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Skin Regenerative Potential of Cupuaçu Seed Extract (Theobroma grandiflorum), a Native Fruit from the Amazon: Development of a Topical Formulation Based on Chitosan-Coated Nanocapsules [PDF]

Pharmaceutics, 2022
Scarless skin regeneration is a challenge in regenerative medicine. Herein, we explore the regenerative potential of a Cupuaçu seed extract (Theobroma grandiflorum) to develop an innovative skin regeneration formulation based on chitosan-coated ...
Geisa Nascimento Barbalho, Breno Noronha Matos, Gabriel Ferreira da Silva Brito, Thamires da Cunha Miranda, Thuany Alencar-Silva, Fernando Fabriz Sodré, Guilherme Martins Gelfuso, Marcilio Cunha-Filho, Juliana Lott Carvalho, Joyce Kelly do Rosário da Silva, Taís Gratieri   +10 more
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The Content of Dietary Melatonin in 119 Food Items and Its Relationship With Chronic Diseases: Results of the CUME+ Study. [PDF]

J Hum Nutr Diet
ABSTRACT Background Dietary melatonin, naturally occurring in plant‐ and animal‐based foods, has been linked to beneficial effects on sleep, mood and metabolic health. Although evidence suggests that food‐derived melatonin may elevate circulating levels, few studies have assessed its intake through habitual diets or explored associations with chronic ...
Zanirate GA, Bressan J, Leal ACG, Pimenta AM, Hermsdorff HHM.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Excess Weight Among Adults Living in the Coastal Brazilian Amazon: Prevalence, Determinants, and Interventions. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol
ABSTRACT Excess weight is a global public health issue related to the accumulation of body fat and can be caused by various factors. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of excess weight among adults living in a coastal area of the Brazilian Amazon. Methods.
Costa FF, Dos Santos Silva KB, Simeone D, Guerreiro JF, Rodrigues RAC, Oliveira-Filho AB.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Biocultural Determinants of Mothers' Complementary Feeding Decisions in the Urban Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol
ABSTRACT Objective Complementary feeding (CF) occurs during a critical period of infant growth and development with life‐long health implications. Despite international efforts, there remains significant variation in the adequacy of complementary diets across settings. In Brazil, there is marked variation in adherence to CF guidelines and infant growth
Piperata BA, Fannin SF, Cestonaro T, Brito-Azevedo AC, de Cássia Tavares da Silva V, Mendonça Freire Pereira J, Bittencourt Tavares Oliveira R.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Wild or Introduced? Investigating the Genetic Landscape of Cacao Populations in South America. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Cacao populations span a continuum from wild to domesticated forms, shaped by complex patterns of human influence and selection. Using RAD‐sequencing, we show that native Upper Amazonian populations harbor the highest genetic diversity, while the Guiana group likely represents an isolated wild lineage and Amelonado shows clear signals of artificial ...
Colli-Silva M, Richardson JE, Pirani JR, Figueira A.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Biotechnological Valorization of Cupuaçu By-Products: Solid-State Fermentation for Lipase Production by Yarrowia lipolytica

Fermentation, 2023
Lipases are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ester bonds of triacylglycerols at the oil–water interface, generating free fatty acids, glycerol, diacylglycerol, and monoacylglycerol, which can be produced from the fermentation of agro-industrial by-
Aparecida Selsiane Sousa Carvalho, Raíssa de Carvalho Pinto e Rocha, Júlio Cesar Soares Sales, Carlos Eduardo Conceição de Souza, Ailton Cesar Lemes, Maria Alice Zarur Coelho   +5 more
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Study of the superficial distribution of microorganisms in kefir biofilms prepared with Cupuaçu juice

Journal of Bioenergy and Food Science, 2020
Recently, much research in the field of biomaterials has focused on finding better material to serve as a dressing or temporary skin replacement, often without success.
Matheus Antonio Nery Ferraro, Erveton Pinheiro Pinto, Robert Saraiva Matos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A POLINIZAÇÃO MANUAL DO CUPUAÇUZEIRO (Theobroma grandiflorum) [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1995
O cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum,Sterculiaceae) é uma frutífera da Amazônia usada na fabricação de sucos, sorvetes, doces e chocolate. A sua popularidade vem aumentando e atualmente é considerada uma das culturas mais lucrativas da região Amazônica.
Giorgini Augusto VENTURIERI, Alexandre Antunes RIBEIRO FILHO   +1 more
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The distribution of bushmeat mammals in unflooded forests of the Central Amazon is influenced by poaching proxies

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2023., 2023
Our study focuses on investigating the impact of anthropogenic factors on the occupancy of medium and large mammals in unflooded forests of the Central Amazon. Through a camera trapping survey conducted across 47 sampling sites during the dry season, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the influence of anthropogenic stressors on mammal occupancy ...
Gilson de Souza Ferreira Neto, Fabricio Beggiato Baccaro, Matthew J. Phillips, Rodrigo Lima Massara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil mineral N dynamics beneath mixtures of leaves from legume and fruit trees in Central Amazonian multi-strata agroforests Dinâmica do nitrogênio mineral no solo em misturas de folhas de leguminosas arbóreas e de fruteiras em sistemas agroflorestais multiestratificados na Amazônia Central

Acta Amazonica, 2007
Long term applications of leguminous green mulch could increase mineralizable nitrogen (N) beneath cupuaçu trees produced on the infertile acidic Ultisols and Oxisols of the Amazon Basin.
Carol Melanie Schwendener, Johannes Lehmann, Marco Rondon, Elisa Wandelli, Erick Fernandes   +4 more
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