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Evaluation of Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Produced with Interesterified Buriti Oil [PDF]

Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2020
Research background. Extracted from the pulp of an Amazonian fruit, buriti oil is rich in micronutrients with antioxidant properties and high biological value. The few studies available indicate that this oil could be used in a wide range of applications;
Lívia Viana de Castro Reis, Karina Magna Leão, Paula Speranza, Ana Paula Badan Ribeiro, Gabriela Alves Macedo, Juliana Alves Macedo   +5 more
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Effect of the consumption on buriti oil on the metabolism of rats induced by iron overload [PDF]

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015
Objectives To compare the effect of the consumption of buriti oil and soybean oil on the metabolism of rats under stress induced by iron overload.Materials and methods A total of 28 rats were randomized into control groups who consumed diet added of ...
Jailane de Souza Aquino, Renata Leite Tavares, Larissa de Brito Medeiros, Camila Cândida de Lima Martins, Débora Catarine Nepomuceno de Pontes Pessoa, Tânia Lúcia Montenegro Stamford   +5 more
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Modifying Effect of the Antibiotic Action, Membrane Permeability, and ADMET/Toxicity Profile of the Fixed Oil From the Pulp of Mauritia Flexuosa F.L. (Arecaceae). [PDF]

Chem Biodivers
ABSTRACT The increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotics has stimulated the search for natural products capable of modulating antimicrobial activity. In this study, the fixed oil from Mauritia flexuosa pulp was evaluated for its antibacterial activity, modulatory effect on antibiotics, membrane permeability, and ADMET/toxicity profile.
Araújo IM, de Oliveira CT, Pereira-de-Morais L, Alencar AS, Oliveira-Tintino CDM, Narciso MAC, Martins AOBPB, Machado STS, Gonçalves SA, Alves DS, Rocha JE, Araújo ACF, Freitas PR, Almeida-Bezerra JW, Silva JTDC, Coutinho HDM.   +15 more
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Metabolic and Redox-Related Effects of Mauritia flexuosa (Buriti) Oil Supplementation in Wistar Rats. [PDF]

J Food Sci
ABSTRACT Mauritia flexuosa (buriti) oil is rich in oleic and palmitic fatty acids, bioactive compounds associated with inflammation regulation, redox balance, and metabolism. This study evaluated the effects of buriti oil supplementation on body and bone composition, biochemical parameters, and redox balance in male Wistar rats.
Trindade LASA, Araújo BAN, Noblat GA, Coutinho KP, Coutinho KA, Souto RNM, Teodoro AJ, Pereira AD, Figueiredo MS.   +8 more
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Spatiotemporal Patterns and Socioeconomic Determinants of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Piauí, Northeast Brazil, 2001-2024. [PDF]

Trop Med Int Health
ABSTRACT Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) remains a major public health problem, strongly associated with social and territorial inequalities. This study aimed to analyse temporal trends, spatiotemporal transmission patterns and socioeconomic determinants of PTB in the state of Piauí, Northeast Brazil, from 2001 to 2024.
da Silva JMN, Campelo V, Ramalho WM.
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Natural Colorants From Amazonian Plants: Bioactive Potential and Sustainable Extraction Techniques-A Review. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
This review explores Amazonian plants as sources of natural colorants, highlighting major groups such as anthocyanins, carotenoids, betalains, and chlorophylls. It emphasizes sustainable extraction techniques, including green solvents and emerging technologies, and discusses their bioactive properties and potential applications in the food industry ...
de Oliveira ZB, Vasconcelos KBP, de Lima Silva Mumberger A, da Silva Junior AQ, da Silva LA, de Oliveira RB, Mourão RHV, Sarrazin SLF.   +7 more
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The second buriti workshop on transfection of parasites [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1996
The development of new technologies for introducing exogenous DNA into parasites has allowed the study of protein function, mechanisms of gene expression and its regulation, drug resistance and designing of new potential chemotherapeutic targets. The use of these modern technologies was the main objective of the Second Buriti Workshop on Transfection ...
Simões-Barbosa, Augusto, Sturm, Nancy R., Teixeira, Antônio R.L   +2 more
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Evaluation of Water Quality of Buritis Lake

Water, 2022
The implementation of natural parks in cities is a current and controversial theme. Therefore, in Lake Buritis, which is a leisure area for the population of the city of Goiatuba, Goiás, Brazil, the quality of the water was analyzed, carrying out quantitative tests of the water samples at six different points between the source and the outlet of the ...
Renata Kikuda, Raylane Pereira Gomes, Aline Rodrigues Gama, Junilsom Augusto De Paula Silva, Adailton Pereira Dos Santos, Keliane Rodrigues Alves, Poliana Nascimento Arruda, Paulo Sérgio Scalize, José Daniel Gonçalves Vieira, Lilian Carla Carneiro, Debora De Jesus Pires   +10 more
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Biodisponibilidade dos Carotenóides do Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa l.) em Ratos [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1998
Considerando a magnitude da hipovitaminose A como problema de saúde pública no mundo e a disponibilidade de frutos ricos em pró-vitamina A na região Amazônica, determinou-se a biodisponibilidade dos carotenóides do Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.) em ratos.
Lúcia K. O YUYAMA, Lina YONEKURA, Jaime P. L AGUIAR, Risonilce F. S SOUSA   +3 more
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Structural and Thermal Characteristics of Buriti Tree Gum (Mauritia flexuosa). [PDF]

Polymers (Basel), 2023
A polysaccharide was isolated from the exudate of a buriti tree trunk (Mauritia flexuosa). The molecular structure, thermal stability, morphology, crystallinity, and elemental composition of the product were investigated through spectroscopic techniques, such as Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR 1H and 13C),
da Silva DA, Brasil DDSB, Cunha EJS, Aires GCM, da Costa RA, do Rego JAR, Pena RDS.   +6 more
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