Biochemical metabolism of young plants of Ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) in the presence of cadmium [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2021 Virola surinamensis is a forest species widely distributed in the estuaries of the Amazon. These ecosystems are susceptible to contamination by Cadmium (Cd), indicating that the plant has strategies for tolerating this metal. The aim of this study was to
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Correction to: Biochemical metabolism of young plants of Ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) in the presence of cadmium [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2021 An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Ucuùba (Virola surinamensis) Fat-Based Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Nail Drug Delivery of Ketoconazole: Development and Optimization Using Box-Behnken Design [PDF]
Pharmaceutics, 2019 Ucuùba fat is fat obtained from a plant found in South America, mainly in Amazonian Brazil. Due to its biocompatibility and bioactivity, Ucuùba fat was used for the production of ketoconazole-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) in view ...
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Chemical Engineering &Technology, Volume 44, Issue 6, Page 1009-1016, June 2021., 2021 Ucuùba fat presents an excellent resistance to oxidative stress which combined with optimal physicochemical properties make it a good candidate for the production of nanostructured lipid carriers. These were successfully generated using two different surfactants.
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THERMOPLASTIC STARCH-UCUUBA BIOCOMPOSITES: EFFECT OF BURITI PULP OIL ON LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBER DISPERSION [PDF]
Química NovaThe use of residual biomass in biocomposite production aligns with environmental goals set by solid waste policies. Starch, a low-cost and renewable natural polymer, often faces challenges with mechanical strength and water vapor permeability.
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A ucuuba de várzea e suas aplicações () [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1972 Sinopse Trata este trabalho principalmente do estudo botânico, silvicultural e tecnológico de uma essência de grandes possibilidades comerciais, conhecida na Amazônia brasileira por "ucuuba de várzea" (Virola surinamensis (Rol.) Warb.)
William A. Rodrigues
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Madeiras denominadas "Ucuúba". l-Virola divergens Ducke e V. multinervia Ducke [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1971 Sinopse Estudos anatômicos do lenho das madeiras conhecidas vulgarmente como "UCUÚBA" foram feitos visando a facilitar sua identificação específica. Neste trabalho, primeiro de uma série, são estudadas a anatomia das espécies Virola divergens Ducke e V ...
Mario Honda
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Applied SciencesUcuuba (Virola surinamensis) is a fruit of Amazonian origin with anti-inflammatory, nutritional, and phenolic substances. This study aimed to prepare and characterize the ucuuba co-product extract as well as to evaluate its antioxidant and cytotoxic ...
Lindalva Maria de Meneses Costa Ferreira +6 more
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Biometric and physiological responses of Virola Surinamensis to cadmium and biochar in amazonian soil [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe intensification of human activity, industrialization and urbanization has increased the risk of pollution due to large quantities of waste rich in heavy metals. Objective of this study was to assess the mitigating effects of biochar derived from açaí
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Phenolic compounds from Virola venosa (Myristicaceae) and evaluation of their antioxidant and enzyme inhibition potential [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2019 Virola venosa, popularly known in Brazil as ucuuba-da-mata, occurs naturally in the Amazon region and has potential to provide useful natural compounds, as already known for other Virola species.
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