Table 5
Antioxidant and ACE inhibitory activities for the molecular weight cut-off fractions of the protamex hydrolysate

Sample

ABTS+ scavenging activity

SOD-like activity

Reducing power

ACE inhibitory activity

IC50 (mg/mL)1

IC50 (mg/mL)

EC50 (mg/mL)2

IC50 (mg/mL)

< 3 K

0.22 ± 0.013, b

>10

20.14 ± 0.39a

0.06 ± 0.00a

3–10 K

0.22 ± 0.00b

>10

13.84 ± 0.16b

0.03 ± 0.00b

> 10 K

0.24 ± 0.01a

>10

7.04 ± 0.83c

0.03 ± 0.00b

l-Ascorbic acidA

0.005 ± 0.000c

0.07 ± 0.00d

0.04 ± 0.00d

CaptoprilB

0.00001 ± 0.0000c