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Ecosystem services provided by bromeliad plants: A systematic review. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2019
Bromeliads have been widely used as a model system for testing fundamental ecological theory; nevertheless, their benefits to the surrounding ecosystems and human society have been largely overlooked. Using a systematic review, we showed that while the publication of studies about supporting ecosystem services have accelerated over the last 30 years ...
Ladino G, Ospina-Bautista F, Estévez Varón J, Jerabkova L, Kratina P.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Using drone imagery to upscale estimates of water capacity in tank bromeliads on steep neotropical inselbergs

Austral Ecology, Volume 47, Issue 2, Page 196-202, April 2022., 2022
Using simple drone‐based imagery, we were able to calculate and upscale the water tank capacity of Alcantarea distractila, a bromeliad genus which is widespread on inselbergs in Southeastern Brazil. Our results provide a first large‐scale quantification of the estimated availability of water tank reservoir of inselberg, which highlights the potential ...
Jan R. K. Lehmann, Milan D. Prior, Luiza F. A. de Paula, Luísa Azevedo, Stefan Porembski, Tillmann K. Buttschardt, Ricardo Solar   +6 more
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Production of Plant Proteases and New Biotechnological Applications: An Updated Review

ChemistryOpen, Volume 11, Issue 3, March 2022., 2022
Plant proteases are increasingly used in industrial applications. Potential application fields are continuously broadening, ranging from the production of bioactive peptides to the treatment of liquid effluents, including the recovery of by‐products with high protein content and many other interesting applications which are reviewed.
Franco David Troncoso, Daniel Alberto Sánchez, María Luján Ferreira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of Fungal Pathogens of Mango and Soursop Fruits Using Morphological and Molecular Tools and Their Control Using Papaya and Soursop Leaf and Seed Extracts

International Journal of Agronomy, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
Fruit and vegetable products are susceptible to the attack of fungi during postharvest handling. Chemical fungicides are the most commonly used technique to control fungal diseases. However, an alternative product is the use of plant extracts, which have been reported in in vitro and in vivo conditions.
Sara Elena Hernández-Guerrero, Rosendo Balois-Morales, Pedro Ulises Bautista-Rosales, Graciela Guadalupe López-Guzmán, Guillermo Berumen-Varela, Yolotzin Apatzingan Palomino-Hermosillo, José Orlando Jimenez-Zurita, Juan Esteban Bello-Lara, Andrés Eloy León-Fernandez, Lluís Palou   +9 more
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Organogênese direta de Orthophytum mucugense Direct organogenesis of Orthophytum mucugense

Ciência Rural, 2012
Orthophytum mucugense é uma bromélia ornamental endêmica do município de Mucugê-BA que está passível de extinção. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estabelecer um protocolo de regeneração via organogênese direta para a espécie.
Carolina Oliveira de Cerqueira Lima, Maria Nazaré Guimarães Marchi, Alone Lima-Brito, Claudia Elena Carneiro, Moema Cortizo Bellintan, José Raniere Ferreira de Santana   +5 more
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Use of Flavonoids and Cinnamates, the Main Photoprotectors with Natural Origin

Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Many pathological problems are initiated by ultraviolet radiation (UVR), such as skin cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. The UVA (320–400 nm) and UVB (290–320 nm) wavelengths may cause effects such as photoaging, DNA damage, and a series of cellular alterations.
Alesandra R. Nunes, Ícaro G. P. Vieira, Dinalva B. Queiroz, Antonio Linkoln Alves Borges Leal, Selene Maia Morais, Débora Feitosa Muniz, João Tavares Calixto-Junior, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Azhar Rasul   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Avaliação das atividades antimicrobiana, citotóxica, moluscicida e antioxidante de Bromelia antiacantha Bertol. (Bromeliaceae) Evaluation of antimicrobial, cytotoxic, molluscicidal and antioxidant activities of Bromelia antiacantha Bertol. (Bromeliaceae)

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, 2010
A Bromelia antiacantha Bertol. (Bromeliaceae), conhecida como gravatá ou caraguatá, apresenta características medicinais, alimentícias e ornamentais.
L.M. Manetti, A.F. Turra, O.S. Takemura, T.I.E. Svidzinski, A. Laverde Junior   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tacorin, an extract from Ananas comosus stem, stimulates wound healing by modulating the expression of tumor necrosis factor α, transforming growth factor β and matrix metalloproteinase 2

FEBS Open Bio, Volume 7, Issue 7, Page 1017-1025, July 2017., 2017
Tacorin, the bioactive protein fraction from pineapple (Ananas comosus) stem, stimulates wound healing by decreasing expression of tumor necrosis factor α and matrix metalloproteinase 2, and increasing transforming growth factor β. Tacorin is a potential natural compound for accelerating wound healing. Wound healing is a complex biological process that
Puji Rahayu, Lia Agustina, Raymond R. Tjandrawinata   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comportamento físico-fisiológico de sementes de Dyckia goehringii Gross & Rauh (Bromeliaceae) sob diferentes temperaturas

Ornamental Horticulture, 2007
Dyckia goehringii Gross & Rauh é uma bromélia encontrada na Serra do Caiapó, município de Portelândia, Goiás, Brasil, tendo sido descrita em 1991 por Werner Rauh e Elvira Gross (Braum & Pereira, 2004).
Edson Ferreira Duarte, Iraídes Fernandes Carneiro, Natan Fontoura Silva, Noga Neve Ribeiro Guimarães   +3 more
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Chemical Analysis and Evaluation of Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Photoprotective Activities of Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl. (Anacardiaceae)

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl. is a native plant of Caatinga which has high concentrations of compounds capable of absorbing ultraviolet light, suggesting its potential application for the development of sunscreen preparations. After its identification and collection, this vegetable drug was submitted to a physicochemical analysis through the ...
Sarah Raquel Gomes de Lima-Saraiva, Fernanda Granja da Silva Oliveira, Raimundo Gonçalves de Oliveira Junior, Camila de Souza Araújo, Ana Paula de Oliveira, Alessandra Gomes Marques Pacheco, Larissa Araújo Rolim, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti de Amorim, Francine Celise Siqueira César, Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida, Cristina Garcia-Viguera   +10 more
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