Peptide from RuBisCO protein hydrolysate and its application in beef meat preservation

Abstract The objective of this work was to purify the small (705 Da) and hydrophilic antimicrobial Arg-Asp-Arg-Phe-Leu peptide from RuBisCO protein hydrolysate and to evaluate its effect on the microbiological and oxidative stability of beef mince during refrigeration. RuBisCO was obtained from alfafa green juice. The peptide extract was fractionated using RP-HPLC, and the active fractions were analyzed by liquid chromatography, electrospray ionization, and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS). Beef mince was analyzed in the following treatments: negative control, meat with two different BHT concentrations of 0.1 and 0.5% (w/w), and meat with two different Arg-Asp-Arg-Phe-Leu peptide concentrations of 0.1 and 0.5% (w/w). Lipid oxidation using the thio-barbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) values were significantly affected by the storage period and the concentration of bioactive peptide. Arg-Asp-Arg-Phe-Leu, a small antibacterial peptide from RuBisCO, can be isolated and purified by HPLC from alfafa green juice with retention time between 10 and 50 min, which corresponds to antimicrobial peptides. RuBisCO peptide Arg-Asp-Arg-Phe-Leu 0.5% increases oxidative stability of beef mince during refrigeration. RuBisCO peptide Arg-Asp-Arg-Phe-Leu inhibit microbial growth under refrigeration for 11 days.