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Application of essential oils and polyphenols as natural antimicrobial agents in postharvest treatments: Advances and challenges. [PDF]
Advances and challenges must be overcome to promote application of essential oils and polyphenols as antimicrobial agents. Use of coating and encapsulation techniques as emerging methods that improve their effectiveness Abstract The use of natural antimicrobial agents is an attractive ecological alternative to the synthetic fungicides applied to ...
Aguilar-Veloz LM +3 more
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Coexistence, resource partitioning, and fisheries management: A tale of two mesopredators in equatorial waters. [PDF]
Abstract Rock hind (Epinephelus adscensionis) and spotted moray (Gymnothorax moringa) are ubiquitous mesopredators that co‐occur in the nearshore waters of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, where they have significant cultural and subsistence value, but management of their non‐commercial take is limited.
Orrell DL +6 more
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Leaf and Root Extracts from Campomanesia adamantium (Myrtaceae) Promote Apoptotic Death of Leukemic Cells via Activation of Intracellular Calcium and Caspase-3 [PDF]
Phytochemical studies are seeking new alternatives to prevent or treat cancer, including different types of leukemias. Campomanesia adamantium, commonly known as guavira or guabiroba, exhibits pharmacological properties including antioxidant ...
Jaqueline F. Campos +12 more
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Os detritos lenhosos desempenham função chave na ecologia e geomorfologia de canais, podendo afetar os processos do canal em um amplo alcance: desde a rugosidade hidráulica, retenção e grânulometria dos sedimentos de leito, até a criação de degraus e ...
Andrey Luis Binda +1 more
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Árvores, galhos e folhas caídos dentro de um canal fluvial podem tornar-se um significativo agente componente do processo sedimentar, sendo de ocorrência natural e freqüente em sistemas fluviais que cortam áreas florestadas.
Andrey Luis Binda +1 more
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A guabiroba é um fruto nativo brasileiro que apresenta elevado potencial para aplicação na indústria de alimentos em razão de sua composição nutricional, da presença de compostos bioativos e de suas propriedades tecnológicas. Este trabalho teve como objetivo revisar a literatura científica sobre as propriedades tecnológicas da guabiroba e suas ...
Marjana Radünz +6 more
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Plants exposed to different light intensities generate physiological, morphological, and anatomical changes conducting to plasticity. Thus, this characteristic establishes the ability of plants to present phenotypic adjustments by the same genotype under
S. M. Z. Almeida +7 more
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Biological activity and chemical composition of native fruits: a review
Brazilian native fruit trees have great potential for their use in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Among these, the Myrtaceae family stand out for the diversity of known native fruits, as the case of “araçazeiro” or cattley guava [Psidium ...
Elisa dos Santos Pereira +4 more
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Campomanesia xanthocarpa (Mart.) O. Berg is a South American fruit tree species with important ecological and medicinal properties, which remnants are currently found mainly in isolated forest fragments.
VANESSA S. PETRY +5 more
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Utilização de frutos nativos na alimentação de pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)
A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo coletar dados sobre a produtividade de araçá (Psidium cattleianum), guabiroba (Campomanesia xanthocarpa) e tarumã (Vitex montevidensis) e avaliar experimentalmente a preferência alimentar da espécie de peixe pacu ...
Adriano De Col +2 more
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