Purification and characterization of antioxidant peptides from yak (Bos grunniens) bone hydrolysates and evaluation of cellular antioxidant activity.

In this study, papain and alcalase were used to generate antioxidant peptides from yak bone protein. The antioxidant activities of hydrolysates in vitro were evaluated by 2,2'-azinobios-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) radical scavenging activity, total reducing power, ferrous ion chelating ability and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity. The hydrolysates generated by alcalase possessed the best antioxidant activity among unhydrolyzed protein and samples treated by papain, but the antioxidant activity decreased after simulated gastrointestinal digestion in vitro. The products of simulated gastrointestinal digestion were separated by ultrafiltration and high performance liquid chromatography, and the amino acid sequences of peptides were identified by mass spectrometry. The digestion sites within peptides were predicted by a bioinformatics strategy, and ten peptides were selected for synthesis. Among 10 synthetic peptides, Gly-Phe-Hyp-Gly-Ala-Asp-Gly-Val-Ala, Gly-Gly-Pro-Gln-Gly-Pro-Arg and Gly-Ser-Gln-Gly-Ser-Gln-Gly-Pro-Ala possessed strong antioxidant activities, among which Gly-Phe-Hyp-Gly-Ala-Asp-Gly-Val-Ala had a significant cytoprotective effect in Caco-2 cells under oxidative stress induced by H2O2, which reduced the formation of reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde, and improved the activity of antioxidant enzymes in cells. These results showed that yak bone peptides exhibited strong antioxidant activity and have a potential value as a new type of natural antioxidant.

Physicochemical and functional properties of Maillard reaction products derived from cod (Gadus morhua L.) skin collagen peptides and xylose.

To improve the utilization of cod skin collagen peptides (CSCP), we heated them with xylose at 80 °C, 100 °C, and 120 °C for up to 150 min to prepare xylose-CSCP Maillard reaction products (MRPs), and then investigated their physicochemical and functional properties. The results showed that Arg, Lys, Phe, and Asp were the major amino acids involved in the Maillard reaction. After being heated at 120 °C for 150 min, the ABTS scavenging activity and reducing power of xylose-CSCP MRPs were 99.59% and 0.887 absorbance units, respectively. Xylose-CSCP MRPs had better emulsifying properties and foaming properties than CSCP. Furthermore, 26 volatile compounds, including 2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine and 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine, were identified from xylose-CSCP MRPs by gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry. Newly formed heterocyclic compounds might be responsible for the flavor and antioxidant capacity of xylose-CSCP MRPs. These results suggest the potential for xylose-CSCP MRPs to serve as functional food ingredients.

Modification of gelatin hydrolysates from grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) scales by Maillard reaction: Antioxidant activity and volatile compounds.

Fish scales are usually discarded or used to produce fish meal, etc. In order to enhance their utility, we produced the gelatin hydrolysates from fish scales (FSGH) and they were heated with glucose, xylose, and ribose to prepare sugar-FSGH Maillard reaction products (MRPs). The antioxidant capacity and sensory property of MRPs were evaluated. The results showed that ribose-FSGH MRPs exhibited higher antioxidant capacity than glucose- and xylose-FSGH MRPs. After simulated gastrointestinal digestion, the DPPH and ABTS scavenging activity of ribose-FSGH MRPs were 25.32 µM and 193.37 µM Trolox equivalent/g sample, respectively, and the reducing power was 0.509. Flavor compounds (such as butanal, benzaldehyde, 2-methyl-3-furanthiol, and maltol) of ribose-FSGH MRPs were produced in abundance after 5 h of heating and ribose-FSGH MRPs exhibited flavor enhanced effect on caramel-like and mouthfulness sensory attributes. These results suggest that ribose-FSGH MRPs can be potentially used as food antioxidants.