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Purification and characterization of antioxidant peptides from Alcalase-hydrolyzed soybean (Glycine max L.) hydrolysate and their cytoprotective effects in human intestinal Caco-2 cells Qiaozhi Zhang, Xiaohong Tong, Yang Li, Huan Wang, Zhongjiang Wang, Baokun Qi, Xiaonan Sui, and Lianzhou Jiang J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01235 • Publication Date (Web): 03 May 2019 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on May 3, 2019
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Purification and characterization of antioxidant peptides from
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Alcalase-hydrolyzed soybean (Glycine max L.) hydrolysate and their
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cytoprotective effects in human intestinal Caco-2 cells
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Qiaozhi Zhang1, Xiaohong Tong1, Yang Li1*, Huan Wang1, Zhongjiang Wang1, Baokun Qi1, Xiaonan Sui1*,
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Lianzhou Jiang1,2*
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1 College 2 National
of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
Research Center of Soybean Engineering and Technology, Harbin, 150030, China
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed.
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Tel.: +86 451 55190716
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Fax: +86 451 55190716
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Email:
[email protected] (Yang Li)
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[email protected] (Xiaonan Sui)
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[email protected] (Lianzhou Jiang)
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Running title: Purification and characterization of antioxidant and cytoprotective soybean peptides
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Abstract
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This study aimed to purify and identify antioxidant peptides from the low-molecular-weight
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fraction (SPH-I, MW 0.05).
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Thereafter, cytoprotective effect of synthesized peptides was assayed by determining their
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ROS-quenching abilities in H2O2-stressed Caco-2 cells. DCFH-DA is a non-polar dye that can be
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taken up by Caco-2 cells and deacetylated to more polar DCFH by cellular esterases. Upon
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generation of ROS, intracellular DCFH was oxidized to form the highly fluorescent DCF 37. ROS-
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mediated oxidative damage is considered as a culprit in the development of various intestinal
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mucosal disorders, like inflammatory bowel diseases and associated cancers 14. As shown in Fig.
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5B, exposure to H2O2 alone dramatically exacerbated the intracellular ROS production (1.8-fold,
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compared with NC), while all synthesized peptides dose-dependently decreased the induced ROS
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level, implying their ability to protect oxidant-stressed Caco-2 cells. Interestingly, unlike the
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results of chemical antioxidant assays, considerable variations were observed among peptides.
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SPH-IC and SPH-ID exhibited statistically higher ROS-quenching abilities than SPH-IA and SPH-
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IB (p < 0.05). At 100 μM, SPH-IC and SPH-ID repressed 85.9% and 96.2% of the H2O2-induced
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ROS generation, respectively. Fluorescence imaging presented similar results, where cells
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pretreated with 100 μM of SPH-IC and SPH-ID showed more faint signals in comparison to those
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treated with SPH-IA and SPH-IB (Fig. 5C). The higher contents of hydrophobic and antioxidant
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AA residues in SPH-IC and SPH-ID constitute an underlying explanation. As previously indicated,
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hydrophobic AA residues, like Phe (F), Ile (I) and Val (V), could facilitate entry of peptides into
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cells by interaction with membrane lipid bilayers and terminate radical chain reactions through
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proton donation. Moreover, Asp (D) and aromatic AAs, namely, Trp (W), Tyr (Y) and Pro (P),
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were credited as antioxidant AAs and could enhance antioxidant efficacy of peptides via directly
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transferring proton to electron deficient radicals 27,38. Additionally, peptides with positive charges
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(SPH-ID, net charge: +1) were preferentially membrane permeable and might be taken up by
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mitochondria to regulate associated oxidative processes 39. Therefore, it was speculated that those
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aforementioned AA residues and associated structures contributed to the better performance of
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SPH-IC and SPH-ID in modulating ROS-related oxidative damage.
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Subsequently, protective effect of synthesized peptides against H2O2-induced decrease of CV
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was investigated. As shown in Fig. 6A, after exposure to H2O2, Caco-2 cells exhibited significantly
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diminished CV, when compared to the NC (-57.1%, p < 0.05). Pretreatment with peptides at 50
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μM (except for SPH-IB) statistically preserved this induced loss of CV (p < 0.05), with SPH-IC
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showing the best protective potency. Next, the ability of synthesized peptides to inhibit lipid
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peroxidation was evaluated, via determining the level of MDA, a degradation product of lipid
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peroxides (Fig. 6B). As seen, with respect to the NC, H2O2-stressed Caco-2 cells showed 3.4-fold
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higher content of MDA. Howbeit, all pure peptides statistically down-regulated this induced MDA
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production (p < 0.05), indicating their potential to attenuate ROS-mediated membrane damage.
