Babassu ( Zona) Nut Oil Is More Effective than Olive Oil for Treating Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Western civilizations. The type of fatty acid which makes up the diet is related to the cardiovascular morbimortality and the formation of atheromas. Populations with high consumption of oils and fats have a higher number of deaths from CVD.

Assessment of the proposed pseudo-potential theoretical model for the static and dynamic Raman scattering intensities: Multivariate statistical approach to quantum-chemistry protocols.

Accurate calculation of molecular polarizabilities and Raman intensities required high-level correlated wave functions (CCSD) and large basis set with the inclusion of electronic correlation within experimental precision. These requirements, in terms of time and computation, are economically costly. Polarized Gaussian basis sets adapted to effective core potentials (ECPs) for the static and frequency dependent Raman intensities is presented.

Cytotoxic analysis and chemical characterization of fractions of the hydroalcoholic extract of the Euterpe oleracea Mart. seed in the MCF-7 cell line.

Objectives: To analyse the antineoplastic activity of fractions derived from the hydroalcoholic extract of Euterpe oleracea Mart. seed in the MCF-7 cell line and to identify the compounds responsible for the antineoplastic action.

Methods: Cells were treated with 10, 20, 40 and 60 μg/ml with the hexane, chloroform and ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) of the hydroalcoholic extract of açaí seed, for 24 and 48 h.

Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy: A phase behavior study of babassu biodiesel-based microemulsions.

Microemulsions are thermodynamically stable systems of two immiscible liquids, one aqueous and the other of organic nature, with a surfactant and/or co-surfactant adsorbed in the interface between the two phases. Biodiesel-based microemulsions, consisting of alkyl esters of fatty acids, open a new means of analysis for the application of electroanalytical techniques, and is advantageous as it eliminates the required pre-treatment of a sample. In this work, the phase behaviours of biodiesel-based microemulsions were investigated through the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique.