** This centre has implemented and maintains a Quality Management System which fulfils the requirements of the ISO standard 9001:2000 AbstractSquid gelatin obtained from inner and outer tunics was hydrolyzed with Alcalase to isolate antioxidant peptide sequences. The ACE-inhibitory activity of the isolated peptides was also evaluated. After fractionation by ultrafiltration and size-exclusion chromatography into four fractions, the antioxidant activity of the peptide fractions was determined by radical scavenging ability and ferric reducing power. Fraction FIII showed the highest antioxidant activity, although slight differences could be expected in the antioxidant activity of the different fractions based on the amino acid composition.FIII was subjected to liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and two major compounds were identified: the compound with m/z 952.42, which could be mostly comprised by the carbohydrate fucose, and the peptide with m/z 1410.63. Three possible sequences were proposed for this peptide, and the contribution of Leu or Hyp residues to the antioxidant and ACE-inhibitory activities of the resulting sequence was evaluated. The presence of Leu residues in the peptide sequence in *Manuscript Click here to view linked References 2 replacement of Hyp seems to play an important role in the antioxidant and ACEinhibitory activity.

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