There are no literature reports on the discovery of this sequence in other food-source proteins.
Biological/Functional activity & target protein
DPP IV-inhibitory activity
The peptide showed Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (EC 3.4.14.5) inhibitory activity with the IC50 values between 361.5 and 426.25 μmol/L (data not shown). This peptide had no inhibiton for α-glucosidase.
Zambrowicz, A., Eckert, E., Pokora, M., Bobak, Ł., Dąbrowska, A., Szołtysik, M., et al. Antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of peptides isolated from a hydrolysate of an egg-yolk protein by-product prepared with a proteinase from Asian pumpkin (Cucurbita ficifolia). RSC Advances. 2015, 5, 10460-7.