Isolation, purification and characterization of the antibacterial, antihypertensive and antioxidative properties of the bioactive peptides in the purified and proteolyzed major storage protein of pigeon pea () seeds.

Journal: Food chemistry. Molecular sciences
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Abstract

Previous studies in pigeon pea showed health benefits but very few explored peptide bioactivities. This study examined antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antihypertensive activities of peptides in purified and proteolyzed major globulin fraction, cajanin, of pigeon pea () seeds. In-silico analysis showed 41 antihypertensive and nine antioxidant peptides but zero antibacterial peptides from cajanin sequence. The Pepsin-Chymotrypsin-Trypsin (PCT) protein digest has no antibacterial activity against , , and but has high % ACE inhibition (87.50%). Two HPLC fractions showed low IC values (HPLC Fraction 1: 0.00535 mg/ml; HPLC Fraction 2: 0.00432 mg/ml), comparable to Captopril (0.00379 mg/ml). This fractions also showed HO scavenging activity (HPLC Fraction 1: 1.47%; HPLC Fraction 2: 1.51%) and Total Antioxidative Capacity of 0.00088 mg/mL (HPLC Fraction1) and 0.00110 mg/mL (HPLC Fraction 2) ascorbic acid equivalent. Results from this study serve as reference for further investigations of novel pharmaceutical agents that can be derived from legumes.

Authors

  • Rona Karmela D Bravo
    Institute of Chemistry, Physical Sciences Building, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College Laguna 4031, Philippines.
  • Mark Rickard N Angelia
    Institute of Chemistry, Physical Sciences Building, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College Laguna 4031, Philippines.
  • Lawrence Yves C Uy
    Institute of Chemistry, Physical Sciences Building, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College Laguna 4031, Philippines.
  • Roberta N Garcia
    Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna 4031, Philippines.
  • Mary Ann O Torio
    Institute of Chemistry, Physical Sciences Building, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College Laguna 4031, Philippines.

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