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, Amaranth, Quinoa and Chia seeds. Seed storage proteins ecrypt in their sequences diverse peptides associated with a wide range of beneficial effects on the human health and the most studied are antihypertensive, anti-cholesterolemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties. Additionally, in the last decades molecular properties have been also used for their characterization to understand their activities and it makes them highly attractive to be incorporated into food formulations and to complement or replace some conventional cereal grains. Due to the nutraceutical effects, today, these seeds are one of the main gastronomic trends of consumption worldwide due to their nutritional benefits and are part of the shopping lists of many people, among them vegetarians, vegans, celiacs or lovers of raw food. These seeds are a legacy of pre-Columbian civilizations reason why in our time they are considered as “Superfoods of the Gods”, “The pre-hispanic superfoods of the future” and “The new golden seeds of the XXI century”.

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某些拉丁美洲粮食作物中的生物活性肽–营养品和分子方法

这篇评论报告了对来自不同拉丁美洲古代谷物（如玉米，普通豆，A菜，藜麦和奇亚籽）的生物活性肽的分子功能特性的最新调查。种子贮藏蛋白按其顺序加密各种肽，这些肽对人体健康具有广泛的有益作用，而研究最多的是抗高血压，抗胆固醇，抗氧化剂，抗炎，抗癌，抗微生物和免疫调节特性。另外，在过去的几十年中，分子特性还被用于表征它们的活性，从而使其具有很强的吸引力，可以将其掺入食品配方中并补充或替代某些常规谷物。由于营养保健作用，今天，由于它们的营养益处，这些种子是全世界食用的主要美食趋势之一，并且是许多人的购物清单的一部分，其中包括素食主义者，素食主义者，celiacs或未加工食品的爱好者。这些种子是哥伦布时期前文明的遗产，因此在我们时代为什么将它们视为“众神的超级食品”，“未来的西班牙裔超级食品”和“二十一世纪的新金色种子”。