Navegando por Autor "MESCOUTO, Cleide Samara Tavares"

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Avaliação do uso da casca do fruto e das folhas de Caesalpinia ferrea Martius como suplemento nutricional de Fe, Mn e Zn
(2010-09) SILVA, Clelivaldo Santos da; NUNES, Patrícia de Oliveira; MESCOUTO, Cleide Samara Tavares; MÜLLER, Regina Celi Sarkis; PALHETA, Dulcidéia da Conceição; DANTAS, Kelly das Graças Fernandes
Medicinal plants can be used as alternative sources of mineral nutrients in the alimentary diet. Elements such as iron, manganese, and zinc present variable bioavailability due to their chemical form (species) present in foods. This work has the objective of evaluating the concentration and bioavailability of iron, manganese, and zinc in extracts of the peel and leaves of Caesalpinia ferrea Martius by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (FAAS). The extraction agents tested were 0.05 mol.L-1 NaOH, 0.05 mol.L-1 Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.0), 0.05 mol.L-1 Tris-HCl buffer (pH 8.0) containing 1% (m/v) sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS), 0.05 mol.L-1 HCl, and hot water at 60 ºC. The peel and leaves of Caesalpinia ferrea Martius presented higher levels of iron and manganese when compared to other medicinal plants. The elements studied showed predominant association with compounds of high and low molecular weight and soluble and insoluble species in water. Among the analyzed elements, the iron presented the best bioavailability in the peel and leaves of the fruit. Manganese and zinc presented higher bioavailability in the leaves. The peel and leaves of Caesalpinia ferrea Martius can be an alternative source of iron, manganese, and zinc in the alimentary diet.
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Comportamento do arsênio em perfis de solos do Sítio Ilha de Terra de Caxiuanã-Pará
(2009-06) LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; GURJÃO, Robson da Silva; KERN, Dirse Clara; MESCOUTO, Cleide Samara Tavares; LIMA, Wivian Thaís dos Santos de; VALENTIM, Taynara Lima
Arsenic concentrations in soil profiles with archaeological black earth (ABE) and surroundings (SA) from the Sítio Ilha de Terra, Caxiuanã, in the State of Pará, Amazon region, may provide information on anthropogenic activity in the Amazonian habitat. The samples of ABE and SA soil profiles were submitted to chemical and mineralogical analysis. The obtained data show that Fe and As concentrations increase with depth while organic matter (OM) decreases. The highest concentrations of Fe and As are observed in the SA profile. These results indicate interactions between Fe and As and suggest that OM promotes the dissolution of goethite and leaching of Fe and As in the ABE profile.
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Distribution and availability of copper, iron, manganese and zinc in the archaeological black earth profile from the Amazon region
(2011-08) MESCOUTO, Cleide Samara Tavares; LEMOS, Vanda Porpino; DANTAS FILHO, Heronides Adonias; COSTA, Marcondes Lima da; KERN, Dirse Clara; DANTAS, Kelly das Graças Fernandes
The archaeological black earth soils are rich in organic matter, contain ceramic fragments and lithics artifacts and feature nutrients in higher concentrations than other types of soils. To contribute information about micronutrient concentrations available in black earth soils, the distribution and availability of Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn in the archaeological black earth profile from the municipal district of Juruti, Pará State, was evaluated through sequential chemical extractions. The largest concentrations of Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn in the profile are found in the residual fraction. This study showed that the iron, manganese and zinc are preferentially available from the fractions associated with Fe-Mn oxides ranging from 1265.39 to 1818.12 mg kg-1, 0.83 to 48.51 mg kg-1 and 1.92 to 12.05 mg kg-1 respectively, and the copper from organic matter, ranging from 0.13 to 0.45 mg kg-1.