Bioactive peptides from selected latin american food crops–A nutraceutical and molecular approach

D Orona-Tamayo, ME Valverde… - Critical reviews in food …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This review reported an updated survey on the molecular functional properties of bioactive
peptides derived from different Latin American ancient grains such as Maize, common Bean …

Structural, nutritional, and functional properties of amaranth protein and its application in the food industry: A review

X Zhang, J Shi, Y Fu, T Zhang, L Jiang… - Sustainable Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to population and environmental concerns, more sustainable proteins are needed as
alternatives to traditional proteins, including meat, milk, and soy proteins. Amaranth protein …

Amaranth grain as a potential source of biologically active peptides: a review of their identification, production, bioactivity, and characterization

EG Tovar-Pérez, A Lugo-Radillo… - Food Reviews …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Amaranth is a pseudocereal sparsely commercialized at extensive levels. Its grain is
characterized by having a high-protein content of good nutritional quality. Recently, the …

[HTML][HTML] Improvement of techno-functional properties of acidic subunit from amaranth 11S globulin modified by bioactive peptide insertions

Y Cruz-Morán, JI Morales-Camacho… - Electronic Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Proteins are often used in foods as ingredients to provide desirable
appearance, texture, or stability. It is commonly used as gelling, emulsifiers, foaming, and …

Modification of the amaranth 11S globulin storage protein to produce an inhibitory peptide of the angiotensin I converting enzyme, and its expression in Escherichia …

S Luna-Suárez, S Medina-Godoy… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Amarantin is the predominant seed storage protein from amaranth. It shows a high content of
essential amino acids, making this protein important from a nutritional viewpoint. The protein …

Overexpression of a modified protein from amaranth seed in Escherichia coli and effect of environmental conditions on the protein expression

C Castro-Martínez, S Luna-Suárez… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Amaranth seeds are considered as an excellent complementary source of food protein due
to their balanced amino acid composition. Amarantin acidic subunit has the potential as a …

Molecular characterisation of seed storage proteins (SSPs) in Grain Amaranth

E Bojórquez-Velázquez, FA Talamantes-Herrera… - The Amaranth …, 2021 - Springer
Amaranth is well recognized as a crop with the highest agri-food potential because its
leaves and seeds are highly nutritious and, both can be used as food and feed resources …

[HTML][HTML] The insertion of bioactive peptides at the C-terminal end of an 11S globulin changes the structural stability and improves the antihypertensive activity

E Espinosa-Hernández, JI Morales-Camacho… - Electronic Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The 11S globulin from amaranth is the most abundant storage protein in mature
seeds and is well recognized for its nutritional value. We used this globulin to engineer a …

Antihypertensive activity of AMC3, an engineered 11S amaranth globulin expressed in Escherichia coli, in spontaneously hypertensive rats

S Medina-Godoy, SK Rodríguez-Yáñez… - Journal of Functional …, 2013 - Elsevier
The acidic-subunit of 11S seed storage globulin of Amaranthus hypochondriacus was
recently modified by the incorporation of antihypertensive biopeptides: four units of Val–Tyr …

Expression of the acidic-subunit of amarantin, carrying the antihypertensive biopeptides VY, in cell suspension cultures of Nicotiana tabacum NT1

DU Santos-Ballardo, LJ Germán-Báez… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2013 - Springer
A modified version of amarantin, main seed storage protein of Amaranthus
hypochondriacus, carrying four antihypertensive biopeptides Val-Tyr into the acidic-subunit …