Abstract
Buckwheat protein (BWP) isolate was subjected to a two-stage in vitro digestion (1 h pepsin followed by 2-h pancreatin at 37 °C). The antioxidant potential of the BWP digests was compared by assessing their capacity to scavenge 2,2′-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiszoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS+{radical dot}) and hydroxyl ({radical dot}OH) radicals. The 2-h pancreatin digest, which demonstrated the strongest activity against both radicals, was subjected to Sephadex G-25 gel filtration. Of the six fractions collected, fractions IV (456 Da) and VI (362 Da) showed the highest ABTS+{radical dot} scavenging activity and were 23-27% superior to mixed BWP digest (P < 0.05). Fraction VI was most effective in neutralising {radical dot}OH and was 86% and 24% more efficient (P < 0.05) than mixed BWP digest and fraction IV, respectively. LC-MS/MS identified Trp-Pro-Leu, Val-Pro-Trp, and Val-Phe-Pro-Trp (IV), Pro-Trp (V) and tryptophan (VI) to be the prominent peptides/amino acid in these fractions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 582-588 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Food Chemistry |
Volume | 118 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by a CSREES/USDA NRI grant to Y.L.X. (2008-35503-18790). The Proteomics Core directed by H.Z. is in part supported by the NIH/NCRR Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in the Molecular Basis of Human Disease (P20-RR020171) and NIH/NIEHS Superfund Basic Research Program (P42-ES007380). The NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant S10RR023684 (to H.Z.) is acknowledged.
Keywords
- Buckwheat protein
- Free radical scavenging
- Gel filtration
- In vitro digestion
- Tandem mass spectrometry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Food Science