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Antimalarial Evaluation of the Chemical Constituents of Hairy Root Culture of Bixa orellana L. [PDF]

Molecules, 2014
Over 216 million malaria cases are reported annually worldwide and about a third of these cases, primarily children under the age of five years old, will not survive the infection.
Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Fatima Rivas, Michele C Connelly   +2 more
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Traditional Uses, Chemical Constituents, and Biological Activities of Bixa orellana L.: A Review [PDF]

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
Bixa orellana L., popularly known as “urucum,” has been used by indigenous communities in Brazil and other tropical countries for several biological applications, which indicates its potential use as an active ingredient in pharmaceutical products.
Daniela de Araújo Vilar, Marina Suênia de Araujo Vilar, Túlio Flávio Accioly de Lima e Moura, Fernanda Nervo Raffin, Márcia Rosa de Oliveira, Camilo Flamarion de Oliveira Franco, Petrônio Filgueiras de Athayde-Filho, Margareth de Fátima Formiga Melo Diniz, José Maria Barbosa-Filho   +8 more
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Chromosome-scale, single haploid assembly of achiote (Bixa orellana) [PDF]

BMC Genomic Data
Objectives Bixa orellana, commonly known as achiote, is the domesticated species within the Bixa genus. It is a commercially important plant due to its high bixin content, primarily used as a pigment in the food industry.
Meric C. Lieberman, Margarita Aguilar-Espinosa, David Chan-Rodriguez, Luca Coma, Renata Rivera-Madrid, Isabelle M. Henry   +5 more
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Synergistic Pain-Reducing Effects of Bixa orellana (Chronic^® and Chronic In^®) and Cannabidiol-Rich Cannabis sativa Extracts in Experimental Pain Models [PDF]

Pharmaceuticals
Background: The present study aimed to evaluate the potential synergy between pharmaceutical formulations containing Bixa orellana L. (granulated—CHR OR and injectable nanodispersion—CHR IN) in conjunction with a cannabidiol (CBD)-rich extract of ...
Alicia de Melo Santos, Helison de Oliveira Carvalho, Danna Emanuelle Santos Gonçalves, Luciana Paes Gomes, Nayara Nilcia Dias Colares, Abrahão Victor Tavares de Lima Teixeira dos Santos, Adrielly Yasmin Sousa dos Santos, Thiago Afonso Teixeira, José Carlos Tavares Carvalho   +8 more
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Sustainable dyeing of cotton, silk and leather using natural dye from Bixa orellana seeds: extraction, optimization and assessment of antibacterial activity [PDF]

Frontiers in Chemistry
IntroductionNatural dyes offer an eco-friendly alternative to synthetic colorants in textile processing. This study explores the sustainable dyeing of cotton, silk, and leather using pigment-rich extracts from Bixa orellana seeds, with a focus on process
Moorthy Muruganandham, Yuvaraj Tamilselvi, Kanagasabapathy Sivasubramanian, Palanivel Velmurugan, Fatimah Oleyan Al-Otibi, Subpiramaniyam Sivakumar   +5 more
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Dermocosmetics in Acne Vulgaris: South African Consensus Recommendations With a Focus on Skin of Color. [PDF]

J Cosmet Dermatol
ABSTRACT Background Acne vulgaris is one of the most common dermatological disorders worldwide, affecting both adolescents and adults. It frequently leads to significant psychosocial and physical sequelae, including acne‐induced hyperpigmentation and scarring.
Visser WI, Kannenberg SM, Prevost A, Khoza N, Pillay L, Wiid KJ, Heydenrych IR.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Organic Electronics from Nature: Computational Investigation of the Electronic and Optical Properties of the Isomers of Bixin and Norbixin Present in the Achiote Seeds

Molecules, 2022
Organic compounds have been employed in developing new green energy solutions with good cost-efficiency compromise, such as photovoltaics. The light-harvesting process in these applications is a crucial feature that still needs improvements.
Igo Tôrres Lima, Josiel da Silva Crispim, Olimpio Pereira de Sá Neto, Rafael Timóteo de Sousa Júnior, Luiz Antônio Ribeiro Júnior, Demétrio Antonio da Silva Filho   +5 more
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ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF BIXIN PIGMENT FROM ANNATTO (Bixa orellana L.) SEEDS

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry, 2010
Research on Bixa orellana L. have been done to isolate, identify and determine bixin percentage, the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of bixin from B. orellana seed.
Pipin T. Kurniawati, H. Soetjipto, Leenawati Limantara   +2 more
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Desarrollo de un tinte cosmético a base de semilla de Bixa orellana L. (Bixaceae) y evaluación de su efecto in vitro

Scientia Agropecuaria, 2018
El estudio tuvo como finalidad desarrollar un tinte cosmético natural a base de semilla de Bixa orellana L. (Bixaceae) y evaluar su efecto in vitro. Para el desarrollo del tinte cosmético de la semilla de Bixa orellana L.
Carmen I. Ayala-Jara, Ericson F. Castillo-Saavedra, Katterine Y. Alfaro-Avalos, Eva Aspiros-Freyre, Luis E. Seclén-Ayala   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Glomus halonatum Rose & Trappe (Glomeromycota) in South America: comments on the morphological characteristics of the species Glomus halonatum Rose & Trappe (Glomeromycota) na América do Sul: comentários sobre a morfologia das espécies

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2009
Ornamented glomerospores of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus were collected from an area of Atlantic Forest in Goiana (Pernambuco, Brazil). The area had been cultivated with Coffea canephora Pierre ex.
Bruno Tomio Goto, Cynthia Maria Carneiro Costa, Leonor Costa Maia   +2 more
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