Abstract:Royal jelly is rich in nutrients and high in protein content, which is an important source of bioactive peptides. In order to explore the effects of different enzymatic hydrolysis methods on the antioxidant and hypoglycemic activities of royal jelly proteins, royal jelly was used as the raw material, and the crude protein of royal jelly was extracted by the ammonium sulfate precipitation method. W-WSPs, Y-WSPs, and WY-WSPs were prepared through different enzymatic hydrolysis processes (using pepsin, trypsin, and a combination of pepsin and trypsin respectively). The unhydrolyzed crude protein was used as the control, and the hydroxyl radical scavenging rate, DPPH free radical scavenging rate, and α-glucosidase inhibition rate were employed as evaluation indicators to assess the differences in antioxidant and hypoglycemic activities. The thermal stability and acid-base stability of the activity were evaluated according to different temperatures and pH values.It was shown by the results that the three crude extracts were determined to be non-toxic to cells. Among them, it was found that better antioxidant activity and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity were exhibited by WY-WSPs. The scavenging rates of hydroxyl radical and DPPH radical of WY-WSPs were measured to be 48.54% and 41.59%, respectively, and the inhibition rate of α-glucosidase by WY-WSPs was determined to be 50.75%. Certain thermal stability and acid-base stability were possessed by it. Among them, under the same conditions, higher hydroxyl radical and DPPH radical scavenging rates, as well as a higher α-glucosidase inhibition rate, were exhibited by WY-WSPs, and stronger stability was also demonstrated by them.