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Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2021 Background & objective(s): Bertholletia excelsa is a rich herbal source of anti-oxidants and phenols. The goal of this study is to evaluation the effect of bertholletia excelsa nut on body weight, C-reactive protein (CRP) and lipid profile.
Palanisamy Amirthalingam +2 more
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Selenium Accumulation, Speciation and Localization in Brazil Nuts (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.) [PDF]
Plants, 2019 More than a billion people worldwide may be selenium (Se) deficient, and supplementation with Se-rich Brazil nuts may be a good strategy to prevent deficiency. Since different forms of Se have different nutritional value, and Se is toxic at elevated levels, careful seed characterization is important.
Leonardo Warzea Lima +2 more
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Biosorption of cationic dyes by Pará chestnut husk (Bertholletia excelsa) [PDF]
Water Science and Technology, 2018 Abstract Pará chestnut husk (Bertholletia excelsa) (PCH), an agro-industrial waste largely generated in Brazil, was employed as a low-cost and efficient biosorbent to remove the cationic dyes Crystal Violet (CV) and Methylene Blue (MB) from aqueous media.
Guilherme L Dotto +2 more
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Scientia Agricola, 1994 The age of a large Brazil-nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) is measured by radiocarbon dating, and a discussion is made about their importance in the Amazon rain-forest ecosystem.A idade de uma castanheira (Bertholletia excelsa) grande é medida por datação
P.B. de Camargo +3 more
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Hydrogenation and interesterification of Brazil nut oil (Bertholletia excelsa)
Grasas y Aceites, 2001 Brazil nut oil (ACB) was hydrogenated in a 1L Parr reactor, with Ni as catalyst, at the following process conditions: 175ºC, 3 atm, 60 min (GH1), 150ºC, 1 atm, 30 min (GH2) and 125ºC, 1 atm, 30 min (GH3).
Víctor Sotero Solis +2 more
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, 2022 Published as part of Molino, Jean-François, Sabatier, Daniel, Grenand, Pierre, Engel, Julien, Frame, Dawn, Delprete, Piero G., Fleury, Marie, Odonne, Guillaume, Davy, Damien, Lucas, Eve J. & Martin, Claire A., 2022, An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature, pp.
Molino, Jean-François +10 more
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Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2021 Non-destructive techniques for characterizing materials in-service have been increasing in importance. Thus, it is relevant to assess the potential of non-destructive techniques for solid materials. This work aimed to determine the modulus of elasticity
Eduardo Hélio de Novais Miranda +5 more
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Aspergillus bertholletius sp. nov. from Brazil nuts. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 During a study on the mycobiota of brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) in Brazil, a new Aspergillus species, A. bertholletius, was found, and is described here.
Marta H Taniwaki +7 more
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First Record of Brazil nut Pollinators Outside Amazon Biome
Floresta e Ambiente, 2022 We present the first records of insect visitors and pollinators of Bertholletia excelsa (Lecythidaceae) in a 25 years plantation outside the Amazon biome, flowering and producing Brazil nuts. We installed a platform to observe and photograph the insects.
Clarissa de Moraes Sousa +11 more
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Ecofisiologia de plantas da Amazônia. 2 - Anatomia foliar e ecofisiologia de Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Benpl. (Castanha-do-pará) - Lecythidaceae. [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1979 Resumo Variações anatômicas nas folhas de Bertholletia excelsa (Castanha-do-pará) coletadas a diferentes alturas da mesma árvore são apresentadas aqui. Encontrou-se que da base para a copa da árvore (com as condições tornando-se gradualmente mais xéricas)
Moacyr E. Medri, Eduardo Lleras
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