Defatting dehulled hemp seeds is a crucial step prior to protein extraction. However, conventional methods rely on flammable solvents, posing significant health, safety, and environmental concerns. Additionally, hemp protein has poor extractability, challenging functionality, and flavor limitations, restricting its broader application in foods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtherosclerotic vascular changes can begin during childhood, providing risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adulthood. Identifiable risk factors such as dyslipidemia accelerate this process for some children. The apolipoprotein B (APOB) gene could help explain the inter-individual variability in lipid levels among young individuals and identify groups that require greater attention to prevent CVD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFatty acids (FAs) are biochemical components of food, essential for human health due to their numerous biological functions. However, many of then if consumed in excess can trigger disfunctions/illness. Therefore, analytical methods, such as gas chromatography (GC-FID) are essential for the accurate identification and quantification of FAs, playing an important role in food safety and quality assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInvasive alien species have the potential to introduce pathogens of economic and health importance in new environments. In Brazil, parasites from the non-native European brown hare can be a threat to humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Therefore, we aimed to describe the helminth fauna of the invasive European brown hare in three Brazilian states (São Paulo, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn diabetes, tissue repair is impaired, increasing susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus infections, a pathogen commonly found in wounds. The emergence of S. aureus strains that are highly resistant to antimicrobial agents highlights the urgent need for alternative therapeutic options.
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November 2024
The fresh fruits of 'Grande Naine' (Cavendish AAA- spp.) dominate the world market, especially in countries with a population in a situation of social vulnerability. However, Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungus f.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarth's magnetic field exhibits a dominant dipole morphology. Notwithstanding, significant deviations from the dipole are evident today, particularly the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), characterized by anomalously low-field intensity and high directional variability, diminishing the field's shielding effect. To assess the persistence of SAA-like features over multimillion-year scales, we combine paleomagnetic data from Trindade Island (20°30'S, 29°22'W) with an evaluation of paleosecular variation (PSV) over the past 10 Myr.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this systematic review (SR) was to select studies on the use of gene editing by CRISPR technology related to plant resistance to biotic stresses. We sought to evaluate articles deposited in six electronic databases, using pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. This SR demonstrates that countries such as China and the United States of America stand out in studies with CRISPR/Cas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA monochromatic red emitting nonacoordinate organoeuropium complex with the formula [Eu(hfaa)(Ph-TerPyr)] (Eu-1) incorporating hexafluoroacetylacetone (hfaa) primary ligands and a tridentate 4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (Ph-TerPyr) ancillary ligand has been synthesized. The complex was characterized by analytical and spectroscopic methods, and its structure was established by single crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) analysis at low temperature, which explicitly confirms that the coordination sphere is composed of a EuON core. Under the UV excitation, Eu-1 displayed typical red emission in solution with a long-excited state lifetime ( = 1048.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe pursuit of an improved quality of life is a major trend in the food market. This is driving the reformulation of the industry's product portfolio, with the aim of providing nourishment while also contributing to beneficial health metabolic processes. In this context, the use of local biodiversity and the recovery of the traditional knowledge associated with the consumption of vegetables that grow spontaneously in nature emerge as more sustainable and nutritionally adequate concepts.
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September 2024
In this review, we discuss dengue surveillance, prevention, and control measures in Brazil. Data on dengue epidemics between 2000 and 2024 indicates an increase in the number of dengue cases and deaths. Global climate change is a key driver of this growth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe search for new metal-organic compounds as candidates for quantum information processing technologies is in the spotlight. Several metal ions and organic linkers have been used to obtain such compounds. Herein, we describe the synthesis, crystal structures, and cryomagnetic properties of two air-stable isostructural neodymium(III) and europium(III) one-dimensional (1D) coordination polymers of formula [Nd(Hmpa)(DMSO)] (1) and [Eu(Hmpa)(DMSO)] (2) [Hmpa=N-(4-methylphenyl)oxamate, and DMSO=dimethylsulfoxide].
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntermediate wheatgrass (IWG) is a promising perennial grain explored for mainstream food applications. This study investigated the effects of different germination temperatures (10, 15, and 20 °C) and durations (2, 4, and 6 days) on IWG's volatile and fatty acid (FA) profiles. A method using headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) was optimized through response surface design to extract the volatile compounds, achieving ideal extraction conditions at 60 °C for 55 min.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper addresses a relevant problem in Forensic Sciences by integrating radiological techniques with advanced machine learning methodologies to create a non-invasive, efficient, and less examiner-dependent approach to age estimation. Our study includes a new dataset of 12,827 dental panoramic X-ray images representing the Brazilian population, covering an age range from 2.25 to 96.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Crystallogr C Struct Chem
September 2024
Herein we report the crystal structures of two benzodiazepines obtained by reacting N,N'-(4,5-diamino-1,2-phenylene)bis(4-methylbenzenesulfonamide) (1) or 4,5-(4-methylbenzenesulfonamido)benzene-1,2-diaminium dichloride (1·2HCl) with acetone, giving 2,2,4-trimethyl-8,9-bis(4-methylbenzenesulfonamido)-2,3-dihydro-5H-1,5-benzodiazepine, CHNOS (2), and 2,2,4-trimethyl-8,9-bis(4-methylbenzenesulfonamido)-2,3-dihydro-5H-1,5-benzodiazepin-1-ium chloride 0.3-hydrate, CHNOS·Cl·0.3HO (3).
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November 2024
Inflammopharmacology
October 2024
Eugenia flavescens is a species cultivated in Brazil for food purposes. Given the potential application of essential oils from plants of the genus Eugenia, this study was carried out to investigate the chemical composition, acute toxicity, antioxidant, antinociceptive, gastroprotective activities, and possible mechanisms of action of the essential oil from the leaves of E. flavescens (EOEf).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe limited arsenal of antifungal drugs have prompted the search for novel molecules with biological activity. This study aimed to characterize the antifungal mechanism of action of Eugenia uniflora extract and its synergistic activity with commercially available antifungal drugs on the following Candida species: C. albicans, C.
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