DNA damage protection and antioxidant activities of peptides isolated from sour meat co-fermented by P. pentosaceus SWU73571 and L. curvatus LAB26

Abstract

ABSTRACT DNA damage and antioxidant activities of sour meat peptides were evaluated using chemiluminescence and spectroscopic methods. All sour meat peptides exhibited DNA damage protection and free radical scavenging activities against DPPH radicals, hydroxyl radicals and superoxide anions in a dose-dependent manner, and showed the strongest inhibition of hydroxyl radicals and the weakest inhibition of superoxide anion radicals. The IC50 values of sour meat peptides from inoculating fermentation were 2.11, 4.23, 0.097 and 9.85 mg/mL for the inhibition of DNA damage and scavenging capacities of DPPH radicals, hydroxyl radicals and superoxide anion radicals, respectively, and were significantly lower than those of traditional fermentation (P < 0.05). Compared to traditional fermentation, co-fermentation of P. pentosaceus SWU73571 and L. curvatus LAB26 significantly enhanced inhibition of DNA damage and antioxidant activities of peptides (P < 0.05), revealing good microbial sources as a natural starter for the improvement of antioxidant capacity of fermented meat products.