Abstract:The Camellia seed protein was extracted by alkali extraction and acid precipitation process with supercritical CO2 extraction and deoiled Camellia seed as raw material, and then the Camellia seed polypeptide solution was prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis with protease. The extraction and enzymatic hydrolysis process of Camellia seed protein was optimized by single factor experiment. The composition of polypeptide and amino acid in camellia seed polypeptide solution was analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The ability of Camellia seed polypeptide solution to resist aging (anti-oxidation, anti-glycation, anti-wrinkle) and repair (scratch) in cosmetics was investigated by in vitro test. The results showed that the optimum extraction conditions of Camellia seed protein were as follows : solid-liquid ratio (g : mL) 1:30, alkali extraction pH=9.50, extraction temperature 60 °C, extraction time 2 h, acid precipitation pH=3.50. Under these conditions, the extraction rate of Camellia seed protein was 5.05%. The optimal conditions for the enzymatic hydrolysis of Camellia seed protein were as follows : papain was used as the enzyme, the amount of enzyme added was 3000 U/g, the enzymatic hydrolysis time was 2h, and the substrate mass fraction was 2%. Under these conditions, the hydrolysis rate of Camellia seed protein hydrolysate was 31.56%.The total peptide content in the Camellia seed polypeptide solution was 0.47908%, which was mainly a short peptide with a peptide length of 4-8 peptides. The total average molecular weight (molecular weight) was 850.56 Da, and the proportion of polypeptides with relative molecular weight less than 2000 Da was 99.56%. The polypeptide solution of Camellia oleifera seeds contained 7 essential amino acids for adults except isoleucine (Ile), accounting for 40.55% of the total amino acid content. The scavenging rate of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical was 71.76%±0.34% when the concentration of Camellia seed polypeptide was 8%.The inhibition rate of 1% Camellia seed polypeptide solution on advanced glycation end products (AGEs) was 32.63%±0.78%. The relative expression rate of MMP-1 in HSF cells was 56.96%±0.82%, the relative expression rate of type III collagen was 120.45%±0.24%, the relative expression rate of type IV collagen was 113.24%±0.17%, and the relative expression rate of type V collagen was 138.33%±2.72%. The relative expression rate of zebrafish col1 a1 a gene was 122.64%±2.07% in 0.05% Camellia seed polypeptide solution. The migration rate of human immortalized keratinocyte (HaCaT) cells in 0.4% Camellia seed peptide solution was 40.95%±0.36%.