Purification and structural identification of glutelin peptides derived from oats

ABSTRACTGlutelins derived from oats were purified and hydrolyzed sequentially using alcalase proteases for production of antioxidant peptides. The antioxidant activities of oat glutelin peptides were evaluated using reducing power methods including hydroxyl and 1,1-diphenyl-2-pycrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging assays. The results demonstrated that oats glutelin peptide D-1a exhibited the highest antioxidant activity compared to the other hydrolysates. D-1a was identified to be His–Tyr–Asn–Ala–Pro–Ala–Leu (784.38 Da) by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS).