Yeasts Associated with Various Amazonian Native Fruits [PDF]
Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2020 Abstract Yeasts, commonly present on the surface of fruits, are of industrial interest for the production of enzymes, flavorings, and bioactive compounds, and have many other scientific uses. The Amazonian rainforest may be a good source of new species or strains of yeasts, but their presence on Amazonian fruits is unknown.
CARLOS VEGAS +3 more
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Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Unexplored Brazilian Native Fruits. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Brazilian native fruits are unmatched in their variety, but a poorly explored resource for the development of food and pharmaceutical products.
Juliana Infante +4 more
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Native fruit traits may mediate dispersal competition between native and non-native plants [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2012 Seed disperser preferences may mediate the impact of invasive, non-native plant species on their new ecological communities. Significant seed disperser preference for invasives over native species could facilitate the spread of the invasives while ...
Clare Aslan, Marcel Rejmanek
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Antioxidant capacity and bioactive compounds of four Brazilian native fruits. [PDF]
J Food Drug Anal, 2015 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of extracts from araçá (Psidium cattleianum), butiá (Butia eriospatha), and pitanga (Eugenia uniflora) fruits with different flesh colors (i.e., purple, red, and orange), and blackberries (Rubus sp.; cv.
Denardin CC +7 more
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THE STUDY OF NATIVE SMALL FRUITS BIOTYPES [PDF]
Fruit Growing Research, 2012 The breeding programs of the European countries are based on biotypes from wild flora, because they are the true sources of genes. These genes are able to print in the future cultivars resistance to diseases, pests and climatic stress, and also fruits ...
Irina Ancu +6 more
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Evidence for the Beneficial Effects of Brazilian Native Fruits and Their By-Products on Human Intestinal Microbiota and Repercussions on Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases—A Review [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are the most widespread cause of mortality worldwide. Intestinal microbiota balance can be altered by changes in the abundance and/or diversity of intestinal microbiota, indicating a role of intestinal microbiota ...
Maiara da Costa Lima +4 more
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Ecotypic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity combine to enhance the invasiveness of the most widespread daisy in Chile, Leontodon saxatilis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Dispersal and reproductive traits of successful plant invaders are expected to undergo strong selection during biological invasions. Numerous Asteraceae are invasive and display dimorphic fruits within a single flower head, resulting in differential ...
Irene Martín-Forés +9 more
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Enhancing agrifood systems with metabolomics: from crop improvement to food quality [PDF]
Frontiers in Molecular BiosciencesMetabolomics has emerged as a prominent tool in agrifood production and agriculture, offering comprehensive insights into the metabolic processes of plants and animals. In Uruguay, where agriculture plays a crucial role in the economy, the application of
Marina Dantas Corradin +8 more
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Amazonian Native Palm Fruits as Sources of Antioxidant Bioactive Compounds [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2015 The Amazon region has many sources of fruits, especially native ones not yet explored, but which have some potential for use, as is the case with certain palms. The objective of this study was to evaluate the content of bioactive compounds and total antioxidant capacities of fruits from native palms from the Brazilian Amazon.
Mary de Fátima Guedes dos Santos +4 more
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Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts of Two Native Fruits of Chile: Arrayan (Luma apiculata) and Peumo (Cryptocarya alba). [PDF]
Antibiotics (Basel), 2020 Viktorová J +7 more
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