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List of peptide properties
DFBP ID - DFBPCYPE0004(Cytotoxic peptide)
DFBP ID DFBPCYPE0004
Peptide sequence WIRGCRL
Type Native peptide
Peptide/Function name Cytotoxic peptide
Function-activity relationship
Main bioactivity Cytotoxic peptide activity
Otheir bioactivity Antioxidative activity [D1], Multifunctional activity [D2]
Calculated physicochemical properties
Three-letter amino acid Trp-Ile-Arg-Gly-Cys-Arg-Leu
Single-letter amino acid WIRGCRL
Peptide length 7
Peptide mass
Experimental mass Theoretical mass
902.7 Da 903.11 Da c
Net charge 0.00 c
Isoelectric point (pI) 10.89 c
IC50 N.D
pIC50 N.D
GRAVY 0.0714 c
Hydrophilic residue ratio 57.14% c
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Peptide source & Food-borne protein(s) search
Classification Animal
Organism/Source Hen
Precursor protein Egg-white lysozyme
Residue position

f(123-129)

Precursor protein(s) search
Link-research
There are no literature reports on the discovery of this sequence in other food-source proteins.
Biological/Functional activity & target protein
Cytotoxic activity

Oxygen radical absorbance capacity-fluorescein (ORAC-FL) assay

The peptide presented antioxidant activity with values of 2.393 ± 0.280 umol Trolox/umol peptide.
Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in zebrafish larvaeThe peptide was found to efficiently inhibit lipid perosidation (63.2 % inhibition of lipid peroxidation).

Toxicity in the Zebrafish model (Danio rerio)

The peptide was not toxic in zebrafish eggs and larvae at concentrations lower than 50 ug/ml. Concentrations higher than 50 ug/ml was toxic for both zebrafish eggs and larvae.
Specific target protein(s) N.D
Taste properties & Structure
Bitterness
Literature report N.D
Bitter prediction tools Bitter taste prediction
SMILES N[C@@]([H])(CC(=CN2)C1=C2C=CC=C1)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])([C@]([H])(CC)C)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CS)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CC(C)C)C(=O)O
Preparation method
Mode of preparation

Enzymatic hydrolysis

Enzyme(s)/starter culture

Lysozyme was hydrolyzed in situ with pepsin to generate positive charged peptides.

Stability & Cytotoxicity
Peptide stability
Literature report: N.D
EHP-Tool: Enzymatic Hydrolysis Prediction Tool (EHP-Tool)
Peptide cytotoxicity
Literature report:

In the zebrafish larvae test, this peptide does not present toxicity at a concentration of 50 ug/ml for zebrafish eggs. However, concentration higher than 50 ug/ml of peptide was cytotoxic to zebrafish egg after 24 hours of incubation.

Prediction: ToxinPred
Additional information
Additional information N.D
Database cross-references
DFBP
[D1] DFBPANOX0526
[D2] DFBPMUFU0663
BIOPEP-UWM [D3] 9133, 9138
APD [D4] -
BioPepDB [D5] -
MBPDB [D6] -
Reference(s)
Primary literature Carrillo, W., Gómez-Ruiz, J.A., Miralles, B., Ramos, M., Barrio, D., Recio, I. Identification of antioxidant peptides of hen egg-white lysozyme and evaluation of inhibition of lipid peroxidation and cytotoxicity in the Zebrafish model. European Food Research and Technology. 2016, 242, 1777-85.
Other literature(s) N.D
PubDate 2016
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