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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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Introduction: This study investigated the tryptic hydrolysis of β-lactoglobulin
(BLG) for 30, 60, 90, and 120 min at 1/200 E/S (enzyme/substrate ratio, w/w) to
prepare potentially anticarcinogenic peptides.
Methods: The properties of hydrolysates were characterized, including degree
of hydrolysis, free amino acids, SDS-PAGE, FTIR, and antioxidant activity
employing DPPH-assay, β-carotene/linoleic acid, and FRAP assay.
Results: BLG tryptic hydrolysate produced after 60 min hydrolysis recorded
the highest antioxidant activity, and LCMS analysis revealed 162 peptides
of molecular masses ranging from 800 to 5671Da, most of them are of
hydrophobicnature.Withinthelow-MWpeptidegroup(24peptides),therewere
nine hydrophobic basic (HB) and seven hydrophobic acidic (HA), representing
38% and 29%, respectively. The HB peptides may be responsible for the
considerable biological activity of the hydrolysate. With dominant basic
character supporting the carcinogenic activity of this hydrolysate. The in vitro
anticancer activity against Mcf-7, Caco-2, and A-549 human cancer cell lines
proliferation by MTT assay recorded IC50% at 42.8, 76.92, and 45.93 μg/mL,
respectively. Treating each cell line with IC50% of the hydrolysate for 24 h
increased the apoptosis by enhancing the expression of caspase-9 by 5.66,
7.97, and 3.28 folds over the untreated control and inhibited angiogenesis by
reducing VEGFR-2 expression by about 56, 76, and 70%, respectively, indicating
strong anticancer and antiangiogenic actions on human cancer cells. BLG
tryptic hydrolysate may serve as a natural anticarcinogenic agent. The results
of this study demonstrated that BLG hydrolysates have direct anticancer and
antiangiogenic effects on human cancer cells. The chemical composition and
characteristics of the BLG tryptic hydrolysate influence these biological and
anticanceractivities. The tryptic hydrolysatesweregenerallyeffectiveagainstthe
three cancer cell lines studied (Mcf-7, Caco-2, and A-549). This effectiveness
was assessed by measuring cell proliferation using the MTT assay and by
evaluating their impact on angiogenesis through inhibition of VEGFR-2 activity.
Discussion: Future studies may focus on enhancing the anticarcinogenic
effectiveness of the peptides by isolating and evaluating the most prominent
individual peptide and varying the treatment conditions.
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