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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 +17 more
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Notes on the floral morphology and phenology of Bacurizeiro (Platonia Insignis Mart.) Clusiaceae in Bragança, Pará [PDF]
Information on floral morphology, fruiting and flowering phenology were presented. This research was carried out in a natural population located in Benjamin Constant community, municipality at Bragança, northeast of Pará State.
Fábio de Jesus Batista +1 more
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Platonia insignis Mart., a Brazilian Amazonian Plant: The Stem Barks Extract and Its Main Constituent Lupeol Exert Antileishmanial Effects Involving Macrophages Activation. [PDF]
Platonia insignis Mart., popularly known as “bacurizeiro,” is used in traditional medical practices based on its diverse biological properties. This study was aimed at evaluating the antileishmanial effects of the ethanol extract (EtOH‐Ext), hexane fraction (Hex‐F), and its main isolated Lupeol obtained from stem barks of P. insignis against Leishmania
Souza AC +10 more
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Platonia insignis Mart. is a native Amazonian fruit tree with considerable agro-industrial potential, yet it remains underutilized due to limited domestication efforts and the absence of breeding programs or improved genetic lines.
Suzane Sá Matos Ribeiro +10 more
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND PHOTOPROTECTIVE AND ANTIRADICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE BRANCHES OF Platonia insignis (CLUSIACEAE). The chemical study of the branches of Platonia insignis enabled the isolation of the biflavonoid morelloflavone and the identification,
Andréia G. A. Silva +6 more
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Biocultural Determinants of Mothers' Complementary Feeding Decisions in the Urban Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]
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 +6 more
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[379] Platonia insignis Mart. (Fig. 18B) Nova genera et species plantarum [Martius] 3 (3): 169 [“1829” publ. Sep. 1832] (Martius 1832)., nom. cons. Moronobea esculenta Arruda, Trav. Brazil [H. Koster] 490 (Arruda 1816), nom. rej. — Symphonia esculenta Arruda ex Choisy, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 563 [mid Jan. 1824] (Choisy 1824), nom. nud. pro syn. —
Molino, Jean-François +10 more
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First genomic microsatellite markers developed for Platonia insignis (Clusiaceae), a Brazilian fruit tree [PDF]
Platonia insignis is a fruit tree native of Brazil with allogamous and asexual reproduction. The production of fruits is mainly obtained by exploitation of natural populations and the impact of genetic structuring on plant production may be evaluated.
Luany Caroline Ribeiro Paraense +5 more
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Pharmacological actions of bacuri butter (Platonia insignis Mart.): an integrative review
Objective: to identify the pharmacological activities of bacuri butter (Platonia insignis Mart.). Methods: an integrative review, carried out in the databases of Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, EMBASE, MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and SCOPUS ...
José Francisco Ribeiro +3 more
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