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An efficient in vitro propagation methodology for Annatto (Bixa orellana L.). [PDF]

Physiol Mol Biol Plants, 2011
Efficient methods were developed for both in vitro seed germination and micropropagation of an economically important dye yielding multipurpose tree, Bixa orellana L. Mature seeds were inoculated onto Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with different concentrations of gibberellic acid (GA3).
Joseph N, Siril EA, Nair GM.
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Achiote (Bixa orellana L.): a natural source of pigment and vitamin E. [PDF]

J Food Sci Technol, 2017
Commercialization of agricultural products, including seeds and its derived products, represents an important economic source for developing countries. Natural colorants obtained from the seeds of achiote plant (annatto) have been used since pre-Hispanic times. Also, production of this crop has been important for Mayan cuisine.
Raddatz-Mota D, Pérez-Flores LJ, Carrari F, Mendoza-Espinoza JA, de León-Sánchez FD, Pinzón-López LL, Godoy-Hernández G, Rivera-Cabrera F.   +7 more
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Indução de brotações em explantes de segmentos de folhas de plântulas de urucueiro em diferentes citocininas Induction of shoot buds in leaf explants of annatto seedlings in differents cytokinins

Ciência Rural, 1996
Segmentos de folhas de plântulas de urucum (Bixa orellana L), foram cultivados in vitro, em um meio básico idealizado por Murashige & Skoog (1962), suplementado com 0,5mg/l dos reguladores do crescimento, benzilaminopurina (BAP), cinetina (KN) e ...
Jacqueline Leite Almeida, Francisco Célio Guedes Almeida, Raimundo de Pontes Nunes, Francisco Aécio Guedes Almeida   +3 more
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In vitro antimicrobial action of Bixa orellana L.

International Journal of Phytocosmetics and Natural Ingredients, 2016
Introduction: Bixa orellana L. is a plant that grows in Cuba, which is held to have medicinal properties. Material and methods: An experimental study was carried out to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial action of 50% fluid extract and 10% and 20% tinctures made of the leaves of the species Bixa orellana L.
Marena Morales, María del Carmen Galdós, Indira López, Juan Carlos Piña, Ramón Vázquez   +4 more
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Bixa orellana L. (achiote) tissue culture: a review [PDF]

In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2019
Bixa orellana L. (achiote) is a commercially important plant grown for its natural dye annatto, which is derived from the arils of seeds. Annatto, which contains the antioxidant bixin, is used in food, cosmetic, and textile industries as a natural colorant. Even though B.
Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Songjun Zeng, Gregorio Godoy-Hernández, Renata Rivera-Madrid, Judit Dobránszki   +4 more
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Germinação de sementes de urucu em diferentes temperaturas e substratos Germination of annatto seeds under different temperatures and substrates

Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2007
Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, analisar o comportamento germinativo das sementes de urucu cultivar Casca Verde, com e sem escarificação, sob regime de diferentes temperaturas e substratos. O trabalho foi realizado no Laboratório de Tecnologia e Análise de
Renata Vianna Lima, José Carlos Lopes, Ruimário Inácio Coelho   +2 more
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Bixaceae do Estado do Paraná, Brasil

Hoehnea, 2020
RESUMO (Bixaceae do Estado do Paraná, Brasil). Este trabalho apresenta o tratamento florístico de Bixaceae para o Estado do Paraná. A família está representada por duas espécies: Cochlospermum regium (Mart.
Guilherme Medeiros Antar, Eduardo Damasceno Lozano, Paulo Takeo Sano   +2 more
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Updates on chemistry and use of annatto (Bixa orellana L.) [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Alimentos, 2015
<p>Food color is the first attribute evaluated by the consumer. Therefore, the food industry is concerned about the use of colorants in food materials to make them more attractive. Between the colorants used by the food industry, annatto is a raw material that allows the obtaining a large amount of natural pigments.
Bogdan Demczuk Jr, Rosemary Hoffmann Ribani   +1 more
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Umedecimento do substrato, temperatura na germinação e vigor de sementes de Bixa orellana L.

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2015
A Bixa orellana L., é uma planta originária da América Tropical, pertencente à família Bixaceae, cujos frutos são cápsulas recobertas de espinhos, ovóides que contém em torno de 40 a 50 sementes e possuem um pigmento natural muito utilizado na indústria ...
F. H. M. Sousa, J. N. Patriota, D. F. Ferreira Júnior, L. M. Oliveira, P. B. Souza   +4 more
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Screening for antimicrobial activity of ten medicinal plants used in Colombian folkloric medicine: A possible alternative in the treatment of non-nosocomial infections

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2006
Background The antimicrobial activity and Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of the extracts of Bidens pilosa L., Bixa orellana L., Cecropia peltata L., Cinchona officinalis L., Gliricidia sepium H.B.
Ocampo Saul A, Ochoa Veronica J, Rojas Jhon J, Muñoz John F   +3 more
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