Purification of serine carboxypeptidase from the hepatopancreas of Japanese common squid Todarodes pacificus and its application for elimination of bitterness from bitter peptides

An acidic serine carboxypeptidase (CPase Tpa) from the hepatopancreas of Japanese common squid Todarodes pacificus was purified. Purified CPase Tpa had a molecular mass of 36 kDa on sodium dodecylsulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and an isoelectric point of 6.0. The optimum pH of CPase Tpa...

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Published in:Fisheries science 2007-04, Vol.73 (2), p.404-411
Main Authors: KOMAI, Tsuyoshi, KAWABATA, Choko, TOJO, Hiroaki, GOCHO, Shinobu, ICHISHIMA, Eiji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino acids
carboxypeptidase
Corn
Electrophoresis
elimination of bitterness
Enzymatic activity
Enzymes
Gluten
hepatopancreas
Japanese common squid
Peptides
Proteins
serine carboxypeptidase
Sodium
Todarodes pacificus
Vegetables
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Summary:An acidic serine carboxypeptidase (CPase Tpa) from the hepatopancreas of Japanese common squid Todarodes pacificus was purified. Purified CPase Tpa had a molecular mass of 36 kDa on sodium dodecylsulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and an isoelectric point of 6.0. The optimum pH of CPase Tpa was pH 4.0. In investigating the specificity of CPase Tpa for several peptide substances, it was found that peptides with hydrophobic or bulky amino acid residues at the P1 position reacted well. The enzymatic activity was almost completely inhibited by p‐chloromercuribenzoic acid, monoiodoacetic acid, diisopropylfluorophosphate and HgCl2. This is the basis for its grouping in the serine carboxypeptidase family (EC 3. 4. 16. 5). The substrate specificity of CPase Tpa can be used to eliminate the bitterness of bitter peptides. In this study, the bitterness‐reductive effect using bitter peptides prepared by hydrolyzing soy protein, casein and corn gluten with pepsin or trypsin was tested. The bitterness of soy peptide digested with pepsin was completely eliminated by treatment with CPase Tpa, whereas the bitterness of casein digested with trypsin and corn peptide digested with pepsin were somewhat less efficient. On the basis of these results, it is anticipated that CPase Tpa would be effective in eliminating the bitterness of some bitter peptides.
ISSN:0919-9268
1444-2906
DOI:10.1111/j.1444-2906.2007.01348.x