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Partially Hydrolyzed Soy Protein Shows Enhanced Transport of Amino Acids Compared to Nonhydrolyzed Protein Across an Intestinal Epithelial Cell Monolayer

Partially Hydrolyzed Soy Protein Shows Enhanced Transport of Amino Acids Compared to Nonhydrolyzed Protein Across an Intestinal Epithelial Cell Monolayer

Nancy J McGraw, Nida Napawan, Mitchell R Toland, John Schulze, Barry M Tulk, Elaine S Krul

J Food Sci. 2014 Sep;79(9):H1832-40.

PMID: 25040304

Abstract:

Consumption of protein hydrolysates has been proposed to stimulate muscle anabolism more than intact (nonhydrolyzed) proteins via accelerated delivery of amino acids for muscle protein synthesis (MPS). We evaluated whether the rate of amino acid uptake and transport across intestinal cells was enhanced for soy protein hydrolysates versus nonhydrolyzed soy protein. Intact and partially hydrolyzed proteins were subject to simulated gut digestion and applied to the apical surface of Caco-2 monolayers. Basolateral media was harvested after 3 h and quantitatively analyzed for free amino acids using ion-exchange chromatography and comparison to an included reference standard. Basolateral concentrations of all amino acids were higher (mean 32%) for hydrolyzed versus nonhydrolyzed protein with the greatest differences in histidine, lysine, and valine. Scale-up production of the soy protein hydrolysate did not diminish its enhanced absorption properties. These data support the hypothesis that hydrolyzed soy protein may provide dietary amino acids that are more rapidly transported across the intestinal epithelium versus intact soy protein. This would be important under conditions where rapid and increased levels of amino acids are needed such as in the stimulation of MPS.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
CS38117	Amino acid standards for protein hydrolysates			Price

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