Abstract
Actinidin, a cysteine protease in green kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa), has been identified as a potential enzyme to hydrolyse gluten within the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). The present study aimed to further evaluate the effect of purified actinidin sourced from green kiwifruit on the digestion of gluten and the release of immunogenic peptides during GIT digestion using an in vitro semi-dynamic GIT digestion model. Purified gluten was digested for 180 min with or without actinidin and subsequently analysed for free amino groups (o-phthaldialdehyde) to determine the degree of hydrolysis (DH), gluten R5 epitopes (ELISA), and peptide profiles (mass spectrometry). Strong interactions were observed between treatment (GIT digestion with or without actinidin) and digestion time for the DH of gluten (P < 0.01), amount of free amino groups released into the small intestine (P < 0.01), and amount of gluten epitopes present in the small intestine (P < 0.001). The rate of increase of DH of gluten and the amount of R5 epitopes present in the small intestine during the first 30 min of GIT digestion with actinidin was 0.3%/min and 4.8 ng/g of gluten respectively, whereas it was 0.01%/min and 60.9 ng/g of gluten respectively without actinidin. These results were corroborated by untargeted peptidomics, with a 1.5-fold lower number of known immunogenic epitopes reaching the small intestine at 30 min of GIT digestion when actinidin was present compared to the control. Present results demonstrate that actinidin enhanced the rate of proteolysis of gluten and reduced the number of immunogenic gluten epitopes reaching the small intestine during simulated semi-dynamic GIT digestion.
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