Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 72.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20120277

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Preparation and Antioxidant Activities of Walnut Protein Hydrolysates

CHEN Ning1,2, SUN Yi3, LIU Shu-Ying1,3   

  1. 1. Changchun Center of Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China;
    2. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China;
    3. Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun 130117, China
  • Received:2012-03-26 Published:2012-12-31

Abstract:

Many studies have reported that peptides from various food sources possess antioxidant activity. In the present study, walnut proteins were hydrolyzed using Alcalase 2.4 L to obtain antioxidant peptides. The antioxidant activities of the hydrolysates were measured using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl(DPPH) assay and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity(HRSA) assay. Then, walnut protein hydrolysates were purified sequentially by gel filtration and RP-HPLC. The sequence of the peptide with the highest antioxidative activity was identified to be Ala-Gly-Gly-Ala using RP-HPLC-ESI-MS, which was identified for the first time from walnut protein hydrolysates. The reducing power of the peptide was similar to that of L-glutathione reduced(GSH). These results suggest that the peptide isolated from walnut protein hydrolysates is potent antioxidant and may be effectively used as food additives and as pharmaceutical agents.

Key words: Walnut protein hydrolysis, Antioxidant activity, Purification, Antioxidant peptide

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