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Review
. 2022 Dec 10;14(24):5271.
doi: 10.3390/nu14245271.

Potential Role of Bioactive Proteins and Peptides Derived from Legumes towards Metabolic Syndrome

Marta Garcés-Rimón  1 , Diego Morales  2 , Marta Miguel-Castro  3
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Review

Potential Role of Bioactive Proteins and Peptides Derived from Legumes towards Metabolic Syndrome

Marta Garcés-Rimón et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Legumes have been widely consumed and used to isolate bioactive compounds, mainly proteins. The aim of this study was to review the beneficial actions of different legumes proteins and peptides updating the main findings that correlate legumes consumption and the effects on non-transmissible chronic diseases, specifically metabolic syndrome. An exhaustive revision of five relevant bioactivities (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, hypocholesterolemic -all of them linked to metabolic syndrome- and antitumoral) of proteins and peptides from legumes focused on isolation and purification, enzymatic hydrolysis and in vitro gastrointestinal digestion was carried out. The promising potential of bioactive hydrolysates and peptides from pulses has been demonstrated by in vitro tests. However, only a few studies validated these biological activities using animal models. No clinical trials have been carried out yet; so further research is required to elucidate their effective health implications.

Keywords: antihypertensive; antioxidant; bioactive peptides; hypocholesterolemic; legumes; metabolic syndrome.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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