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Effects of Astrocaryum aculeatum Meyer (Tucumã) on Diet-Induced Dyslipidemic Rats [PDF]

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2014
An in vivo study was conducted to assess the effects of the consumption of Astrocaryum aculeatum Amazon Meyer (tucumã) in the treatment of diet-induced dyslipidemia in sedentary and exercised Wistar rats. With an average weight of 350 grams, 40 male rats
Geórgia Craveiro Holanda Malveira Maia, Mozer da Silva Campos, Janice Barros-Monteiro, Juan Eduardo Lucas Castillo, Murilo Soares Faleiros, Rejane Souza de Aquino Sales, Denise Moraes Lopes Galeno, Edson Lira, Francisca das Chagas do Amaral Souza, Carmen Ortiz, Luisa Morales, Rosany Piccolotto Carvalho   +11 more
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Natural Populations of Astrocaryum aculeatum Meyer in Amazonia: Genetic Diversity and Conservation [PDF]

Plants, 2022
Astrocaryum aculeatum, a palm tree incipiently domesticated from upland ecosystems in the Brazilian Amazon, is especially adapted to anthropized areas. The pulp of the fruit, obtained by extractivism, is consumed fresh by the Amazonian population.
Santiago Linorio Ferreyra Ramos, Maria Teresa Gomes Lopes, Carlos Meneses, Gabriel Dequigiovanni, Jeferson Luis Vasconcelos de Macêdo, Ricardo Lopes, Alexandre Magno Sebbenn, Rogério Freire da Silva, Therezinha de Jesus Pinto Fraxe, Elizabeth Ann Veasey   +9 more
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PREDICTION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION OF AMAZONIAN PALM TREES Astrocaryum acaule MART. AND Astrocaryum aculeatum MART. [PDF]

Revista Árvore, 2023
Astrocaryum aculeatum Mart. Moreover, Astrocaryum acaule Mart. are palm trees with ecological and extractive importance in the Amazon. These are hearty species that have been associated with archaeological sites and thrive in the presence of humans in ...
Adriel Lira Cordeiro, Jennifer Souza Tomaz, Caroline de Souza Bezerra, Carlos Henrique Salvino Gadêlha Meneses, Ananda Virgínia de Aguiar, Marcos Silveira Wrege, Santiago Linorio Ferreyra Ramos, Ricardo Lopes, Therezinha de Jesus Pinto Fraxe, Maria Teresa Gomes Lopes   +9 more
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Biotechnological Utilization of Amazonian Fruit: Development of Active Nanocomposites from Bacterial Cellulose and Silver Nanoparticles Based on Astrocaryum aculeatum (Tucumã) Extract [PDF]

Pharmaceuticals
Background/Objectives: The rise of bacterial resistance and the search for alternative, biocompatible antimicrobial materials have driven interest in natural-based nanocomposites.
Sidney S. dos Santos, Miguel Ângelo Cerqueira, Ana Gabriela Azevedo, Lorenzo M. Pastrana, Fauze Ahmad Aouada, Fabrício C. Tanaka, Gustavo Frigi Perotti, Marcia Regina de Moura   +7 more
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Optimization of β-Carotene Extraction from Tucumã Fruit (Astrocaryum aculeatum) Using Ionic Liquids: Evaluation of Efficiency, Thermal and Light Stability [PDF]

ACS Omega
This study aimed to optimize the extraction of β-carotene from the pulp of tucumã (Astrocaryum aculeatum), an Amazonian fruit rich in bioactive compounds, using the ionic liquid [C4mim][BF4] as a sustainable alternative to conventional acetone extraction.
Anne Caroline Gouvêa Ferreira, Bruna Ribeiro de Lima, Wallice Luiz Paxiúba Duncan, Leandro Pereira França, Jaime Paiva Lopes Aguiar, Francisca das Chagas do Amaral Souza   +5 more
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The mutualism-antagonism continuum in Neotropical palm-frugivore interactions: from interaction outcomes to ecosystem dynamics. [PDF]

Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc, 2022
ABSTRACT Frugivory, that is feeding on fruits, pulp or seeds by animals, is usually considered a mutualism when interactions involve seed dispersal, and an antagonism when it results in the predation and destruction of seeds. Nevertheless, most frugivory interactions involve both benefits and disadvantages for plants, and the net interaction outcomes ...
Marques Dracxler C, Kissling WD.
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Amazonian palm tree fruits: From nutritional value to diversity of new food products [PDF]

Heliyon
The rapid growth of the world population has increased the demand for new food sources, constituting a major challenge concerning the maximum use of existing food resources.
Isabelly Silva Amorim, Danyelly Silva Amorim, Helena Teixeira Godoy, Lilian Regina Barros Mariutti, Renan Campos Chisté, Rosinelson da Silva Pena, Stanislau Bogusz Junior, Josiane Freitas Chim   +7 more
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Biodiversity food dataset: Centralizing chemical composition data to allow the promotion of nutrient-rich foods in Brazil. [PDF]

Matern Child Nutr, 2020
Abstract Centralizing chemical composition data for biodiverse foods is an important strategy in promoting their consumption. To support this strategy, a dataset of foods based on Brazilian biodiversity was created. The set was based on data for foods produced or commercialized in Brazil; these data were previously compiled for the Brazilian Food ...
Grande F, Giuntini EB, Coelho KS, Purgatto E, Franco BDGM, Lajolo FM, Menezes EW.   +6 more
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Spatial genetic structure, genetic diversity and pollen dispersal in a harvested population of Astrocaryum aculeatum in the Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

BMC Genet, 2016
Ramos SL, Dequigiovanni G, Sebbenn AM, Lopes MT, Kageyama PY, de Macêdo JL, Kirst M, Veasey EA.   +7 more
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Determination of the mating system of Tucumã palm using microsatellite markers [PDF]

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2011
The Amazonian Tucumã palm (Astrocaryum aculeatum) produces edible fruit, traditionally consumed in indigenouscommunities and increasingly in urban centers. The species is incipiently domesticated and little studied, despite its growingeconomic importance
Santiago Linorio Ferreyra Ramos, Maria Teresa Gomes Lopes, Ricardo Lopes, Raimundo Nonato Vieira da Cunha, Jeferson Luis Vasconcelos de Macêdo, Luis Antônio Serrão Contim, Charles Roland Clement, Doriane Picanço Rodrigues, Laura Graciliana Bernardes   +8 more
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