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

J Nutr Metab, 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 were divided into 4 subgroups of 10. The sedentary control group (SCG) was fed with commercial feed,
Craveiro Holanda Malveira Maia G, da Silva Campos M, Barros-Monteiro J, Eduardo Lucas Castillo J, Soares Faleiros M, Souza de Aquino Sales R, Moraes Lopes Galeno D, Lira E, das Chagas do Amaral Souza F, Ortiz C, Morales L, Piccolotto Carvalho R.   +11 more
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Natural Populations of Astrocaryum aculeatum Meyer in Amazonia: Genetic Diversity and Conservation. [PDF]

Plants (Basel), 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.
Ramos SLF, Lopes MTG, Meneses C, Dequigiovanni G, de Macêdo JLV, Lopes R, Sebbenn AM, da Silva RF, de Jesus Pinto Fraxe T, Veasey EA.   +9 more
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PREDICTION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION OF AMAZONIAN PALM TREES Astrocaryum acaule MART. AND Astrocaryum aculeatum MART.

Revista Arvore, 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   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

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.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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.
Amorim IS, Amorim DS, Godoy HT, Mariutti LRB, Chisté RC, da Silva Pena R, Bogusz Junior S, Chim JF.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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
europepmc   +2 more sources

Germination of tucumã (Astrocaryum aculeatum G. Mey.) as a function of thermal pretreatment and stratification temperature

Journal of Seed Science, 2021
: Germination of tucumã (Astrocaryum aculeatum G. Mey.) seeds is slow and although the removal of the endocarp favors the speed of the process, the time is still considered long. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effects of different pretreatment
Sidney Alberto do Nascimento Ferreira, Nelson Felipe De Albuquerque Lins Neto, Daniel Felipe De Oliveira Gentil   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Biotechnological Utilization of Amazonian Fruit: Development of Active Nanocomposites from Bacterial Cellulose and Silver Nanoparticles Based on <i>Astrocaryum aculeatum</i> (Tucumã) Extract. [PDF]

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)
Background/Objectives: The rise of bacterial resistance and the search for alternative, biocompatible antimicrobial materials have driven interest in natural-based nanocomposites.
Dos Santos SS, Cerqueira MÂ, Azevedo AG, Pastrana LM, Aouada FA, Tanaka FC, Perotti GF, de Moura MR.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Optimization of β-Carotene Extraction from Tucumã Fruit (<i>Astrocaryum aculeatum</i>) Using Ionic Liquids: Evaluation of Efficiency, Thermal and Light Stability. [PDF]

ACS Omega
Gouvêa Ferreira AC, de Lima BR, Paxiúba Duncan WL, França LP, Aguiar JPL, Souza FDCDA.   +5 more
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The legacy of human use in Amazonian palm communities along environmental and accessibility gradients

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 32, Issue 6, Page 881-892, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Aim Palms are iconic and dominant elements of neotropical forests. In the Amazon region, palms have been used and managed by humans for food, material, medicine and other purposes for millennia. It is, however, debated to what extent the structure of modern palm communities reflects long‐term human modification.
Gabriela Zuquim, Mirkka M. Jones, Otso Ovaskainen, William Trujillo, Henrik Balslev   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source