Publications by authors named "Maria Fernanda S Mota"
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- - Green and roasted coffee oils contain valuable bioactive compounds like linoleic acid and diterpenes (cafestol and kahweol), making them appealing for the food and cosmetics industries
- - The text discusses various extraction techniques for coffee oils, including pressing, Soxhlet, microwave, and supercritical fluid extraction, each varying in their scale of use and environmental impact
- - There is a growing interest from private companies and research institutions in green coffee oil due to its beneficial properties, especially in Brazilian agribusiness focused on oil industrialization for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food products
The use of colorimetric methods for protein quantification in microalgae is hindered by their elevated amounts of membrane-embedded intracellular proteins. In this work, the protein content of three species of microalgae was determined by the Lowry method after the cells were dried, ball-milled, and treated with the detergent sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Results demonstrated that the association of milling and SDS treatment resulted in a 3- to 7-fold increase in protein quantification.
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