RT Journal Article T1 Antioxidant, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Properties and Blood-Pressure-Lowering Effect of Rice Bran Protein Hydrolysates A1 Piotrowicz, Inajara Beatriz Brose A1 Garcés Rimón, Marta A1 Moreno Fernández, Silvia A1 Aleixandre De Artiñano, María Amaya A1 Salas Mellado, Myriam A1 Miguel Castro, Marta AB This research aimed to investigate the biological properties of different hydrolysates derived from industrial and laboratory defatted rice bran proteins. Industrial and laboratory defatted rice bran protein concentrates were hydrolyzed with alcalase or flavorzyme. The degree of hydrolysis (DH), oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), reducing power, total phenolic compounds (TPC), and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity, were determined in the hydrolysates and the molecular fractions lower than 3 kDa. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured using the tail-cuff method before and after oral administration of 80 mg/kg of different rice bran protein hydrolysate (RBPH) fractions lower than 3 kDa in male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and normotensive Wistar–Kyoto (WKY) rats. The highest values of in vitro antioxidant activity and TPC were observed in RBPH with alcalase defatted by industry (RBPH2A), and, in all cases, these bioactivities were higher in the molecular fractions lower than 3 kDa. Once again, fractions lower than 3 kDa obtained with alcalase showed a potent ACE inhibitory activity (RBPH1A<3). The administration of RBPH1A<3 caused a significant decrease in the SBP in SHR, where the maximum decrease was reached at 8 h after administration. SBP in WKY rats was not modified after the administration of RBPH1A<3. These results suggest that the rice bran protein hydrolysates obtained from industry after treatment with alcalase could be an interesting source of bioactive peptides, with potential action on hypertension and other related pathologies. PB MDPI SN 2304-8158 YR 2020 FD 2020-06-20 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8366 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8366 LA eng NO Piotrowicz, I. B. B., Garcés Rimón, M., Moreno Fernández, S. et al. «Antioxidant, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Properties and Blood-Pressure-Lowering Effect of Rice Bran Protein Hydrolysates». Foods, vol. 9, n.o 6, junio de 2020, p. 812. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9060812. NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)/Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional NO Coordinación de la Formación del Personal de Nivel Superior (Brasil) DS Docta Complutense RD 29 abr 2025