“…As shown in Figure 6A, SCPE-A, SCPE-B and SCPE-C showed dose-dependent anti-DPPH• activity, with EC 50 values of 2.43, 2.43, and 1.99 mg/mL, respectively, and SCPE-C exhibited the highest radical-scavenging activity among all samples, except the positive control of ascorbic acid. The EC 50 of SCPE-C was lower than that of Pro-Ser-Tyr-Val (PSYV) (17.0 mg/mL) [28], Thr-Thr-Ala-Asn-Ile-Glu-Asp-Arg-Arg (TTANIEDRR) (2.503 mg/mL) [26], Phe-Leu-Asn-Glu-Phe-Leu-His-Val (FLNEFLHV) (4.950 mg/mL) [29], Trp-Glu-Gly-Pro-Lys (WEGPK) (4.438 mg/mL), Gly-Val-Pro-Leu-Thr (GVPLT) (4.541 mg/mL) [5], Gly-Phe-Gly-Pro-Leu (GFGPL) (2.249 mg/mL), Val-Gly-Gly-Arg-Pro (VGGRP) (2.937 mg/mL) [30], FIMGPY (2.60 mg/mL), GPAGDY (3.48 mg/mL), IVAGPQ (3.93 mg/mL) [11], WDR(3.63 mg/mL), PYFNK (4.11 mg/mL) and LDK (3.06 mg/mL) [19,20] from the protein hydrolysates of loach, blue mussel, salmon, bluefin leatherjacket, grass carp skin, skate ( Raja porosa ) cartilage and scalloped hammerhead muscle, but it was higher than that of Gly-Ser-Gln (GSQ) (0.61 mg/mL) [31], Pro-Ile-Ile-Val-Tyr-Trp-Lys (PIIVYWK) (0.713 mg/mL), Phe-Ser-Val-Val-Pro-Ser-Pro-Lys (FSVVPSPK) (0.937 mg/mL) [29], Pro-Tyr-Ser-Phe-Lys (PYSFK) (1.575 mg/mL) [30], His-Phe-Gly-Asp-Pro-Phe-His (HFGDPFH) (0.20 mg/mL) [32], Phe-Leu-Pro-Phe (FLPF) (0.789 mg/mL), Leu-Pro-Phe (LPF) (0.777 mg/mL) and Leu-Leu-Pro-Phe (LLPF) (1.084 mg/mL) [33] from the protein hydrolysates of Chinese leek, blue mussel, grass carp skin, mussel sauce and corn gluten meal. Therefore, the present results suggested that SCPE-A, SCPE-B and SCPE-C were DPPH• inhibitors and primary antioxidants that reacted with free radicals.…”