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Quality of bee pollen submitted to drying, pasteurization, and high-pressure pr...
Anjos, Ofélia; Seixas, Natália da Assunção Lisboa; Antunes, Carlos A.L.; Campos, Maria G.; Paula, Vanessa B.; Estevinho, Leticia M.Bee Pollen is a valuable and useful natural food product that can be used for different purposes, among which medical ones. This matrix is deemed a superfood because of its chemical composition, which is rich in nutrients and possesses significant bioactivities, including antioxidant and microbiological properties. Nevertheless, the storage conditions and processing methods must be optimized to maintain their p...
Special bioactivities of phenolics from Acacia dealbata l. with potential for d...
Paula, Vanessa B.; Pedro, Soraia I.; Campos, Maria G.; Delgado, Teresa; Estevinho, Leticia M.; Anjos, OféliaSome diseases still need better therapeutic approaches, including the prevention of development. Natural resources are investigated with this purpose; among them, we decided to use an invasive plant as a main strategy. This will help in two ways: screening new compounds in flowers prevents the plant from causing widespread damage by controlling the dissemination and also obtains crude material for further appli...
Analytical methods for honeybee venom characterization
Mehdi, Iouraouine El; Falcão, Soraia; Boujraf, Saïd; Mustapha, Harandou; Campos, Maria G.; Vilas-Boas, MiguelThe discovery of new drugs has benefited significantly from the development of research in venomics, increasing our understanding of the envenomation processes. It has been previously reported that honeybee venom (HBV) exhibits several pharmacological activities such as anti‑inflammatory, antibacterial, antimutagenic, radioprotective, and anticancer activity and may inclusively act as a complementary treatment ...
Special Bioactivities of Phenolics from Acacia dealbata L. with Potential for D...
Paula, Vanessa; Pedro, Soraia I.; Campos, Maria G.; Delgado, Teresa; Estevinho, Letícia M.; Anjos, OféliaSome diseases still need better therapeutic approaches, including the prevention of development. Natural resources are investigated with this purpose; among them, we decided to use an invasive plant as a main strategy. This will help in two ways: screening new compounds in flowers prevents the plant from causing widespread damage by controlling the dissemination and also obtains crude material for further appli...
Clinical Data on Canabinoids: Translational Research in the Treatment of Autism...
Carreira, Laura D.; Matias, Francisca C.; Campos, Maria G.Translational research made with Cannabis sativa L. and its biocompounds provides data for some targeted diseases, as also symptoms associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). The main compounds ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), are capable of modulating the endocannabinoid system since its dysregulation interferes with the pathophysiology of ASDs there are clinical evidence for its pot...
Special Bioactivities of Phenolics from Acacia dealbata L. with Potential for D...
Paula, Vanessa; Pedro, Soraia I.; Campos, Maria G.; Delgado, Teresa; Estevinho, Leticia M.; Anjos, OféliaSome diseases still need better therapeutic approaches, including the prevention of development. Natural resources are investigated with this purpose; among them, we decided to use an invasive plant as a main strategy. This will help in two ways: screening new compounds in flowers prevents the plant from causing widespread damage by controlling the dissemination and also obtains crude material for further appli...
Chemical, cytotoxic, and anti-inflammatory assessment of honey bee venom from A...
El Mehdi, Iouraouine; Falcão, Soraia; Harandou, Mustapha; Boujraf, Saïd; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Anjos, Ofélia; Campos, Maria G.The venom from Apis mellifera intermissa, the main honey bee prevailing in Morocco, has been scarcely studied, despite its known potential for pharmacological applications. In the present work, we investigated the composition, the anti-inflammatory activity, and the venom’s cytotoxic properties from fifteen honey bee venom (HBV) samples collected in three regions: northeast, central, and southern Morocco. The c...
Standard methods for pollen research
Campos, Maria G.; Anjos, Ofélia; Chica, Manuel; Campoy, Pascual; Nozkova, Janka; Almaraz-Abarca, Norma; Barreto, Lidia M.R.C.; Nordi, João Carlos“Bee pollen” is pollen collected from flowers by honey bees. It is used by the bees to nourish themselves, mainly by providing royal jelly and brood food, but it is also used for human nutrition. For the latter purpose, it is collected at the hive entrance as pellets that the bees bring to the hive. Bee pollen has diverse bioactivities, and thus has been used as a health food, and even as medication in some cou...
Infrared Irradiation Drying Impact on Bee Pollen: Case Study on the Phenolic Co...
Campos, Maria G.; Frigerio, Christian; Bobiş, Otilia; Urcan, Adriana C.; Gomes, Nelson G. M.Bee pollen is commonly reputed as a rich source of nutrients, both for bees and humans. Its composition is well balanced and can be taken as a stand-alone food or as supplement, including for the elderly owing its low caloric value. However, storage conditions frequently lead to product degradation, namely due to the high moisture content that enable the proliferation of molds and bacteria. Herein, an infrared ...
Plant Species of Sub-Family Valerianaceae-A Review on Its Effect on the Central...
Das, Gitishree; Shin, Han-Seung; Tundis, Rosa; Gonçalves, Sandra; Tantengco, Ourlad Alzeus G.; Campos, Maria G.; Acquaviva, RosariaValerianaceae, the sub-family of Caprifoliaceae, contains more than 300 species of annual and perennial herbs, worldwide distributed. Several species are used for their biological properties while some are used as food. Species from the genus Valeriana have been used for their antispasmodic, relaxing, and sedative properties, which have been mainly attributed to the presence of valepotriates, borneol derivative...