is a plant of the Lamiaceae family which is restricted to the Southern region of Brazil. It is popularly used as an insecticide, but knowledge on it is very scarce. This study aimed to determine the chemical markers of extracts obtained via ultrasound-assisted (UAE-EtOH) and supercritical fluid (SFE-CO) extractions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntioxidants are able of inhibiting free radicals and play an important role in human diet, protection of foods, anti-aging cosmetics, among others. Fungi have been highlighted in production of metabolites with biological activity, such as antioxidant. The main objective of this study was to select a fungus from resources of Brazilians Pampa and Atlantic Forest biomes with hability for production of antioxidants by submerged fermentation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, a bioherbicide was produced by solid-state fermentation (SSF) using Diaporthe sp. Adjuvants were employed in a formulation to enhance the herbicidal activity towards the target (Cucumis sativus). The study was divided into two steps: (1) the fermentation condition for bioherbicide production was assessed; (2) evaluation of different formulations containing palm oil, Tween 80 and Span 80, in order to increase phytotoxicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis work is focused on the optimization of the ultrasound-assisted extraction of antioxidant compounds with photoprotective effect from palm pressed fiber. The influence of ultrasound intensity and pulse cycle was investigated by means of a central composite rotational design. The optimized condition was ultrasound intensity of 120W.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of var. extracts obtained through ultrasound-assisted extraction are evaluated. The extracts obtained using the best extraction conditions were subjected to different hydrolysis conditions before their use in the biological tests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work were extracted bioactive compounds from Brassica oleracea var capitata using supercritical CO2 and evaluated the antioxidant potential of the extracts. Five extractions were accomplished to investigate the influence of pressure (10-25 MPa) and temperature (20-60 °C) in the extraction yield, chemical composition and antioxidant potential towards peroxyl, superoxide and hydroxyl radicals. The highest extraction yield was obtained at 60 °C and 25 MPa, which was 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe main objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of ultrasound irradiation on the activity of a commercial amylase. A central composite design was carried out to assess the effects of temperature and pH on the enzyme activity in the presence and absence of ultrasound irradiation. The activation energy, the influence of treatment time as well as the substrate concentration on enzyme activity were also determined in the presence and absence of ultrasound irradiation.
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September 2012
This work is focused on the characterization of a commercial cellulase in terms of optimum pH and temperature, stability to pH and temperature and affinity of this enzyme to several substrates, determining the Michaelis-Menten parameters. Maximum activity of cellulase was obtained for the temperature range from 40 to 50 °C and pH from 5.2 to 5.
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October 2011
This work is focused on hybrid modeling of xanthan gum bioproduction process by Xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae. Experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of stirred speed and superficial gas velocity on the kinetics of cell growth, lactose consumption and xanthan gum production in a batch bioreactor using cheese whey as substrate.
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