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Exploring gunnera tinctoria: From nutritional and anti-tumoral properties to ph...
Fathi, F; Ebrahimi, SN; Valadão, AIG; Andrade, N; Costa, ASG; Silva, C; Fathi, A; Salehi, P; Martel, F; Alves, RC; Oliveira, MBPPGunnera tinctoria, an underexplored invasive plant found in Azores, Portugal, was studied regarding its nutritional, antioxidant, and antitumoral properties. Higher antioxidant activity was found in baby leaves, followed by adult leaves and inflorescences. A phenolic fraction of the plant was enriched using adsorbent resin column chromatography (Diaion™ HP20LX, and Relite EXA90). Antitumoral effects were observ...
COVID-19 Management in Clinical Dental Care Part II: Personal Protective Equipm...
Melo, P; Afonso, A; Monteiro, L; Lopes, O; Alves, RCBackground: Facing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) challenge on a global level, dental care professionals are encouraged to optimize universal precautions and adopt measures that ensure protection against infection by contaminated aerosols and droplets. Although aerosol transmission is possible, direct contact through large droplets is probably responsible for the vast majority of transmissions. Methods...
Factors Affecting Acrylamide Levels in Coffee Beverages
Soares, CMD; Alves, RC; Oliveira, MBPPAcrylamide is a heat-generated food toxicant formed via the Maillard reaction between asparagine and reducing sugars during food processing. In coffee, acrylamide is intensively formed during the early stages of roasting, but its content tends to diminish with increasing temperature and time of roasting. The acrylamide content in coffee is dependent on the coffee species, degree of roast, and storage conditions...