Design and production of genetically modified soybean protein with anti-hypertensive activity by incorporating potent analogue of ovokinin(2-7) |
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Authors: | Matoba N Doyama N Yamada Y Maruyama N Utsumi S Yoshikawa M |
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Institution: | Research Institute For Food Science, Kyoto University, Uji, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan. |
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Abstract: | The potent anti-hypertensive peptide, RPLKPW, has been designed based on the structure of ovokinin(2-7). The sequence encoding this peptide was introduced into three homologous sites in the gene for soybean beta-conglycinin alpha' subunit. The native alpha' subunit as well as the modified, RPLKPW-containing alpha' subunit were expressed in Escherichia coli, recovered from the soluble fraction and then purified by ion-exchange chromatography. The RPLKPW peptide was released from recombinant RPLKPW-containing alpha' subunit after in vitro digestion by trypsin and chymotrypsin. Moreover, the undigested RPLKPW-containing alpha' subunit given orally at a dose of 10 mg/kg exerted an anti-hypertensive effect in spontaneously hypertensive rats, unlike the native alpha' subunit. These results provide evidence for the first time that a physiologically active peptide introduced into a food protein by site-directed mutagenesis could practically function in vivo even at a low dose. |
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