Role of elicitation on the health-promoting properties of kidney bean sprouts

The influence of germination of kidney beans for 4, 6 and 8 days in different elicitors (ascorbic acid, folic acid, glutamic acid, glutamic acid/chitosan and lactic acid/chitosan) on the production of health-promoting ingredients was studied. Sprouts were characterized according to their protein pro...

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Autores: Limón, Rocío, Peñas, Elena, Martínez-Villaluenga, Cristina, Frías, Juana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/92943
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/92943
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Soluble phenolic compounds
Aminobutiric acid
Antioxidant capacity
Kidney beans
Germination
ACE inhibition
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Sumario:The influence of germination of kidney beans for 4, 6 and 8 days in different elicitors (ascorbic acid, folic acid, glutamic acid, glutamic acid/chitosan and lactic acid/chitosan) on the production of health-promoting ingredients was studied. Sprouts were characterized according to their protein profile, soluble phenolic compounds (SPC) and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) content. Additionally, the antioxidant and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition activities of aqueous extracts from kidney bean elicited sprouts were determined. Elicitation by glutamic acid for 8 days led to the highest SPC and GABA accumulation in kidney bean sprouts and their extracts were selected based on their highest phytochemical content. These extracts also showed remarkable antioxidant and ACE-inhibitory activities. The IC50 for ACE inhibition of glutamic acid-extracts increases 89-fold after the in-vitro gastrointestinal digestion. These results will contribute not only to improving the health-promoting potential of kidney bean sprouts but also to obtaining ingredients which might reduce oxidative stress and hypertension. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.