α-Glucosidase and ACE dual inhibitory protein hydrolysates and peptide fractions of sprouted quinoa yoghurt beverages inoculated with Lactobacillus casei.

Dietary protein peptides from quinoa yoghurt beverage (QYB) fermented with probiotic lactic acid bacteria strains play a protective role against diabetes and hypertension. In this study, the α-glucosidase and ACE inhibitory activities of germination-based protein hydrolysates of QYB were investigated. All protein hydrolysates exhibited a dose and strain-dependent inhibition on the enzymes. The inhibition of α-glucosidase was the highest in QLCSY13 (IC50 = 8.86 mg/mL), while ACE inhibition was the highest in QLCZ (IC50 = 0.03 mg/mL). Overall, QLCSY13 had the highest inhibitory activities, which was ascribed to its relatively higher amino acid contents and hydrophobicity. In addition, the ACE and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of peptide fractions identified by RP-HPLC were 127 ± 4.29 mg/mL and 10.39 ± 4.73 mg/mL respectively. Among the potent inhibitory peptide sequences identified, both LAHMIVAGA and VAHPVF significantly had α-glucosidase and ACE inhibitory activities. Consequently, dietary protein peptides present in QYB had anti-hypertensive and anti-diabetic potentials.