Generation of wheat gluten hydrolysates with dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory properties

, respectively). H9 and H9_CorPP both contained relatively potent DPP-IV inhibitory peptides such as Val-Pro-Leu, Trp-Leu and Trp-Pro which were identified by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). In addition, several sequences possessing features of DPP-IV inhibitory peptides, mostly consisting of a penultimate or C-terminal Pro, were identified within H9. The presence of Pro-containing peptides within H9 may contribute to its stability to digestive enzymes. Gluten hydrolysates may have antidiabetic potential for humans.