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Determination of in vitro antibacterial activity of plant oils containing medium-chain fatty acids against Gram-positive pathogenic and gut commensal bacteria

Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2018
Increasing antibiotic resistance has led to a ban on antibiotic use in feed additives in the EU. Therefore, new non-antibiotic, pathogen-inhibiting agents are urgently needed.
Petra Hovorková, Klára Laloučková, Eva Skřivanová   +2 more
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Biodiversity and patents: Overview of plants and fungi covered by patents

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 2, Issue 5, Page 546-556, September 2020., 2020
Patents can be used as a measure of innovation and to illustrate the commercial potential of plant and fungal biodiversity. The proportion of plant species named in patents represents only 6.2% of plant species, whereas the proportion of fungi is likely less than 0.4%. Fungi clearly justify further research.
Monique S. J. Simmonds, Rui Fang, Lilybelle Wyatt, Elizabeth Bell, Bob Allkin, Felix Forest, Rachel Wynberg, Manuela da Silva, Ben Gang Zhang, Jiu Shi Liu, Yao Dong Qi, Sebsebe Demissew   +11 more
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Ambientes de ocorrência e flora acompanhante do gênero Himatanthus em Alcântara, Maranhão, Brasil Occurrence environments and accompanying vegetation of genus Himatanthus in Alcântara, Maranhão, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2011
A janaúba (Himatanthus spp.), ocorre em populações naturais em ecossistemas florestais e apresenta amplo espectro de usos na medicina popular que vai desde o tratamento de inflamações uterinas, gastrite, uso veterinário, complemento alimentar, até ...
J.F.P. Linhares, C.U.B. Pinheiro, L.C. Ming, M.I.A. Rodrigues, A.B. Ferreira   +4 more
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Application of spray drying for production of microparticles containing the carotenoid-rich tucumã oil (Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.)

LWT, 2021
Abstract Tucuma oil contains high amounts of carotenoids, which present provitamin A and antioxidant properties, but its application in food products may be difficult due to hydrophobicity and susceptibility to degradation. The aim of this work was to produce tucuma oil powders by spray drying and to evaluate their physicochemical properties, storage
Priscila Dayane de Freitas Santos, Fernanda Thaís Vieira Rubio, Júlio César de Carvalho Balieiro, Marcelo Thomazini, Carmen Sílvia Favaro-Trindade   +4 more
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Amazonian Native Palm Fruits as Sources of Antioxidant Bioactive Compounds

Antioxidants, 2015
The Amazon region has many sources of fruits, especially native ones not yet explored, but which have some potential for use, as is the case with certain palms.
Mary de Fátima Guedes dos Santos, Rosa Virginia Soares Mamede, Maria do Socorro Moura Rufino, Edy Sousa de Brito, Ricardo Elesbão Alves   +4 more
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Carotenoid composition in oils obtained from palm fruits from the Brazilian Amazon

Grasas y Aceites, 2015
The oils obtained from native palm fruits are considered new sources of high added value phytochemicals, making it necessary to know the composition of the less studied species in order to evaluate their economic potential. The objective of this study is
M. F.G. Santos, R. E. Alves, M. Roca
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O TUCUMÃ DO PARÁ : PROPOSTA BIOECONOMICA NA AMAZÔNIA PARAENSE

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A ideia central deste é apontar como o Tucumã do Pará (Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.) pode ser utilizado como propulsor da bioeconomia sendo articulado por meio de políticas públicas incentivadoras ao seu uso na Amazônia paraense.
Eliene da Silva Alves, Ronaldo Lopes Sousa, Alexandre Augusto Cals e Souza   +2 more
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Minor components in oils obtained from Amazonian palm fruits

Grasas y Aceites, 2013
This study deals with the characterization of minor compounds in oils obtained from the mesocarp of fruits of the main palm species from the State of Amapá, Brazil, i.e.
M. F.G. Santos, R. E. Alves, M. V. Ruíz-Méndez   +2 more
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The Use of Medicinal Plants in the Riverside Community of the Mazagão River in the Brazilian Amazon, Amapá, Brazil: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
The inhabitants of the floodplain of the Mazagão River in the State of Amapá in the Brazilian Amazon have inherited from indigenous African and Cabocla cultures indications for the use and forms of preparation of medicinal plants to cure diseases of the body and spirit. This study aimed to perform an ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used
Rosângela do Socorro Ferreira Rodrigues Sarquis, Ícaro Rodrigues Sarquis, Iann Rodrigues Sarquis, Caio Pinho Fernandes, Gabriel Araújo da Silva, Raullyan Borja Lima e Silva, Mário Augusto Gonçalves Jardim, Brenda Lorena Sánchez-Ortíz, José Carlos Tavares Carvalho, Filippo Fratini   +9 more
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Aplicação de baixas doses de radiação ionizante no fruto brasileiro tucumã (Astrocarium vulgare Mart.) Application of low doses of ionizing radiation in the Brazilian fruit tucumã (Astrocarium vulgare Mart.)

Acta Amazonica, 2011
O tucumã (Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.) é um fruto nativo da Amazônia, de ocorrência principal no estado do Pará, mas também encontrado nos estados do nordeste e do centro-oeste brasileiro. O tucumã é considerado como uma excelente fonte de carotenóides com
Antonio Luís dos Santos Lima, Keila dos Santos Cople Lima, Ronoel Luiz de Oliveira Gody, Leandro Moreira Araújo, Sidney Pacheco   +4 more
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