Virtual-screening of xanthine oxidase inhibitory peptides: Inhibition mechanisms and prediction of activity using machine-learning.

Journal: Food chemistry
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Abstract

Xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitory peptides can prevent XO-mediated hyperuricemia. Currently, QSAR about XO inhibitory peptides with different lengths remains to be enriched. Here, XO inhibitory peptides were obtained from porcine visceral proteins through virtual-screening. A prediction model was established by machine-learning. Virtual-screening retained four lengths of peptides, including 3-6. Molecular-docking recognized their binding sites with XO and showed residues W, F, and G were the key amino acids. Datasets of XO inhibitory peptides therewith were established. The optimal model was used to generalize the peptides reported. Results showed that the R of the tripeptide, tetrapeptide, pentapeptide and hexapeptide in the generalisation test were R = 0.81, R = 0.82, R = 0.83 and R = 0.83, respectively. Overall, this work can serve as a reference for explaining the activity mechanism of XO inhibitory peptides and predicting the activity of XO inhibitory peptides.

Authors

  • Qian Chen
    Department of Pain Medicine Guizhou Provincial Orthopedics Hospital Guiyang Guizhou China.
  • Yuxi Ge
    Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, PR China.
  • Xiaoyu He
    School of Automation, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
  • Shanshan Li
    Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
  • Zhengfeng Fang
    College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan 625014, China.
  • Cheng Li
    College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
  • Hong Chen
    Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.