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Chickpea
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Protease inhibitors- Bowman-Birk Inhibitors (BBI)
Which are also single chain polypeptides of about 8 kDa in size with seven disulphide bridges which inhibit the enzyme activity of both trypsin and chymotrypsin.
Though the ANFs act as limiting factors in chickpea consumption, they can be reduced or eliminated by soaking, cooking, boiling and autoclaving.
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