Novel oligopeptides, pharmaceutical composition and food containing the same, and use of oligopeptides

摘要

L-Tyr-L-Val, L-Leu-L-Tyr, L-Leu-L-Pro, L-Phe-L-Tyr, L-Tyr-L-Arg and its acid addition salts, L-Leu-L-Ser-L-Pro, L-Leu-L-Gln-L-Pro, L-Phe-L-Leu-L-Pro, L-Leu-L-Leu-L-Pro, L-Leu-L-Asn-L-Pro, L-Phe-L-Leu-L-Pro, L-Leu-L-Ala-L-Ala, L-Val-L-Ala-L-Ala, L-Leu-L-Gln-L-Gln, L-Val-L-Ala-L-Tyr, L-Leu-L-Ala-L-Tyr, L-Leu-L-Ser-L-His and its acid addition salts, L-Ile-L-Arg-L-Ala and its acid addition salts, L-Leu-L-Arg-L-Pro and its acid addition salts, and L-Ile-L-Arg-L-Ala-L-Gln-L-Gln and its acid addition salts, derived from a corn protein α-zein, and tripeptides represented by the formula   L-( or D- ) Leu-L-X_aa-L-Prowherein X_aa is Gly, Ala, Val, Ile, Thr, Asp, Glu, Lys, Orn, Cys, Met, Phe, Tyr, Trp, His or a hydroxyproline reside, pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salts of the above tripeptides wherein X_aa is Lys, Orn, His or Arg, and pharmacologically acceptable alkali or alkaline earth metal salts, ammonium salts or organic base salts of the tripeptides wherein X_aa is Asp or Glu, have an angiotensin converting enzyme-inhibiting activity.