Publications by authors named "Leticia A Goncalves"

is a subtropical fruit rich in dietary fibers, carotenoids, vitamins, minerals, and polyphenols. To substitute synthetic additives, its extracts could become an interesting proposal to preserve quality while adding desirable characteristics to meat products. This study aimed to develop healthier chicken patties (with a structured animal fat replacer) added with prickly pear extract (PPE).

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An efficient procedure for in vitro propagation of Herreria salsaparrilha Martius was established from single-node explants (fourth and fifth nodes from apex to the base) derived from donor plants maintained under shading-house conditions. After surface sterilization, explants are inoculated in test tubes containing 15 mL of Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium without growth regulators. Cultures are maintained under 35 μmol m s irradiance, a 16/8-h light/dark light regime, at 26 ± 2 °C.

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The use of antimicrobials in meat products is essential for maintaining microbiological stability. The reformulation by substituting synthetic additives for natural ones is an alternative to provide cleaner label products. Therefore, this work performed a literature search about extracts from fruits and agro-industrial waste with antimicrobial activity that can be applied in meat products.

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The structural complexity of galls depends on species-specific interaction driven by the galling taxa. However, the host plant and environment stressors can impose limits on gall developmental patterns and impact the establishment of gall morphology. Herein, we employed qualitative and quantitative approaches in order to elucidate how cell divisions, elongation patterns, and tissue organization are determinant for the development of intralaminar gall morphology induced by Pseudophacopteron longicaudatum Malenovský, Burckhardt, Queiroz, Isaias & Oliveira (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Phacopteronidae) on leaves of Aspidosperma tomentosum Mart.

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High sodium and fat contents are cause of concerns for industries and consumers of meat products. Direct reduction of NaCl and fat is a useful strategy to understand how these ingredients interfere with the quality parameters of an emulsified meat product and how to reduce them without significant changes from the original product. The aim of this work was to understand salt reduction in fat-reduced (10 g fat/100 g product) hot dog sausages.

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Insect-induced galls usually develop nutritional cells, which they induce and consume directly, and any metabolic modification of those cells may reflect changes of the insect's own metabolism. The system Palaeomystella oligophaga (Lepidoptera)-Macairea radula (Melastomataceae) presents a series of natural enemies, including parasitoids and cecidophages that can function as a natural experiment, respectively removing the specific galling feeding stimulus and providing a nonspecific one. Considering that the process of induction and maintenance of gall tissues strictly depends on the constant specific stimulus of galling, question I:What kind of metabolic changes these different groups of natural enemies can promote in chemical and structural composition of these galls? II: How the specialized tissues are metabolically dependent on the constant specific stimulus of galling in latter stages of gall development? Galls without natural enemies, with parasitoids or cecidophages in larvae or pupae stages were analyzed through histochemistry and cytological profiles and all compared to galls in natural senescence state.

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Trichogonia cinerea is endemic to Brazil and occurs in areas of cerrado and campo rupestre. In this study, we characterized the glandular and non-glandular trichomes on the aerial parts of this species, determined the principal events in the development of the former, and identified the main constituents of the volatile oil produced in its aerial organs. Fully expanded leaves, internodes, florets, involucral bracts, and stem apices were used for the characterization of trichomes.

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