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Anti-Candida albicans Activity of Ononin and Other Secondary Metabolites from Platonia Insignis MART. [PDF]

Metabolites, 2022
Candida albicans is a human pathogen that is part of the healthy microbiome. However, it is often associated with opportunistic fungal infections. The treatment of these infections is challenging because prolonged exposure to antifungal drugs can culminate in fungal resistance during therapy, and there is a limited number of available drugs. Therefore,
Silva AFD, Farias JR, Franco DCG, Galiza AA, Motta EP, Oliveira ADS, Vasconcelos CC, Cartágenes MDSS, Rocha CQD, Silva MCPD, Lopes AJO, Nascimento FRFD, Monteiro CA, Guerra RNM.   +13 more
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Caracterização anatômica foliar de espécimes de Platonia insignis Mart. (Clusiaceae) em diferentes períodos sazonais

Bioscience Journal, 2012
Platonia insignis Mart. (Clusiaceae) é conhecida na Amazônia brasileira como "bacuri" e apresenta grande importância econômica no Estado do Pará, especialmente na zona do Salgado, onde o extrativismo vegetal é considerado uma das principais fontes de ...
Adalgisa Silva Alvarez, Raimunda C. de Vilhena Potiguara   +1 more
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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 actions of bacuri butter (Platonia insignis Mart.): an integrative review

Rev Rene, 2021
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, Maria do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo, André Luís Menezes Carvalho, Benedito Pereira de Sousa Neto   +3 more
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First genomic microsatellite markers developed for Platonia insignis (Clusiaceae), a Brazilian fruit tree [PDF]

Molecular Biology Reports, 2020
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, Dayane Nascimento Pena, Sylvain Henri Darnet, Simone de Miranda Rodrigues, Ilmarina Campos de Menezes, Elisa Ferreira Moura   +5 more
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Bioactive Bioflavonoids from Platonia insignis (Bacuri) Residues as Added Value Compounds

Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, 2021
Platonia insignis fruit, popularly known as bacuri, is traditionally used in folk medicine for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Therefore, this study determined the chemical composition and biological activities of the bacuri’s shell and seeds extracts, considered residues from its consumption and industrial uses. Four biflavonoids (GB-
Dayane Ribeiro, Helena Russo, Karina Fraige, Maria Zeraik, Cláudio Nogueira, Patrícia da Silva, Ana Codo, Giovana Calixto, Alexandra de Medeiros, Marlus Chorilli, Vanderlan Bolzani   +10 more
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Efeitos bioquímicos do óleo de bacuri (platonia insignis) em camundongos machos

DEMETRA: Alimentação, Nutrição & Saúde, 2023
Introdução: A utilização das plantas medicinais como fonte de pr odutos terapêuticos acompanha a história da humanidade. A Platoniainsignis é uma espécie frutífera nativa da Amazônia oriental, popularmente conhecida como bacuri. O óleo extraído das sementes do bacuri proporciona uma composição química com alto teor de substâncias ativas com efeitos ...
Silvana Peterini Boeira, Marcelo Gomes De Gomes, Luana Oliveira Severo, Lucas Backes, Luiggi Muller Madalosso, Franciele Romero Machado Balok   +5 more
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Protective Effect of Biflavones from Platonia insignis Mart. against Ethidium Bromide-Induced Lethality in Staphylococcus aureus

Compounds, 2023
Brazilian flora are highly diverse and have great potential for research into new medicines of plant origin. Platonia insignis Mart. is a fruit tree from the Amazon region with several potential pharmacological applications already demonstrated.
Andressa Sabrina Guimarães Moura, Júlia de Andrade Ferreira Barreto, Andressa Kelly Ferreira e Silva, Maria Luísa Lima Barreto do Nascimento, Emanuelly Elanny Andrade Pinheiro, Arkellau Kenned Silva Moura, João Marcelo de Castro e Sousa, José de Souza Lima-Neto, Antonia Maria das Graças Lopes Citó, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Humberto Medeiros Barreto   +10 more
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Toxicological Study Employing Repeated Doses of Garcinielliptone FC, a Polyisoprenylated-Benzophenone Isolated from Seed of Platonia Insignis Mart [PDF]

, 2015
The major constituent from the hexane extract of the seeds of P. insignis is GFC (garcinielliptone FC). Doses of 25, 50and 75 mg/kg of GFC were aseptically suspended in 0.05% Tween 80 dissolved in 0.9% saline (vehicle) and orally administered for30, 90 ...
da Costa Júnior, Joaquim S., David, Jorge M., Faillace, Martín Sebastián, Falcão Ferraz, Alexandre de B., Filho, José Carlos C. L. S., Freitas, Rivelilson M., Peláez, Walter José, Silva, Ana P.   +7 more
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Notas sobre a morfologia floral e a fenologia do bacurizeiro (Platonia insignis Mart.) Clusiaceae, no município de Bragança, estado do Pará

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2006
São apresentadas informações sobre a morfologia floral e a fenologia de floração e frutificação de Platonia insignis Mart. em floresta secundária. A pesquisa foi conduzida na comunidade de Benjamin Constant, localizada no município de Bragança, nordeste ...
Fábio de Jesus Batista, Mário Augusto Gonçalves Jardim   +1 more
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