The peptide exhibited quite low inhibitory activity against Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (EC 3.4.14.5), as shown in Table 1.
Table 1 DPP-IV-inhibitory activity and mode of inhibition of synthesised peptides from caprine casein.a
Peptide
| DPP-IV inhibition (%)
| IC50 (μM)
| Mode of inhibition
| 500 μM
| 250 μM | 125 μM | 62.5 μM | VLPVPQK | 5.98 ± 2.91
| nd
| 2.53 ± 2.78
| nd
| nd
| nd
| IPIb
| NA
| NA
| NA
| NA
| 6.36 ± 1.2
| Competitive
| a
Abbreviations are: nd, not determined; NA, not applicable.
DPP-IV inhibition values are measured under assay concentration of
peptides. DPP-IV inhibition and IC50 values are means ± standard deviation (n = 3). b Inhibitory activity and mode of inhibition of diprotin A are included as reference. | |