Issue 7, 2024

Characterisation and beneficial effects of a Lupinus angustifolius protein hydrolysate obtained by immobilisation of the enzyme alcalase®

Abstract

Bioactive peptides have been considered potential components for the future functional foods and nutraceuticals generation. The enzymatic method of hydrolysis has several advantages compared to those of chemical hydrolysis and fermentation. Despite this fact, the high cost of natural and commercial proteases limits the commercialization of hydrolysates in the food and pharmacological industries. For this reason, more efficient and economically interesting techniques, such as the immobilisation of the enzyme, are gaining attention. In the present study, a new protein hydrolysate from Lupinus angustifolius was generated by enzymatic hydrolysis through the immobilisation of the enzyme alcalase® (imLPH). After the chemical and nutritional characterization of the imLPH, an in vivo study was carried out in order to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks treatment with imLPH on the plasmatic lipid profile and antioxidant status in western-diet-fed apolipoprotein E knockout mice. The immobilisation of alcalase® generated an imLPH with a degree of hydrolysis of 29.71 ± 2.11%. The imLPH was mainly composed of protein (82.50 ± 0.88%) with a high content of glycine/glutamine, arginine, and aspartic acid/asparagine. The imLPH-treatment reduced the amount of abdominal white adipose tissue, total plasma cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglycerides, as well as the cardiovascular risk indexes (CRI) -I, CRI-II, and atherogenic index of plasma. The imLPH-treated mice also showed an increase in the plasma antioxidant capacity. For the first time, this study demonstrates the beneficial in vivo effect of a lupin protein hydrolysate obtained with the alcalase® immobilised and points out this approach as a possible cost-effective solution at the expensive generation of the hydrolysate through the traditional batch conditions with soluble enzymes.

Graphical abstract: Characterisation and beneficial effects of a Lupinus angustifolius protein hydrolysate obtained by immobilisation of the enzyme alcalase®

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Nov 2023
Accepted
04 Mar 2024
First published
15 Mar 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Food Funct., 2024,15, 3722-3730

Characterisation and beneficial effects of a Lupinus angustifolius protein hydrolysate obtained by immobilisation of the enzyme alcalase®

G. Santos-Sánchez, I. Cruz-Chamorro, J. C. Márquez-López, J. Pedroche, A. I. Álvarez-López, M. D. C. Millán-Linares, P. J. Lardone and A. Carrillo-Vico, Food Funct., 2024, 15, 3722 DOI: 10.1039/D3FO05086F

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