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Again, SPH-IC and SPH-ID displayed higher inhibitory effects when compared to SPH-IA and
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SPH-IB. In addition to eliminating primary/secondary oxidation products, enhancement of the
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intrinsic antioxidant defense system is another key action of cytoprotective candidates 40. GSH is
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a key antioxidant that plays a pivotal role in the regulation of detoxification and antioxidation in
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all eukaryotic cells 14. As seen in Fig. 6C, incubation with H2O2 markedly reduced the GSH content
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by 52.17%, while only SPH-IC and SPH-ID significantly improved the cellular GSH level (p
1.0 mg/mL.
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Values were expressed as mean ± SD from triplicate experiments.
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Figure 5. Impact of synthesized antioxidant peptides on (A) Cell viability, (B) and (C)
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Intracellular ROS generation in Caco-2 cells. For assaying cell viability, Caco-2 cells were
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treated with each synthesized peptide at various concentrations from 25-100 μM for 24 h; For
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ROS determination, Caco-2 cells were incubated with each synthesized peptide at indicated
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concentrations for 24 h, followed by stimulation with 1 mM H2O2 for 3 h. NC, negative control;
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PC, positive control. Values were expressed as the mean ± SD from quintuplicate experiments.
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Bars with different letters indicated statistical differences (p < 0.05, Duncan’s test).
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Figure 6. Cytoprotective effects of synthesized antioxidant peptides against H2O2-induced
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oxidative stress in Caco-2 cells. (A) Cell viability (B) Lipid peroxidation; (C) Intracellular GSH
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content, (C) CAT activity, (D) GR activity, and (F) Secretion level of IL-8. Caco-2 cells were
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pretreated with each synthesized peptide at 50 μM for 24 h, followed by incubation with 1 mM
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H2O2 for an extra 3 h. NC, negative control; PC, positive control; CAT, catalase, GR, glutathione
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reductase. Values were expressed as the mean ± SD from quintuplicate experiments. Bars with
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different letters indicated statistical differences (p < 0.05, Duncan’s test). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01,
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***p< 0.001, Student’s t-test.
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Table 1 Characteristics of peptides purified from SPH-I and identified by nano-LC-ESI-MS/MS
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Peptide
MW
Net Intensity (% of area) Theoretical pI Hydrophobicity
sequence
(Da)
VVFVDRL
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Accessions Charge Uncharacterized protein OS=Glycine max
8.75×108 (21.4%)
6.74
9.01
0 GN=GLYMA_01G047700 PE=4 SV=1 Uncharacterized protein OS=Glycine max
VIYVVDLR
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8.41×108 (20.5%)
6.67
8.89
0 PE=4 SV=1 Uncharacterized protein OS=Glycine max
IYVVDLR
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5.93×108
(14.5%)
6.67
9.35
0 PE=4 SV=1 Uncharacterized protein OS=Glycine max
IYVFVR
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5.73×108
(14.0%)
9.92
5.25
+1 GN=GLYMA_05G127700 PE=4 SV=1
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Peptides were identified by searching against the UniProt soybean (Glycine max) database (http://www.uniprot.org).
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Theoretical pI, hydrophobicity, and net charge of each peptide was calculated by using PepDraw (http://pepdraw.com).
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Table 2 Chemical antioxidant activity of synthesized peptides
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Peptide sequence
DPPH radical scavenging activity
ABTS•+ radical scavenging activity ORAC
FRAP
VVFVDRL
14.9 ± 0.7b (17.6 ± 0.8AB)
3.14 ± 0.1b (3.71 ± 0.1BC)
136 ± 1.9a (161 ± 4.1A)
63.1 ± 1.2b (74.5 ± 1.4A)
VIYVVDLR
16.1 ± 0.5b (16.5 ± 0.5B)
3.34 ± 0.2ab (3.42 ± 0.2C)
140 ± 2.0a (143 ± 2.1C)
53.4 ± 1.2c (54.7 ± 1.2B)
IYVVDLR
17.8 ± 0.9a (20.3 ± 1.0A)
3.72 ± 0.3a (4.24 ± 0.4A)
139 ± 1.0a (158 ± 1.1B)
68.9 ± 1.4a (78.6 ± 1.6A)
IYVFVR
14.4 ± 0.6b (18.1 ± 0.7AB)
3.22 ± 0.1b (4.05 ± 0.1AB)
136 ± 3.8a (171 ± 4.8A)
62.9 ± 0.5b (79.0 ± 0.6A)
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ABTS•+ radical scavenging activity was expressed as both mM TE/mg peptide (outside brackets) and mM TE/μM peptide (inside brackets).
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DPPH radical scavenging activity and ORAC were expressed as both μM TE/mg peptide (outside brackets) and μM TE/μM peptide (inside brackets).
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FRAP was expressed as both mM Fe2+/mg peptide (outside brackets) and mM Fe2+/μM peptide (inside brackets).
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Values represent as the mean ± SD from triplicate experiments. Different superscript letters in the same group indicate significant difference (p < 0.05,
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Duncan’s test).
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