Table 2.
Examples of peptides synthesized by proteases.
| Peptide | Sequence | Enzyme(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspartame | Asp-Phe | Thermolysin | [18] |
| Nutritional peptide | Tyr-Trp-Val | α-Chymotrypsin, papain | [19] |
| Somatostatin | Ala-Gly-Cys-Lys-Phe-Phe-Trp-Lys-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Cys | Thermolysin, chymotrypsin | [20] |
| Vasopressin | Tyr-Phe-Phe-Gln | Thermolysin, chymotrypsin | [21] |
| Oxytocin | Cys-Tyr Tyr-Ile Pro-Leu Leu-Gly | Papain, thermolysin, chymotrypsin | [21] |
| mouse EGF (21–31) | His-Ile-Glu-Ser-Leu-Asp-SerTyr-Thr-Cys | Papain, trypsin | [22] |