August 2016

Effect of adding sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) seeds to a prototype of convenience food draft, on the nutritional composition and sensory acceptance

The polyunsaturated fatty acids of Sacha Inchi seeds are important in the development of food products with healthy and nourishing properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L) on a prototype convenience food. The nutritional composition and sensory acceptance was evaluated using a completely randomized experimental design. Fixed effect-balanced factorial multiple...

Author(s): Edwin Darío Betancur-Hoyos, Luz Amparo Urango-Marchena and Luis Fernando Restrepo-Betancur

August 2016

Chemical profile, antimicrobial activity, toxicity on Artemia salina and anti-acetylcholinesterase enzyme essential oil from Bauhinia ungulata L. (Fabaceae) leaves

Bauhinia ungulata L. species, belongs to the genus Bauhinia, popularly known as pata de vaca, is among the species of medicinal employ in Brazil, used to treat diabetes. The aim of this study was to characterize the chemical composition, antimicrobial activity, toxicity on Artemia salina and acetylcholinesterase enzyme inhibition by essential oil from B. ungulata L. The chromatographic analysis revealed 18 components,...

Author(s): Sandra R. N. A. Medeiros, Antonio A. de Melo Filho, Habdel N. R. da Costa, Francisco dos Santos Silva, Ricardo C. dos Santos, Jacqueline A.Takahashi, Vany P. Ferraz, Ana C. G. R. de Melo, Pedro R. E. Ribeiro, Andreina G. de Andrade Laranjeira, Angela K. Kamezaki, Regildo M. G. Martins and Flavio da Silva Paulino

August 2016

Antifungal and cytotoxicity activities of Anacardium othonianum extract

The antifungal activities of the crude ethanolic extract of Anacardium othonianum (Anacardiaceae) leaves (EE) and the n-hexane (HF), EtOAc (EF), n-BuOH (BF) and hydromethanolic (HMF) fractions were assayed against Candida albicans (ATCC 64548) and Trichophyton rubrum (Tr1). Additionally, the cytotoxicities were also evaluated against normal human lung fibroblasts (GM07492A). The EE yielded minimum inhibitory...

Author(s): Flávia Maria Lígia Marangoni Jordão Curado, Ana Paula Gazolla, Rita Cassia Nascimento Pedroso, Letícia Pereira Pimenta, Pollyanna Francielli de Oliveira, Denise Crispim Tavares, Márcio Luis Andrade e Silva, Wilson Roberto Cunha, Rosemeire Cristina Linhari Rodrigues Pietro, Ana Helena Januário, Patrícia Mendonça Pauletti, Juliana de Fátima Sales and Fabiano Guimarães Silva