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Use of essential oils from plants of Araripe National Forest against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Aedes aegypti control is achieved with chemical insecticides that can promote insecticide resistance. In the search for new forms of control, the use of botanical products is currently growing and many tests with oils have already been performed.
F. R. Azevedo +4 more
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SVOA Microbiology, 2023 In Brazil, the use of medicinal plants has been on the rise over the years, especially as an alternative for the treatment of diseases caused by fungal infections.
Svoa Microbiology +21 more
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Caryocar brasiliense supercritical CO2 extract possesses antimicrobial and antioxidant properties useful for personal care products [PDF]
, 2015 The cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries have an increasing interest in replacing synthetic antimicrobials in dermatological products due to increased microbial resistance to conventional antimicrobial agents.
Lilian FB Amaral +3 more
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Potential challenges of the extraction of carotenoids and fatty acids from pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) oil [PDF]
, 2023 Pequi is a natural source of bioactive compounds with wide versatility for fresh or processed fruit consumption, but it is still little explored economically.
Alhaji, Adamu Muhammad +5 more
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Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 60, Issue 4, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Tropical forests are recognized for their role in providing diverse ecosystem services (ESs), with carbon uptake the best recognized. The capacity of tropical forests to provide ESs is strongly linked to their enormous biodiversity. However, causal relationships between biodiversity and ESs are poorly understood.
L. S. Borma +13 more
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Physical-chemical evaluation of pequi pulp crude oil
Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Alimentos, 2010 <p>Pequi (<em>Caryocar brasiliense</em> Camb.) is a fruit from Brazilian “cerrado”, whose pulp has a substantial oil content, which represents great economic, nutritional and sensory importance. This oil is mainly constituted by saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, which gives it a good oxidating stability ...
Andressa Ferraz dos Santos +4 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of vegetable oils from plants grown in Brazil, first using the in vitro batch culture, and then evaluating the oil with methane (CH4) reducing potential in an in vivo experiment. The in vitro experiment
Danielle S. Freitas +10 more
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Evaluation of the cytotoxicity and phototoxicity of Caryocar brasiliense supercritical carbon dioxide extract [PDF]
, 2014 Caryocar brasiliense Camb (Pequi) is a typical Brazilian Cerrado fruit tree. Its fruit is used as a vitamin source for culinary purposes and as a source of oil for the manufacture of cosmetics. C.
Lilian FB Amaral +3 more
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Caryocar brasiliense camb protects against genomic and oxidative damage in urethane-induced lung carcinogenesis [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2015 The antioxidant effects of Caryocar brasiliense Camb, commonly known as the pequi fruit, have not been evaluated to determine their protective effects against oxidative damage in lung carcinogenesis.
N.B.R. Colombo +8 more
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Comparative Properties of Amazonian Oils Obtained by Different Extraction Methods
Molecules, 2011 Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), babaçu (Orbignya phalerata Mart.), buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) oils were studied to determine their antibacterial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities, as well as their total ...
Cláudio Galuppo Diniz +7 more
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