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Grasas y Aceites, 2018 Pequi is an indigenous word that means “thorny covering” and is used to describe fruits from the Caryocar spp. These fruits are widely consumed as food and used in traditional medicine by Brazilians in the savannah (Cerrado biome) and the Amazon region ...
L. R.O. Torres +3 more
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International Journal of Food Science, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.The rising consumer demand, paradigm shift in lifestyle, and changing preferences driven by enhanced understanding the connections between food and health have influenced the generation toward plant‐based foods. Underutilized fruits are recognized as the future smart foods, the reservoirs of nutrients, and bioactive compounds with wide therapeutic ...
Snehal Gaikwad +3 more
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Microencapsulation of pequi pulp oil by complex coacervation
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2018 Pequi pulp oil, Caryocar brasiliense, is rich in carotenoids, antioxidant compound easily oxidized by the presence of heat, light and oxygen. In order to improve its stability, pequi oil was microencapsulated by complex coacervation using gelatin and ...
Priscilla Narciso Justi +2 more
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Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.This work is aimed at evaluating the sustainable extraction of carotenoids from the yeast Rhodotorula glutinis, comparing the effect of ultrasound‐assisted extraction (UAE) and microwave‐assisted extraction (MAE), respectively. The extraction process was optimized using a 22 central composite rotatable design (CCRD).
Felipe de Andrade Maia +4 more
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ChemistrySelect, Volume 10, Issue 46, December 8, 2025.ABSTRACT While plant residues represent promising low‐cost enzyme sources, their efficient recovery remains a challenge for industrial biocatalysis. This study aimed to optimize thepurification of lipases extracted from pequi peel (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.) using aqueous two‐phase systems (ATPS) composed of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 1500 g/mol and ...
Karine Amaral dos Santos +6 more
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Cossid moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) as pests of woody plants – A review
Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 512-531, November 2025.Abstract The Cossidae is a worldwide family of macro‐moths popularly known as carpenter moths due to the larval habit of boring in the wood of living plants. This review compiles current knowledge on the characteristics, diversity and bionomy of cossid moths as well as the damage they cause on woody plants.
Thanapol Choochuen, Jiří Foit
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MERCADO DOS PRODUTOS FLORESTAIS NÃO-MADEIREIROS DO CERRADO BRASILEIRO
Ciência Florestal, 2009 In this article, we analyze the main non-wood forest products from Brazilian savanna. We studied the behavior and the growth rates of production and prices of almond of babaçu, oil of copaiba, fiber of buriti, leaf of jaborandi, bark of barbatimão, bark ...
Sandra Regina Afonso, Humberto Ângelo
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Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2018 Increased oxygen consumption and activation of specific metabolic pathways during or after physical exercise lead to the formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species.
A. F. Vale +6 more
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Physicochemical and spectroscopical investigation of Pequi (Caryocar coriaceum Wittm.) pulp oil
Grasas y Aceites, 2010 This work describes the physicochemical characterization of the fruit pulp oil of Caryocar coriaceum (Wittm), “pequi.” The chemical composition was assessed by GLC, which demonstrated the following fatty acid contents: oleic (55.79%), palmitic (34.18 ...
Diniz M. Sena +6 more
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Medium composition and Amazonian oils for lipase production by Candida viswanathii
Acta Scientiarum: Technology, 2018 Lipases have been successfully produced under submerged cultivation conditions using olive oil as carbon source and complex culture media. The aims of this study were to evaluate lipase production by Candida viswanathii in submerged cultivation with ...
Nayane Barroso Gomes +4 more
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