Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Pequi Oil (Caryocar brasiliense): A Systematic Review [PDF]
Disorders in the inflammatory process underlie the pathogenesis of numerous diseases. The utilization of natural products as anti-inflammatory agents is a well-established approach in both traditional medicine and scientific research, with studies ...
Vitória R. P. Silva +6 more
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Weeds Interference in Pequi Plants [PDF]
: Pequi plants are native fruit species of the Cerrado and is at risk of extinction due to the destruction of native vegetation and the extraction of their fruits.
D.A. MARTINS +4 more
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Bioactive compounds of pequi pulp and oil extracts modulate antioxidant activity and antiproliferative activity in cocultured blood mononuclear cells and breast cancer cells [PDF]
Background: Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) is a fruit from Brazilian Cerrado rich in bioactive compounds, such as phytosterols and tocopherols, which can modulate the death of cancer cells.
Renata Moraes Brito +8 more
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Pequi (Caryocar Brasiliense Camb.): informações preliminares sobre um pequi sem espinhos no caroço Pequi (Caryocar Brasiliense Camb.): preliminary information about a pequi plant without spunes in the seed kernel [PDF]
É relatado o achado de uma planta de pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Cambi) no Norte de Mato Grosso, sem espinhos no caroço (figuras 1 e 2). O pequi é a 3ª fruta mais consumida pelas populações do cerrado brasileiro e o seu único defeito é ter o caroço cheio
Warwick Estevam Kerr +2 more
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Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Cambess)-Loaded Nanoemulsion, Orally Delivered, Modulates Inflammation in LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice [PDF]
Pequi is a Brazilian fruit used in folk medicine for pulmonary diseases treatment, but its oil presents bioavailability limitations. The use of nanocarriers can overcome this limitation.
Diego de Sá Coutinho +8 more
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Aspectos Socioambientais da Comercialização de Pequi em Goiás [PDF]
RESUMO O pequizeiro fornece frutos tradicionalmente utilizados na culinária goiana e regiões do bioma Cerrado. Partindo da análise da comercialização de pequi na Central de Abastecimento de Goiás S/A (Ceasa - GO) e em feiras locais (Ipameri e Pires do ...
Cleiton Silva Oliveira +4 more
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Phenolic Compounds Characterization of Caryocar brasiliense Peel with Potential Antioxidant Activity [PDF]
The pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) fruit peel, despite being frequently discarded, has a high content of bioactive compounds, and therefore has a high nutritional value.
Júlio Onésio Ferreira Melo +7 more
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Development of candy “paçoca” from pequi almond [PDF]
: The pequi has an almond with interesting chemical characteristics, such as considerable proportions of proteins and lipids that can be applied in several products aiming to use this agro-industrial residue. This research tookadvantage of the almond for
Núbia Francisca de Oliveira Prado +5 more
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Obtenção de farinha do mesocarpo de pequi
O pequi é um fruto do cerrado brasileiro, apresenta sabor característico agradando grande parte da população do centro-oeste. Aproximadamente 80% do total do fruto é representado por casca que é descartada. Tendo em vista a importância social e econômica
Ana Paula Costa +2 more
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Vegetative propagation of pequi (souari nut) by cutting [PDF]
: Pequi is propagated mainly by the seminal pathway (seminal route) and presents an uneven and reduced germination. The increasing demand for fruits and seedlings for reforestation indicate the need for new strategies for the propagation of this species
Ricardo Neves Guimarães +4 more
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