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Structure and intracellular antioxidant activity of pectic polysaccharide from acerola (Malpighia emarginata)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2018
Malpighia emarginata is a tropical fruit plant, found naturally in the Caribbean islands and South America that produces an edible fruit known as acerola or Barbados Cherry. Its polysaccharides were obtained by aqueous extraction, subjected to a freezing and thawing process and ultrafiltration.
Klosterhoff, Rafael Roberto   +6 more
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Carotenoid pigments in acerola fruits (Malpighia emarginata DC.) and derived products

open access: yesEuropean Food Research and Technology, 2004
Carotenoid composition has been investigated in acerola fruits (Malpighia emarginata DC. syn. Malpighia glabra L.) and derived products. In the ripe fruit, four major carotenoids were identified (-carotene, -cryptoxanthin, lutein, and violaxanthin) together with other minor carotenoids (neoxanthin, antheraxanthin, neochrome, luteoxanthin, auroxanthin, -
Hornero-Méndez, Dámaso   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Optimization of spray-drying conditions for green acerola concentrate juice: effect of temperature and maltodextrin. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Sci Food Agric
Abstract BACKGROUND Acerola (Malpighia glabra and M. emarginata) is a tropical fruit predominantly cultivated in northeastern Brazil, notable for its abundance of health‐beneficial bioactive compounds, including ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and anthocyanins.
Costa FS   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Novas Plantas Hospedeiras para o Percevejo Fitófago Leptoglossus zonatus (Dallas) (Hemiptera: Coreidae)

open access: yesEntomoBrasilis, 2012
Leptoglossus zonatus (Dallas) (Hemiptera: Coreidae) é um percevejo fitófago que pode ser encontrado em diversas culturas agrícolas devido à oferta de alimento e condições favoráveis ao seu desenvolvimento.
Evaldo Pires   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)

open access: yesSociobiology, 2013
This study aimed to assess the efficiency of Centris aenea Lepeletier as pollinator of Malpighia emarginata DC. The pollination efficiency was determined according to three criteria: 1) the pollen deposition rate of M.
Geane Almeida Oliveira   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Primeiro registro de Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) na Amazônia Oriental

open access: yesEntomoBrasilis, 2019
Resumo. Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) é registrado pela primeira vez na Amazônia Oriental, a partir de frutos de Malpighia emarginata DC. coletados no estado do Amapá, Brasil.
Ricardo Adaime   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Galactomannans: A Suitable Biopolymer to Produce Advanced Food Packaging. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Food Sci
Galactomannans (GMs) have promising food packaging applications as edible films and coatings. These natural polysaccharides offer an environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative to conventional nonbiodegradable and nonedible plastic materials.
Dos Santos Araujo E   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Saline extract from Malpighia emarginata DC leaves showed higher polyphenol presence, antioxidant and antifungal activity and promoted cell proliferation in mice splenocytes.

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019
: Currently, the research of new natural compounds with biological potential demonstrates great ethnopharmacological importance. In this study, we evaluated the biological properties promoted by saline extract from Malpighia emarginata DC leaves, whose ...
BÁRBARA R.S. BARROS   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cultivares de Malpighia emarginata DC. nos Tabuleiros Litorâneos, Piauí, Brasil

open access: yesCONTRIBUCIONES A LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES, 2023
Objetivou-se, por meio deste estudo, analisar e descrever seis cultivares (Jaburu, Apodi, 26/4, FP19, 71 e Okinawa) de acerola (M. emarginata DC.) dos Tabuleiros Litorâneos, Piauí, localizado nos municípios de Parnaíba e Bom Princípio.  Foram coletados 10 exemplares de 15 indivíduos de cada cultivar e medidos, analisados e descritos os caracteres ...
Maria do Amparo de Moura Macêdo   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

A single supplement of a standardised bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) extract (36 % wet weight anthocyanins) modifies glycaemic response in individuals with type 2 diabetes controlled by diet and lifestyle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
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Bestwick, Charles   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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