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Foods, 2018 The human gut is densely populated with diverse microbial communities that are essential to health. Prebiotics and fiber have been shown to possess the ability to modulate the gut microbiota.
Zheng Ma +2 more
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Yacon production at different planting seasons and growing environments
Bioscience Journal, 2019 Yacon is a functional food with great potential for horticultural exploitation and its cultivation demands the generation of agronomic information. To address these needs, this study was performed to evaluate the production of yacon planted in different ...
Diego Mathias Natal da Silva +4 more
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Influence of Smallanthus sonchifolius (Yacon) on the Activity of Antidepressant Drugs in Mice [PDF]
Life, 2021 Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the world that negatively affects the daily functioning of patients. Numerous studies are currently being conducted to examine the antidepressant potential of innovative synthetic compounds and ...
Sylwia Wośko +8 more
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Use of yacon in natura and its flour in the development of diet and conventional cakes
Bioscience Journal, 2015 Yacon is a tuberous root that has functional components in its composition, such as fructooligosaccharides (FOS). The objective of this study was to evaluate physicochemical and sensory characteristics of diet and conventional cakes made with yacon in ...
Larissa Scarparo Rocha +2 more
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Effects of yacon on carbohydrates and lipid metabolism, oxidative-nitrative stress markers changes in rats with experimental metabolic syndrome [PDF]
HeliyonBackground and aim: Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. and Hendl.) H. Robinson, commonly known as yacon, is a medicinal species recognized for its therapeutic properties.
Mariia Nagalievska +3 more
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Effects of Smallanthus sonchifolius Flour on Metabolic Parameters: A Systematic Review [PDF]
PharmaceuticalsSmallanthus sonchifolius, popularly known as yacon, is a member of the Asteraceae family. Due to its medicinal and edible value, yacon is consumed by different populations.
Isabela Frazão da Silva +11 more
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Models for estimating yacon leaf area [PDF]
Horticultura Brasileira, 2016 ABSTRACT The recent exploration of yacon demands scientific information for improving the crop production technology. This study aimed to set a leaf area estimate model for yacon plants, using non-destructive measurements of leaf length (L) and/or width (W).
Erlacher, Wellington A +4 more
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FRUCTOSANS AND PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS OF YACON
VEGETABLE CROPS OF RUSSIA, 2015 Using the high-efficiency liquid chromatography, the phenolic compounds of yacon (Polymnia sonchifolia) introduced in Ukraine have been studied. The derivants of hydroxycinnamic acid is prevalent in the ethanol extracts from leaves and roots of yacon. Differences in the contents of ethanol extracts from fresh and dry roots were shown. The total amount
M. S. Gins +5 more
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A new sesquiterpene lactone from yacon leaves [PDF]
Natural Product Research, 2016 The chemical constituents of 60% EtOH extract of yacon leaves were separated to yield a new compound, together with four known compounds, which were isolated for the first time from yacon. The new compound was characterised and named as chlorodalin (1) on the basis of NMR (1D and 2D), HR-MS and other spectral methods.
Ying, Yuan +5 more
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Total antioxidant activity of yacon tubers cultivated in Brazil
Ciência e AgrotecnologiaYacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a tuberous root from the Andean region in the South America rich em water, fructooligosaccharides and phenolic compounds, some of which are natural antioxidants and may help prevent the deleterious action of free ...
Juciane Abreu Ribeiro Pereira +5 more
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