc-chelating peptides were isolated and purified from Alcalase hydrolysates using immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography (IMAC-Zn2+) and macroporous adsorption resin DA 201-C. Two major zinc-chelating peptides identified by MALDI TOF/TOF were Asn-Ala-Pro-Leu-Pro-Pro-Pro-Leu-Lys-His (NAPLPPPLKH) and His-Asn-Ala-Pro-Asn-Pro-Gly-Leu-Pro-Try-Ala-Ala (HNAPNPGLPYAA). HNAPNPGLPYAA had a high zinc chelating capacity of 91.67 ± 0.81% and possessed higher zinc bioavailability than ZnSO4 in Caco-2 cells (P<0.05). The results of this study suggest that wheat germ zinc-chelating peptides might be useful in zinc fortification of foods for increasing mineral bioavailability.
ISSN:1756-4646