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Simulated gastrointestinal digestion of Brazilian açaí seeds affects the content of flavan-3-ol derivatives, and their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities

Heliyon, 2020
Açaí seeds (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) are the major residue generated during industrial extraction of açaí fruit pulp – a popular and typical Amazon fruit rich in bioactive compounds and nutrients.
Priscilla Siqueira Melo, Adna Prado Massarioli, Josy Goldoni Lazarini, Jackeline Cintra Soares, Marcelo Franchin, Pedro Luiz Rosalen, Severino Matias de Alencar   +6 more
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Effects of the spray-drying process using maltodextrin on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of the pulp of the tropical fruit açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.)

Heliyon
Aҫai fruit is characterized by the properties of its bioactive compounds; however, this fruit is highly perishable and its compounds are sensitive when exposed to non-optimal environmental factors.
Valentina Vargas, Sebastián Saldarriaga, F. S. Sánchez, Liceth N. Cuellar, Gloria M. Paladines   +4 more
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Improved Antioxidant and Mechanical Properties of Food Packaging Films Based on Chitosan/Deep Eutectic Solvent, Containing Açaí-Filled Microcapsules

Molecules, 2023
The development of biobased antioxidant active packaging has been valued by the food industry for complying with environmental and food waste concerns.
B. E. Teixeira-Costa, W. H. Ferreira, F. Goycoolea, B. Murray, C. T. Andrade   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Detection and genotyping of Trypanosoma cruzi from açai products commercialized in Rio de Janeiro and Pará, Brazil

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Several cases of food-borne acute Chagas disease (ACD) have been reported in the Brazilian Amazon so far. Up to 2004, the occurrence of ACD by oral transmission, associated with food consumption, was rare.
Renata Trotta Barroso Ferreira, Maria Luiza Cabral, Ronald Sodré Martins, Paula Finamore Araujo, Sérgio Alves da Silva, Constança Britto, Maria Regina Branquinho, Paola Cardarelli-Leite, Otacilio C. Moreira   +8 more
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Aging Injury Impairs Structural Properties and Cell Signaling in Human Red Blood Cells; Açaì Berry Is a Keystone

Antioxidants, 2023
Red blood cell (RBC) deformability is the ability of cells to modulate their shape to ensure transit through narrow capillaries of the microcirculation.
S. Spinelli, E. Straface, L. Gambardella, Daniele Caruso, G. Falliti, Alessia Remigante, A. Marino, R. Morabito   +7 more
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Physicochemical characterization of açaí seeds (Euterpe oleracea) from Colombian pacific and their potential of mannan-oligosaccharides and sugar production via enzymatic hydrolysis

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023
The study aimed to characterize açaí seeds and explore their potential for producing mannooligosaccharides (MOS) through enzymatic hydrolysis. According to characterization tests by XRD, FTIR, and chemical analysis, acai seeds, a waste material from acai
Sarha Lucia Murillo-Franco, J. D. Galvis-Nieto, C. Orrego   +2 more
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Phenolic Profile and the Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antimicrobial Properties of Açaí (Euterpe oleracea) Meal: A Prospective Study

Foods, 2022
The mechanical extraction of oils from Brazilian açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart) produces significant amounts of a byproduct known as “meal”, which is frequently discarded in the environment as waste material.
Anna Paula de Souza Silva, Adriano Costa de Camargo, Josy Goldoni Lazarini, Marcelo Franchin, Janaina de Cassia Orlandi Sardi, Pedro Luiz Rosalen, Severino Matias de Alencar   +6 more
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Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles with Curcumin or Açai in the Tissue Repair of Palatal Wounds

Antioxidants, 2023
This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of treatment with gold nanoparticles (GNPs) reduced with Curcumin (Curcuma longa L.) or Açai (Euterpe oleracea) to a standard commercial treatment of the pharmacological type (Omcilon®) and an ...
A. Thirupathi, Morgana Francisco Machado Guzzatti, M. E. A. B. Corrêa, L. Venturini, L. R. Casagrande, I. R. Lima, Camila da Costa, E. De Pieri, Lariani Tamires Witt Tietbohl, P. Feuser, R. Machado-de-Ávila, Yaodong Gu, P. C. Silveira   +12 more
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Açai Berry Administration Promotes Wound Healing through Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023
Recently, wound healing has received increased attention from both a scientific and clinical point of view. It is characterized by an organized series of processes: angiogenesis, cell migration and proliferation, extracellular matrix production, and ...
Livia Interdonato, Ylenia Marino, G. Franco, Alessia Arangia, R. D’amico, R. Siracusa, M. Cordaro, D. Impellizzeri, R. Fusco, S. Cuzzocrea, R. Paola   +10 more
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Acai-berry ameliorates Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats; insights on oxidative stress and apoptotic machineries [PDF]

Archives of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ain Shams University
Acute kidney injury is a complicated disease with a high incidence of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cisplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent used for the treatment of many neoplasms including testicular, ovarian, and breast cancer.
George, Mina Y., Elhawary, Mohamed A., Eltobgy, Mahmoud M., Moubarak, Ahmed S., Helmy, Edrees, Awwad, Mohamed A., Mantawy, Eman M.   +6 more
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