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Zinc-binding behavior of hemp protein hydrolysates: Soluble versus insoluble zinc-peptide complexes

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Abstract

Proteins and peptides when forming complexes with zinc can increase zinc bioavailability. Such complexation was investigated on hemp protein hydrolysates (HPHs) in the present study using Pepsin, Alcalase, Flavourzyme, Papain, Protamex, and Trypsin. Two solubility fractions of Zn2+–HPH complexes, i.e., P1 (water-insoluble large peptides) and P2 (water-soluble small peptides, precipitable by ethanol), were collected. The FTIR analysis on Pepsin-HPH suggested that P1 and P2 peptides had different Zn2+-binding sites where N–H and C[dbnd]O were the primary sites in P1 and P2, respectively. Although the Zn2+-binding capacity (P1 and P2 combined) of HPHs was lower than that of nonhydrolyzed hemp protein, the P2-bound Zn2+ was more abundant in HPHs (up to 63.4%) than in nonhydrlyzed protein (29.6%). Isothermal titration calorimetry corroborated with Zn2+-binding capacity for different HPH samples. Peptides produced with Flavourzyme had the highest Zn2+-binding activity (88.8%) while those with Pepsin exhibited the maximum solubility.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-112
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Functional Foods
Volume49
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2018

Bibliographical note

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© 2018 Elsevier Ltd

Funding

This study was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Hatch project 2351267000) and an Oversea Study Fellowship from the China Scholarship Council (to Q. W.). We thank Dr. Akinbode Adedeji from the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Kentucky for providing the FTIR support. Approved for publication as journal article number 18-07-035 by the Director of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station.

FundersFunder number
US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative2351267000
China Scholarship Council

    Keywords

    • Acrylamide (PubChem CID: 6579)
    • Bioavailability
    • Ethanol (PubChem CID: 702)
    • Hemp protein hydrolysate
    • Isothermal titration
    • Peptides
    • Silver nitrate (PubChem CID: 24470)
    • Sodium dodecyl sulfate (PubChem CID: 3423265)
    • Zinc sulfate (PubChem CID: 24424)
    • Zn-binding

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Food Science
    • Medicine (miscellaneous)
    • Nutrition and Dietetics

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