Issue 11, 2022

Identification of novel antioxidant peptides from sea squirt (Halocynthia roretzi) and its neuroprotective effect in 6-OHDA-induced neurotoxicity

Abstract

Ocean life contains a wealth of bioactive peptides that could be utilized in nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. This study aimed to obtain neuroprotective antioxidant peptides in sea squirt (Halocynthia roretzi) through protamex enzymolysis. Fraction F4 (ultrafiltration generated four fractions) had a lower molecular weight (<500 Dalton (Da)) with greater 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS) radical scavenging activities (94.24 ± 2.50% and 91.80 ± 1.19%). After gel filtration, six peptides, including Phe-Gly-Phe (FGF), Leu-Gly-Phe (LGF), Leu-Phe-VAL (LFV), Val-Phe-Leu (VFL), Trp-Leu-Pro (WLP), and Ile-Ser-Trp (ISW), were identified and sequenced by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Peptides WLP and ISW showed higher oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values (2.72 ± 0.47 and 1.93 ± 0.01 μmol L−1 of Trolox equivalent (TE) per μmol L−1 of peptide) than glutathione (GSH). Additionally, WLP effectively increased cell viability, dramatically attenuated 6-Hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced cell apoptosis and decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels to nearly two-fold, and significantly boosted glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in PC12 cells. Transcriptome sequencing revealed differential expression of genes associated with various oxidative stress pathways after WLP treatment, such as glutathione metabolism. These results suggest that the Halocynthia roretzi-derived tripeptide WLP could alleviate neurodegenerative diseases associated with oxidative stress.

Graphical abstract: Identification of novel antioxidant peptides from sea squirt (Halocynthia roretzi) and its neuroprotective effect in 6-OHDA-induced neurotoxicity

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Mar 2022
Accepted
07 May 2022
First published
09 May 2022

Food Funct., 2022,13, 6008-6021

Identification of novel antioxidant peptides from sea squirt (Halocynthia roretzi) and its neuroprotective effect in 6-OHDA-induced neurotoxicity

R. Ma, Q. Chen, Y. Dai, Y. Huang, Q. Hou, Y. Huang, K. Zhong, Y. Huang, H. Gao and Q. Bu, Food Funct., 2022, 13, 6008 DOI: 10.1039/D2FO00729K

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