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Dietary camu camu, Myrciaria dubia, enhances immunological response in Nile tilapia [PDF]

Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2016
Camu camu, Myrciaria dubia, is an Amazon plant that presents high levels of vitamin C in its composition. Several studies in animals and humans have demonstrated their efficiency in the prevention and treatment of various diseases. However, there are no reports of its properties in fish.
Yunis-Aguinaga, Jefferson, Fernandes, Dayanne C., Eto, Silas F., Claudiano, Gustavo S., Marcusso, Paulo F., Marinho-Neto, Fausto A., Fernandes, João B.K., de Moraes, Flávio R., de Moraes, Julieta R. Engrácia   +8 more
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Herbal Medicines for Weight Loss and Lipid Profile Improvement: A Scoping Review of Therapeutic Effects and Safety

Phytotherapy Research, Volume 39, Issue 10, Page 4870-4912, October 2025.
ABSTRACT The demand for alternative weight loss therapies has surged, with herbal medicinal products gaining popularity due to their natural origins, perceived safety, and accessibility. However, evidence regarding their therapeutic effects and safety for weight loss remains limited.
Marcela Forgerini, Geovana Schiavo, Osvaldo Galo Neto, Gabriela Barbosa Nascimento, Johnny Wallef Leite Martins, Patrícia de Carvalho Mastroianni   +5 more
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Biopiracy and beauty brands? patent trends of cosmetics and skin care companies

The Journal of World Intellectual Property, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 640-664, July 2025.
Abstract Concerns about the fairness and equity of ‘biodiscovery’ research endure despite the creation of legal frameworks designed to regulate access and benefit sharing involving genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge. While some industries that engage in biodiscovery have been the subject of sustained scrutiny, others have received ...
David J. Jefferson, Daniel F. Robinson
wiley   +1 more source

Efecto antimicrobiano de Myrciaria dubia (camu camu) y Cyperus luzulae (piri piri) sobre microorganismos patógenos [PDF]

, 2016
El presente trabajo de investigación se realizó del 2008 al 2009 y tuvo como objetivo determinar el efecto antimicrobiano de Myrciaria dubia (camu camu) y Cyperus luzulae (piri piri) sobre microorganismos patógenos.
Bendayán, María, Bardales, Julia, Dávila, Carlos, Tresierra-Ayala, Álvaro, Zapata, Eliseo, García, Mildred, Angulo, Jorge, Mori, Teresa, Espinoza, Freddy, Reátegui, Ricardo, Ruiz, Edith, Arévalo, Leonor   +11 more
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Pest categorisation of Coccus viridis

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 7, July 2025.
Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Coccus viridis (Hemiptera: Coccidae), the green coffee scale, for the territory of the European Union (EU), following the commodity risk assessment of Jasminum polyanthum from Uganda, in which C. viridis was identified as a pest of possible concern to the EU.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de la Peña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Paolo Gonthier, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca B. Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Roel Potting, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van der Gaag, Alex Gobbi, Virag Kertesz, Andrea Maiorano, Antigoni Akrivou, Dimitrios Papachristos, Oresteia Sfyra   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

An efficient method for in vitro callus induction in Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) Mc Vaugh "Camu Camu"

Scientia Agropecuaria, 2014
Due to the high variability in vitamin C production in Myrciaria dubia "camu camu", biotechnological procedures are necessary for mass clonal propagation of promising genotypes of this species.
Ana M. Córdova, Marianela Cobos, Sixto A. Imán, Juan C. Castro   +3 more
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Influence of seed size on germination and vigor of seedlings of Camu-Camu

Scientia Agropecuaria, 2017
Camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia) is a fruit species native to the Amazon and its economic importance is proven because the fruit contains high content of ascorbic acid. The objective of this work was to evaluate the germination and vigor of seedlings obtained
Olisson Mesquita Souza, Oscar Jose Smiderle, Aline das Graças Souza, Edvan Alves Chagas, Pollyana Cardoso Chagas, Christinny Giselly Bacelar-Lima, Bruna Santana Morais   +6 more
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La expresión y actividad catalítica diferencial de GDP-manosa pirofosforilasa influye en la producción de vitamina C en Myrciaria dubia “camu-camu”

Ciencia Amazónica (Iquitos), 2013
Myrciaria dubia muestra una amplia variación en la producción de vitamina C (vit.C). Para entender las bases moleculares de esta variación, se determinó la relación del nivel de expresión genética y actividad de GDP-Manosa pirofosforilasa (GMP) con la ...
Juan Castro Gómez, Marianela Cobos Ruiz, Freddy Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Sixto Imán Correa   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Berries: Health Effects via Modulation of the Gut Microbiota

Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 1173-1204, May 2025.
ABSTRACT Berries are widely regarded as beneficial foods, rich in polyphenols, flavonoids, and other bioactive compounds that could positively influence human health. Although the gut microbiota plays a crucial role in metabolism and physiology of humans, the interaction between berries and human gut microbiota activity remains unclear.
Manjin Xu, Yunfeng Xu, Lizhi Wu, Huixia Niu, Bei Gao, Kai Sun, Xueqing Li, Mingluan Xing, Zhe Mo, Zhijian Chen, Pengcheng Tu, Xiaoming Lou   +11 more
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A first de novo transcriptome assembly of feijoa (Acca sellowiana [Berg] Burret) reveals key genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis

The Plant Genome, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2024.
Abstract Acca sellowiana [Berg] Burret, a cultivated fruit tree originating from South America, is gaining the attention of the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries due to their high content of flavonoids and other phenolic compounds in fruits, leaves, and flowers.
Hector Oberti, Juan Gutierrez‐Gonzalez, Clara Pritsch   +2 more
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