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Low Diversity and High Genetic Structure for Platonia insignis Mart., an Endangered Fruit Tree Species [PDF]

Plants
Platonia insignis is a fruit tree native to Brazil of increasing economic importance, with its pulp trading among the highest market values. This study aimed to evaluate the structure and genomic diversity of P. insignis (bacurizeiro) accessions from six
Caroline Bertocco Garcia, Allison Vieira da Silva, Igor Araújo Santos de Carvalho, Wellington Ferreira do Nascimento, Santiago Linorio Ferreyra Ramos, Doriane Picanço Rodrigues, Maria Imaculada Zucchi, Flaviane Malaquias Costa, Alessandro Alves-Pereira, Carlos Eduardo de Araújo Batista, Dario Dantas Amaral, Elizabeth Ann Veasey   +11 more
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Pharmacological Evidence of α2-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 Arcanjo, Aldeídia Pereira de Oliveira   +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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Estabilidade da polpa do bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart.) congelada por 12 meses Stability of the bacuri pulp (Platonia insignis Mart.) frozen for 12 months [PDF]

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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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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Determination of water-soluble vitamins and carotenoids in Brazilian tropical fruits by High Performance Liquid Chromatography [PDF]

Heliyon, 2020
Vitamins are organic compounds essential for normal physiological functioning and they need to be provided in adequate amounts by the diet. They are nutrients mainly associated to fruit consumption, playing an important role in the cellular function ...
Renata Carmo de Assis, Rafaela de Lima Gomes Soares, Adriana Camurça Pontes Siqueira, Veridiana Vera de Rosso, Paulo Henrique Machado de Sousa, Ana Erbênia Pereira Mendes, Eveline de Alencar Costa, Alessandra Pinheiro de Góes Carneiro, Carla Soraya Costa Maia   +8 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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Evaluation of Platonia insignis Mart. (Bacuri Butter) and Biopolymers from the Puree of Allium cepa L. (Yellow Onion Bulb) for Wound Healing in Horses [PDF]

Pharmaceutics
Background/Objectives: Skin injuries are common in the equine clinical practice, requiring effective treatment to support natural healing. Bacuri butter is gaining attention for its potential in wound healing and its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and
André M. Resende, Beatriz A. Miranda, Luiza B. Silva, Andressa B. Oliveira, Márcio B. Castro, Isabel L. Macêdo, Bruno S. L. Dallago, Hernane S. Barud, Marco A. Costa Borges, Clovis A. Ribeiro, Diogenes S. Dias, Rita C. Campebell   +11 more
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Notes on the floral morphology and phenology of Bacurizeiro (Platonia Insignis Mart.) Clusiaceae in Bragança, Pará [PDF]

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2006
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, Mário Augusto Gonçalves Jardim   +1 more
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