Plukenetia volubilis leaves as source of anti-Helicobacter pylori agents [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyIntroductionHelicobacter pylori infection is a major issue worldwide, with widespread prevalence, combined with its link to gastritis, peptic ulcers, gastric cancer, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma.
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Temperature and substrate on Plukenetia volubilis L. seed germination [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2017 The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of temperature and substrate on the germination of P. volubilis seeds. Seeds harvested from 25 matrix plants were submitted, in two studies, to conditions of (i) sowing in rolled paper towel at the ...
Givanildo Z. da Silva +4 more
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Comparative study of the anti-inflammatory effect and acute toxicity of Sacha Inchi oils (Plukenetia volubilis and Plukenetia huayllabambana) in mice [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyIntroductionThe seed of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia spp.), a plant native from the Peruvian Amazon, has a high content of Omega 3 (ω-3) in its composition, reaching up to 53% of its total fatty acids.
Jose Luis Aguilar-Olano +2 more
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Physicochemical characterization and oxidative stability of microencapsulated edible sacha inchi seed oil by spray drying [PDF]
Grasas y Aceites, 2020 The aim of this work was to obtain sacha inchi oil (SIO) microcapsules from two different species, Plukenetia volubilis L. (SIVO) and Plukenetia huayllabambana L. (SIHO), using different biopolymers as wall materials and spray drying technology.
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Full-length transcriptome revealed the accumulation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in developing seeds of Plukenetia volubilis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Plukenetia volubilis is cultivated as a valuable oilseed crop, and its mature seeds are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (FAs), which are widely used in food and pharmaceutical industries.
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Biological Activity of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis Linneo) and Potential Uses in Human Health: A Review. [PDF]
Food Technol Biotechnol, 2021 Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis Linneo) is an ancestral plant originating in the Amazon jungle that has been adopted as a food source due to its high nutritional value, which has gradually been recognized to have potential benefits for human health ...
Cárdenas DM, Gómez Rave LJ, Soto JA.
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In vitro antitumor capacity of extracts obtained from the plants Plukenetia volubilis (Sacha inchi) and Moringa oleifera in gastric cancer [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]
F1000ResearchBackground Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Perioperative or adjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in patients with stage 1B or higher cancers.
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A pathogen complex between the root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium verticillioides results in extreme mortality of the inka nut (Plukenetia volubilis) [PDF]
Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, 2021 The combined infection of the root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita and two Fusarium species led to high plant mortality of inka nut (Plukenetia volubilis) seedlings in pots after 80 days growth in two independent inoculation experiments.
Juan Carlos Guerrero-Abad +7 more
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The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Plukenetia volubilis Provides Insights Into the Organelle Inheritance [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Plukenetia volubilis L. (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae), also known as Sacha inchi, is considered a promising crop due to its high seed content of unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs), all of them highly valuable for food and cosmetic industries, but the genetic
Simón Villanueva-Corrales +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Several Amazonian species of Plukenetia are remarkably rich sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids, in particular α-linolenic acid. The lipid composition of the large-seeded, recently described ‘Mountain Sacha Inchi’ Plukenetia carolis-vegae is reported ...
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