A novel antioxidant peptide purified from defatted round scad (Decapterus maruadsi) protein hydrolysate extends lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans
Haiqiang Chen, Shuang Wang, Aimei Zhou, Jianyin Miao, Jingyi Liu, Soottawat Benjakul
Abstract
The residue rich in protein (up to 88.78%) obtained from round scad (Decapterus maruadsi) after oil extraction, was hydrolyzed by Alcalase to produce antioxidative peptides. The hydrolysate was separated by ultrafiltration, Sephadex G-15 and RP-HPLC, and the active fractions were screened by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline- 6 sulphonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS), reducing power and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). The obtained peptide with the highest antioxidative activity was then analyzed by HPLC and LC-MS/MS and its anti-aging effect was examined using Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) model. The peptide (Ile-Leu-Gly-Ala-Thr-Ile-Asp-Asn-Ser-Lys, 1153.4 Da), identified by LC-MS/MS showed the highest antioxidant activity. C. elegans fed with the selected peptide had longer lifespan, higher survival rate, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities than the control group (P＜0.05), demonstrating the promising anti-aging effects of the antioxidant peptide from defatted round scad.