OP60 was a gift from Oryza Oil and Fat Chemical Co., Ltd. (Aichi,
Japan). OP60 is a water-soluble rice peptide produced by the enzymatic
decomposition of rice protein. The peptide content in OP60 is 68.5%,
along with 26.7% carbohydrate, 1.0% fiber, 0.1% fat, and 4.6% ash.
The tripeptide content of OP60 was estimated to be approximately 50%.
Amino acid composition, which was determined based on ion-exchange
chromatography followed by post-column derivatization with ninhydrin,
is shown
Acetaminophen was purchased from Sigma (St. Louis,
MO, USA). 5,5′-Dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic
acid) (DTNB) was procured from Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical (Osaka,
Japan). NADPH and yeast GR were purchased from Oriental Yeast Co.,
Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan). 7-Benzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole-4-sulfonic acid (SBD-F)
and 4-(aminosulfonyl)-7-fluoro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (ABD-F) were obtained
from Dojindo Labs (Kumamoto, Japan). Primary antibodies against γ-GCSh,
Nrf2, and Lamin B2 were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Dallas,
TX, USA). Primary antibodies against HO-1 and β-actin were obtained
from Enzo Life Sciences (Farmingdale, NY) and Sigma (St. Louis, MO,
USA), respectively. The protein assay kit was obtained from Bio-Rad
Laboratories Inc. (Hercules, CA, USA).