6. Lu et al. used a comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) model to show a
positive correlation between C, M, the bulky C-terminal amino acid residue (R), the
negatively charged group around sulfur-containing amino acids, and the antioxidant
activity of a nanopeptide with the SYPTECRMR sequence obtained from sesame
protein. The authors indicate that sulfur-containing amino acids (C, M) as well as steric
and electrostatic factors determine the antioxidant activity of SYPTECRMR. Moreover,
Zhang et al. reported that VEVYLPR and VVEVYLPR peptides obtained from egg-
white protein exhibited lower antioxidant activity than VYLPR, which explains the fact
that the position of glutamate
(E) in VEVYLPR and VVEVYLPR may affect their
antioxidant activity. Zhang et al. concluded that valine at the N-terminus of VYLPR
might be helpful to enhance the antioxidant activity of this peptide. Yang et al. showed
that the crucial antiradical activity against ABTS+• of a novel peptide ATVY was
dependent on Tyr positions in the N-terminus. In turn, Sheng et al. reported that the
presence of antioxidant amino acids (W, Y, and M) did not determine the cellular
antioxidative effect of peptides. On the other hand, Matsui et al. concluded that the
antioxidant activities of tyrosine containing peptides GYG, GYYG, and YGGY varied,
depending on the characteristics of ROS and/or RNS. The author showed that the
number and position of Y in the peptides did not affect the antioxidant activity against
the ClO− ion, whereas the Tyr position was an important factor for the activity against
ONO2 −. In the case of ROO• , the number of Tyr residues influenced the antioxidant
activity, while its position did not have a significant effect. [Adopted from Foods
2020, 9, 846 ]
【題組】(3) Please describe glutamate and valine significance for antioxidant activity from egg-
white.