Making the case for edible microorganisms as an integral part of a more sustainable and resilient food production system

T Linder - Food security, 2019 - Springer
Edible microbial biomass derived from bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi or microalgae is a
promising alternative to conventional sources of food and feed. Microorganisms are a good …

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 …

Nutritional and functional properties of novel protein sources

A Can Karaca, M Nickerson, C Caggia… - Food Reviews …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
There has been a growing demand towards alternative protein sources due to population
growth and increasing consumer awareness on sustainability and environmental issues …

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 …

Expression and characterization of the acidic subunit from 11S amaranth seed protein

S Luna‐Suárez, S Medina‐Godoy… - Biotechnology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Amarantin acidic subunit has the potential to be employed as a functional and a
nutraceutical protein. To evaluate both possibilities this protein was produced in …

Globulin-p and 11S-Globulin from Amaranthus Hypochondriacus: are Two Isoforms of the 11S-Globulin

A Quiroga, EN Martínez, H Rogniaux, A Geairon… - The protein journal, 2009 - Springer
Amaranth is an ancient crop with a high content of good quality proteins. Globulins are some
of the most abundant storage proteins of amaranth grain. They contain two fractions …

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 …

Suitability of yeast-and Escherichia coli-expressed hepatitis B virus core antigen derivatives for detection of anti-HBc antibodies in human sera

ZX Li, GQ Hong, B Hu, MJ Liang, J Xu, L Li - Protein expression and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Antibody to hepatitis B virus core antigen (anti-HBc) is one of the most important serological
markers during hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The quality of the hepatitis B virus core …

Heterologous expression of l-lysine α-oxidase from Scomber japonicus in Pichia pastoris and functional characterization of the recombinant enzyme

Y Tani, K Omatsu, S Saito, R Miyake… - The journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Fish have a complex self-defense mechanism against microbial invasion. Recently, l-lysine
α-oxidases have been identified from a number of fish species as a novel type of …

Overexpression of a modified amaranth protein in Escherichia coli with minimal media and lactose as inducer

J Ismael Morales-Camacho… - Recent Patents on …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
In this research it was attempted to overexpress the acidic subunit, from the 11S amaranth
seed globulin termed amarantin, modified with antihypertensive peptides in Escherichia coli …