α-Amylase inhibitory activity |
The peptide PPHMLP showed potent α-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 23.33 ± 0.15 μM.
Table 1. A summary of potential binding sites between biologically active Pinto bean peptide (PBp) and human salivary a-amylase using Pepsite 2 server and their p-values.Peptide
| p-values | Active amino acids within the sequence
| Bound amino acids on ACE
| PBp1
| 0.000250 | Pro1, Pro2, His3, Met4, Leu5 | Phe17, Glu18, Trp58, Tyr62, Asp197, Glu233, His299, Asp300, Tyr342 | |
Specific target protein(s) |
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