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ACE-inhibitory and radical-scavenging activity of peptides derived from beta-lactoglobulin f(19-25). Interactions with ascorbic acid.

Hernández-Ledesma B, Amigo L, Recio I, Bartolomé B

Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales (CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain.

In this work, the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory and radical-scavenging activities of the beta-lactoglobulin (beta-Lg)-derived peptides WY f(19-20), WYS f(19-21), WYSL f(19-22), WYSLA f(19-23), WYSLAM f(19-24), and WYSLAMA f(19-25) have been determined. The ACE-inhibitory activity (IC50) varied from 38.3 to 90.4 microM, with the exception of WYS (>500 microM). All beta-Lg-derived peptides also exhibited radical-scavenging activity (oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values ranged from 4.45 to 7.67 micromol Trolox equivalents/micromol of peptide). The presence and position of amino acids Trp, Tyr, and Met were proposed to be responsible for the antioxidant activity. The equimolar amino acid mixtures of all the peptides showed ORAC values lower than those of the corresponding peptides, indicating that the peptidic bond or the structural conformation had a positive influence on this activity. Finally, positive antioxidant effects of WYS, WYSL, and WYLA with ascorbic acid were observed, whereas WY and WYSLAM showed negative effects, both cases for different molar ratio mixtures. These results should be taken into account in the development of new food ingredients on the basis of peptides from beta-Lg.

Published 25 April 2007 in J Agric Food Chem, 55(9): 3392-7.
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