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<i>Caryocar brasiliense</i> Camb. Fruit Improves Health and Lifespan in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
The Caryocar brasiliense Camb. is a native Brazilian Cerrado species, considered the symbol of this biome. This tree produces a fruit known as pequi, which is much appreciated in Brazilian traditional culinary and is also used in popular medicine ...
de Araújo LCA, Leite NR, da Rocha PDS, Oliveira AS, Leite DF, Estigarribia IG, Alves MHF, Soutilha ADS, Dos Santos HF, Baldivia DDS, Junior NCF, Agarrayua DA, de Ávila DS, Campos JF, de Picoli Souza K, Dos Santos EL.   +15 more
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Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Pequi Oil (Caryocar brasiliense): A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Pharmaceuticals (Basel), 2023
Disorders in the inflammatory process underlie the pathogenesis of numerous diseases. The utilization of natural products as anti-inflammatory agents is a well-established approach in both traditional medicine and scientific research, with studies ...
Silva VRP, Pinheiro AC, Ombredane AS, Martins NO, Luz GVS, Carneiro MLB, Joanitti GA.   +6 more
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Phenolic Compounds Characterization of Caryocar brasiliense Peel with Potential Antioxidant Activity. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
The pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) fruit peel, despite being frequently discarded, has a high content of bioactive compounds, and therefore has a high nutritional value.
Melo JOF, Conchinhas B, Leitão AEB, Ramos ALCC, Sousa IMN, Ferreira RMSB, Ribeiro AC, Batista-Santos P.   +7 more
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Potential Challenges of the Extraction of Carotenoids and Fatty Acids from Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) Oil. [PDF]

Foods, 2023
Pequi is a natural source of bioactive compounds with wide versatility for fresh or processed fruit consumption, but it is still little explored economically.
Carneiro CR, Alhaji AM, da Silva CAS, de Sousa RCS, Monteiro S, Coimbra JSDR.   +5 more
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Pequi Pulp (Caryocar brasiliense) Oil-Loaded Emulsions as Cosmetic Products for Topical Use. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
The pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) is a typical fruit from the Brazilian Cerrado. From it, pequi pulp oil is extracted, a valuable product for cosmetic applications due to its high levels of unsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids.
Pereira TF, Borchardt H, Wanderley WF, Vasconcelos U, Leite IF.   +4 more
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Pequi (<i>Caryocar brasiliense</i>, Camb) Bark Extract Reduces ROS Production in Diabetic Human Coronary Endothelial Cells. [PDF]

Antioxidants (Basel)
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction contributes to endothelial dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense, Camb), a native Brazilian fruit, is rich in polyphenolic antioxidants.
Braga KMS, Araujo EG, Sellke FW, Abid MR.   +3 more
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Exploring pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) mesocarp flour of Brazilian Cerrado biome to produce gluten-free antioxidant biscuits. [PDF]

J Food Sci
The peels of pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), native to the Brazilian Cerrado, represent ∼80% of the mass of the whole fruit. Despite their high quantities of dietary fiber and bioactive compounds, they are generally discarded as waste.
Romani VP, de Oliveira DEC, Célia JA, de Almeida AB, Rocha MAA, E Silva DB, Resende O.   +6 more
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Data on the draft genome sequence of Caryocar brasiliense Camb. (Caryocaraceae): An important genetic resource from Brazilian savannas [PDF]

Data in Brief, 2019
Caryocar brasiliense (Caryocaraceae) is a Neotropical tree species widely distributed in Brazilian savannas. This species is very popular in central Brazil mainly due to the use of its fruits in the local cuisine and their anti-inflammatory proprieties ...
Rhewter Nunes, Ariany Rosa Gonçalves, Mariana Pires de Campos Telles   +2 more
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Anti-Inflammatory Effect and Toxicological Profile of Pulp Residue from the Caryocar Brasiliense, a Sustainable Raw Material. [PDF]

Gels, 2023
Caryocar brasiliense Cambess is a plant species typical of the Cerrado, a Brazilian biome. The fruit of this species is popularly known as pequi, and its oil is used in traditional medicine.
Fracasso JAR, Ibe MB, da Costa LTS, Guarnier LP, Viel AM, Brito GR, Parron MC, Pereira AEDS, Pegorin Brasil GS, Farias Ximenes V, Fraceto LF, Malacrida Mayer CR, Ribeiro-Paes JT, Ferreira FY, Zoppe NA, Santos LD.   +15 more
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Pequi Oil (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) Attenuates the Adverse Effects of Cyclical Heat Stress and Modulates the Oxidative Stress-Related Genes in Broiler Chickens. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
Simple Summary Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) is an evergreen tree typical of the biodiversity in the Brazilian cerrado biome and it represents an important source of income for communities that sell its fruit and related products, such as PO (pequi ...
Cruvinel JM, Groff Urayama PM, Oura CY, de Lima Krenchinski FK, Dos Santos TS, de Souza BA, Kadri SM, Correa CR, Sartori JR, Pezzato AC.   +9 more
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