Resumen
Research on the skin?s maintenance and protection against aging has gradually progressed toward phytocosmetics. This study investigated the in vitro hyaluronidase inhibitory activity of rice protein hydrolysate obtained by using bacterial amylase and protease against skin aging-related enzymes. Here, the molecular weights of rice protein hydrolysates were in the range 5?63 kDa. Every 100 g of a rice protein hydrolysate contains approximately 2960 mg of total amino acid, including essential amino acids (893 mg) and branched-chain amino acids (591 mg). A kinetic study showed that hyaluronidase inhibition by the rice protein hydrolysate occurs through a competitive reaction mechanism. Achieving effective hyaluronidase inhibitory activity, the rice protein hydrolysate had a half maximal inhibitory concentration of 7.61 mg/mL. Because hyaluronidase activity inhibition is crucial for treating skin aging, rice protein hydrolysates should be considered as cosmeceutical ingredients.