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Avaliação in vitro da atividade antifúngica da Malpighia glabra linn. em agentes da cromoblastomicose
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2017-08-29) CRUZ, Naila Ferreira da; SILVA, Moises Batista da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5525661855611118; SALGADO, Claudio Guedes; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2310734509396125
Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a mycosis by implantation, chronic, with a cosmopolitan distribution, caused by melanized fungi. After transcutaneous implantation, the propagules of the CBM agents present a unique cellular and morphological plasticity. The cellular differentiation results in the appearance of muriform cells. The treatment of this mycosis is a challenge due to the absence of a standard antifungal, resulting in several therapy methods (physical and pharmacological), used isolated or associated, with little clinical cure success. Amazon region has a vast biodiversity of vegetables that need to be better characterized as to their chemical composition and applicability in the treatment of different diseases. In this variety of plants, the fruit of Malpighia glabra Linn. (acerola) has a high content of vitamin C, also presenting vitamins of the complex B, A, anthocyanins and flavonoids, which stand out for having different biological and therapeutic actions already demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo. A major interest is currently focused on the biological activities of quercetin, belonging to the class of flavonoids, as it exerts multiple pharmacological activities, presenting unique biological properties that can improve mental and/or physical performance and reduce the risk of different infections. This study aims to evaluate the in vitro antifungal activity of M. glabra extract in conidia and muriform cells of Fonsecaea spp. The extract of M. glabra presented antifungal activity in both, conidia and muriform cells, of the evaluated strains. Much interest is now centered on biological activities of the flavonoid quercetin. In addition to the crude extract, the conidia of different strains were also sensitive to different dilutions of the extract. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) were evaluated. The geometric mean of the quercetin MIC for the conidia was 4.75 μg/mL and the geometric mean of the CFM was 11.31 μg/mL. Further study is needed so that M. glabra or quercetin, isolated or associated with another isolated component of the extract, may be used for the treatment of CBM in the future.
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Comportamento reológico de suco misto elaborado com frutas tropicais
(2013-06) BEZERRA, Carolina Vieira; SILVA, Luiza Helena Meller da; COSTA, Rebeca Desireé Sousa da; MATTIETTO, Rafaella de Andrade; RODRIGUES, Antonio Manoel da Cruz
The rheological properties of a juice blend obtained from a tropical fruit mix were determined in this work using a rotational viscosimeter at temperatures from 10 ºC to 60 ºC. The Power law and Mizrahi-Berk models were fitted to the experimental data. All the models were considered adequate to describe the rheological properties of the juice blend according to the fitted statistical parameters. The behaviour index of the product was below 1.0, indicating the pseudoplasticity of the juice. The behaviour indexes for consistency were found to decrease with increase in temperature. The effect of temperature on the rheological behaviour of the juice was described by an Arrhenius type equation and discussed in terms of the activation energy (Ea). The values for Ea varied from 4.27 to 4.66 kcal.gmol-1 with increases in shear rate.
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Efeito dos diferentes tratamentos e embalagens nas características da polpa de acerola e na determinação dos teores de ácido ascórbico e das antocianinas durante o armazenamento
(Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 1999-12-21) SILVA, Maria de Fatima Vilhena da; MENEZES, Hilary Castle de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6478475854489070
West Indian cherry is a rich source of ascorbic acid and a relative source of anthocyanins. The fruit and its products have been objects of great demand to serve individually as a nutritional source, or as a supplementary source of this vitamin for other foods. Ascorbic acid and the anthocyanins present antioxidant and preventative properties of various diseases which affect man, such as cancer, cardiovascular problems and others. One of the problems in the industrialization of this fruit and its products is related to the losses of ascorbic acid and the color of the product. Thus, this research was conducted with the objective of investigating the degradation of ascorbic acid and of the anthocyanins in West Indian cherry pulps submitted to different treatments: pulp without heat treatment, thermal inactivation or blanching, pasteurization (HTST) with and without aeration. The pulps were tested in glass and tin packages, and stored for six months for a better evaluation of their vitamin potential and lhe level of color maintenance of the products. All the experiments were developed at the pilot plant level. The second chapter considers the tests conducted with different methods for the determination of ascorbic acid in West Indian cherry pulp for the selection of those which offered good results as compared to CLAE, and which are fast, precise and economic. The method which fitted these characteristics, was that of titration with 2,6-dichloroindophenol. However, due to the intense color of the pulp, it was necessary to study a way to facilitate the titration and make the results more precise. The modifications made to this method to reach these objectives are presented in the second chapter. The new modifications showed result in excellent performance and the data were statistically similar to those obtained by CLAE. In the third chapter, an investigation of the physicochemical characteristics of the West Indian cherry pulps was made, emphasizing the effect of processing and types of package at zero time and during the storage period of six months. In this chapter, the individual results, the correlation amongst the analyses for ascorbic acid, total anthocyanins, pH, total titrable acidity expressed as malic acid and as citric acid, total solids and °Brix were shown. The results showed high correlation between ascorbic acid and anthocyanins. In the fourth chapter, a detailed study of the color of the pulps was made using the L a b system, that is, a study of the "hue", difference in color and saturation of color during storage. It was possible to verify from the results, that the product color was directly related to the type of processing and storage conditions. In the fifth and last chapter, the anthocyanins in the pulp without heat treatment were identified, and also the effects of processing on these pigments. The anthocyanin encountered in highest amounts was cyanidine, malvidine and pelargonidine also being present. The latter was shown to be more sensitive to heat treatments. Deaeration of the pasteurized pulp, and type of package showed no significant difference.