α-Amylase inhibitory activity |
The peptide PLPWGAGF showed potent α-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 15.73 ± 0.06 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
| PBp2
| 0.000896 | Pro1, Leu2, Pro3, Trp4, Gly5, Ala6 | His15, Gln41, Trp58, Tyr62, Asp96, Arg195, Asp197, Glu233, Asp300, His305 | |
Specific target protein(s) |
N.D |