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The Platonia insignis Mart. as the Promising Brazilian ‘Amazon Gold’: The State-of-the-Art and Prospects

Agriculture, 2022
Bacuri (Platonia insignis) is a monotype belonging to the Clusiaceae family. Of Amazonian origin, it is highly appreciated for fresh consumption, mainly due to its peculiar sensory characteristics.
Simone Kelly Rodrigues Lima, Angélica Gomes Coêlho, Massimo Lucarini, Alessandra Durazzo, Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo   +4 more
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Pharmacological Evidence of α 2 -Adrenergic Receptors in the Hypotensive Effect of Platonia insignis Mart. [PDF]

Journal of Medicinal Food, 2014
Platonia insignis Mart. (Clusiaceae) is a medicinal plant from the Brazilian Amazon region. The present study evaluated the biological potential of the ethanol extract (Pi-EtOH) and ethyl acetate fraction (Pi-EtOAc) of the P. insignis fruit shells on the cardiovascular system of rats.
Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo, Mariana H Chaves   +1 more
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Antifungal and Antivirulence Activities of Hydroalcoholic Extract and Fractions of Platonia insignis Leaves against Vaginal Isolates of Candida Species [PDF]

Pathogens, 2020
Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a common fungal infection in women. In this study, Platonia insignis hydroalcoholic extract (PiHE) and its fractions were evaluated for antifungal and antivirulence activities against vaginal Candida species.
Anderson França da Silva, Cláudia Quintino da Rocha, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Alexsander Rodrigues Carvalho Júnior, Iven Neylla Farias Vale Mendes, Andrea Borges de Araruna, Elizangela Pestana Motta, Rayssa de Sousa Silva, Carmem Duarte Lima Campos, Josivan Regis Farias, Aluísio da Silva Oliveira, Douglas Henrique dos Santos Silva, Flávia Raquel F Nascimento, Rosane Nassar Meireles Guerra, Cristina Andrade Monteiro   +14 more
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Estabilidade da polpa do bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart.) congelada por 12 meses Stability of the bacuri pulp (Platonia insignis Mart.) frozen for 12 months

Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2010
Conduziu-se este trabalho, com o objetivo de realizar o processamento e avaliar a estabilidade da polpa de bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart.) submetida ao congelamento durante 12 meses.
Virlane Kelly Lima da Silva, Raimundo Wilane de Figueiredo, Edy Sousa de Brito, Geraldo Arraes Maia, Paulo Henrique Machado de Sousa, Evania Altina Teixeira de Figueiredo   +5 more
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Biocultural Determinants of Mothers' Complementary Feeding Decisions in the Urban Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

Am J Hum Biol
ABSTRACT Objective Complementary feeding (CF) occurs during a critical period of infant growth and development with life‐long health implications. Despite international efforts, there remains significant variation in the adequacy of complementary diets across settings. In Brazil, there is marked variation in adherence to CF guidelines and infant growth
Piperata BA, Fannin SF, Cestonaro T, Brito-Azevedo AC, de Cássia Tavares da Silva V, Mendonça Freire Pereira J, Bittencourt Tavares Oliveira R.   +6 more
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Métodos para acelerar a germinação de sementes de Bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart.) [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2002
Este trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar métodos para acelerar a germinação de sementes de bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart.), e foi conduzido no laboratório de Fisiologia Vegetal e na Câmara de Nebulização da Embrapa Meio-Norte, Teresina-PI.
FRANCISCO DAS CHAGAS OLIVEIRA, EUGÊNIO CELSO EMÉRITO ARAÚJO, LÚCIO FLAVO LOPES VASCONCELOS, ÉDSON BASÍLIO SOARES   +3 more
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Molecular characterization of progenies of bacurizeiro ( Platonia insignis ) from Marajó Island, northeastern Amazon [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 2017
The bacurizeiro (Platonia insignis Mart.) is a tree native to the Amazon whose fruit is much used in the gastronomy in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil.
Lígia Cristine Gonçalves PONTES, Elisa Ferreira MOURA, Mônika Fecury MOURA, Simone de Miranda RODRIGUES, Maria do Socorro Padilha de OLIVEIRA, José Edmar Urano de CARVALHO, Josette THERRIER   +6 more
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Características físicas e químicas de um tipo de bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart.) sem sementes Physical and chemical characteristics of a seedless bakuri (Platonia insignis Mart.) type

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2002
Efetuou-se a caracterização física e química de um tipo de bacuri sem sementes proveniente de uma planta estabelecida em população nativa, no município de Vigia, Pará, Brasil.
JOSÉ EDMAR URANO DE CARVALHO, SÉRGIO DE MELLO ALVES, WALNICE MARIA OLIVEIRA DO NASCIMENTO, CARLOS HANS MÜLLER   +3 more
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Production and properties of powder and pigments from bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart) rinds

Food Chemistry Advances
Bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart) pulp content does not reach 20 % of the fruit's weight, rind corresponds to 64–70 % of the raw material, and presents phenolic compounds which suggests the possibility of obtaining colored compounds by complexation with ...
Elizandra Martins de Melo, Alícia de Francisco, Edna Regina Amante, Antonio Manoel da Cruz Rodrigues, Luiza Helena Meller da Silva   +4 more
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Production and Characterization of a β-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex with Platonia insignis Seed Extract as a Proposal for a Gastroprotective System

Applied Sciences, 2022
Platonia insignis Mart, Clusiaceae, known as bacuri, is a species native to Brazil that, in studies with extract of the seed of its fruit, showed antioxidant activity against free radicals.
Juliana Lima Nascimento, Angélica Gomes Coelho, Ytallo Samuel Oliveira Barros, Irisdalva Sousa Oliveira, Francilene Vieira da Silva, Ana Flávia Seraine Custódio Viana, Bruno Quirino Araújo, Márcio dos Santos Rocha, Francisco das Chagas Pereira de Andrade, Celma de Oliveira Barbosa, Hélio de Barros Fernandes, Anderson Nogueira Mendes, Joaquim Soares da Costa-Júnior, Rita de Cássia Meneses Oliveira, Massimo Lucarini, Alessandra Durazzo, Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo, Antônia Maria das Graças Lopes Citó   +17 more
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