The Amazon region has a significant biodiversity composed of several fruits with health
benefits and distinguished potential for technological application and development of novel …

Background The conservation of the Amazon is necessary to mitigate two planetary crises:
climate change and the loss of biodiversity that threatens different species. The current …

Abstract Babassu mesocarp (Attalea speciosa, Family: Arecaceae) is a by-product of kernel
oil manufacture, reported as a rich source of phenolic compounds of biotechnology potential …

The bioactive compounds, total antioxidant capacity and protective effect against lipid
oxidative damage of red blood cell (RBC) membranes of Mauritia flexuosa L. extracts from …

In the case of Tenebrionidae family insects, studies focus on larval stage, leaving a lack of
information regarding other stages. Therefore, this study was performed in order to …

Plant sterols have been widely used as chemotherapeutic agents for colorectal cancer for
years together. In this study, a novel phytosterol was isolated and characterized from the leaf …

Ambelania duckei Markgr is a species of the Apocynaceae family, native to the Amazon
region that is unexplored from a nutritional point of view and studied in relation to its …

Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.) is a palm tree found in several regions of Latin America. Buriti
fruit is a rich source of bioactive compounds such as carotenoids and phenolic compounds …

This work aims to characterise chemical and phytochemical mutamba (Guazuma ulmifolia
LAM.) flour and evaluate its addition in whole wheat bread. The phytochemical analysis …

In the last years, colorectal cancer (CRC) has been increasing substantially in developing
countries. While the consumption of fat and meat have been linked with increased CRC risk …