Peptides derived from Rhopilema esculentum hydrolysate exhibit angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory and antioxidant abilities

Molecules. 2014 Sep 2;19(9):13587-602. doi: 10.3390/molecules190913587.

Abstract

Jellyfish (Rhopilema esculentum) was hydrolyzed using alcalase, and two peptides with angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory and antioxidant activities were purified by ultrafiltration and consecutive chromatographic methods. The amino acid sequences of the two peptides were identified as VKP (342 Da) and VKCFR (651 Da) by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The IC50 values of ACE inhibitory activities of the two peptides were 1.3 μM and 34.5 μM, respectively. Molecular docking results suggested that VKP and VKCFR bind to ACE through coordinating with the active site Zn(II) atom. Free radical scavenging activity and protection against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced rat cerebral microvascular endothelial cell (RCMEC) injury were used to evaluate the antioxidant activities of the two peptides. As the results clearly showed that the peptides increased the superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px) activities in RCMEC cells), it is proposed that the R. esculentum peptides exert significant antioxidant effects.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Chromatography, Reverse-Phase
  • Endothelial Cells / drug effects
  • Endothelial Cells / metabolism
  • Free Radical Scavengers / chemistry*
  • Free Radical Scavengers / isolation & purification
  • Free Radical Scavengers / pharmacology
  • Hydrolysis
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry*
  • Peptide Fragments / isolation & purification
  • Peptide Fragments / pharmacology
  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / chemistry
  • Rats
  • Scyphozoa / chemistry

Substances

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Free Radical Scavengers
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A