α-Amylase inhibitory activity |
The peptide PPHMGGP showed potent α-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) inhibitory activity with an IC50 value of 19.83 ± 0.12 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
| PBp3
| 0.004612 | Pro1, Pro2, His3, Met4, Gly5 | Phe17, Trp58, Trp59, Tyr62, His299, Asp300 | |
Specific target protein(s) |
N.D |