PMID- 29115123 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180102 LR - 20180102 IS - 1520-5118 (Electronic) IS - 0021-8561 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 48 DP - 2017 Dec 6 TI - Structural Characterization of a Tetrapeptide from Sesame Flavor-Type Baijiu and Its Preventive Effects against AAPH-Induced Oxidative Stress in HepG2 Cells. PG - 10495-10504 LID - 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b04815 [doi] AB - Peptides are rarely reported from Chinese Baijiu (Chinese liquor) because they are often present in very low concentrations in the complex matrix. A tetrapeptide, Ala-Lys-Arg-Ala (AKRA), was recently identified by high-performance liquid chromatography and quadrupole-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (HPLC-Q-TOF-MS) from sesame flavor-type Baijiu at a concentration of 8.497 +/- 0.753 mug/L (P > 0.05), and this tetrapeptide showed preventive effects against 2,2'-azobis(2-methylpropanimidamidine) dihydrochloride (AAPH)-induced oxidative stress in HepG2 cells. The cellular antioxidant activity assay results showed that AKRA protected AAPH-induced oxidative stress in HepG2 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Pretreatment of the cells for 2 h with AKRA (0.38-1.50 mg/mL) caused strong intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging activities and prevented a decrease in reduced glutathione (GSH) and increases in oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and malondialdehyde (MDA). In addition, AKRA treatment prevented significant decreases in glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) induced by AAPH. Thus, AKRA treatment ameliorated AAPH-induced oxidative stress in HepG2 cells. This study will be important for the design and regulation of functional Baijiu production. FAU - Wu, Jihong AU - Wu J AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou, China 510640. AD - Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University , Beijing, China 100048. FAU - Huo, Jiaying AU - Huo J AD - Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University , Beijing, China 100048. FAU - Huang, Mingquan AU - Huang M AD - Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University , Beijing, China 100048. FAU - Zhao, Mouming AU - Zhao M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0221-3838 AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou, China 510640. FAU - Luo, Xuelian AU - Luo X AD - State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Beijing, China 102206. FAU - Sun, Baoguo AU - Sun B AD - Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University , Beijing, China 100048. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171117 PL - United States TA - J Agric Food Chem JT - Journal of agricultural and food chemistry JID - 0374755 RN - 0 (Amidines) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Flavoring Agents) RN - 0 (Peptides) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 7381JDR72F (2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane)) RN - EC 1.11.1.6 (Catalase) RN - EC 1.11.1.9 (Glutathione Peroxidase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - GAN16C9B8O (Glutathione) SB - IM MH - Amidines/toxicity MH - Antioxidants/metabolism MH - Catalase/metabolism MH - Flavoring Agents/*chemistry/pharmacology MH - Glutathione/metabolism MH - Glutathione Peroxidase/metabolism MH - Hep G2 Cells MH - Humans MH - Mass Spectrometry MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Peptides/*chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Plant Extracts/*chemistry/pharmacology MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Sesamum/*chemistry MH - Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - HPLC-Q-TOF-MS OT - HepG2 cell OT - antioxidant peptides OT - oxidative stress OT - sesame flavor-type Baijiu EDAT- 2017/11/09 06:00 MHDA- 2018/01/03 06:00 CRDT- 2017/11/09 06:00 PHST- 2017/11/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/01/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b04815 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Agric Food Chem. 2017 Dec 6;65(48):10495-10504. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b04815. Epub 2017 Nov 17.