ABSTRACT: Microalgae are increasingly recognized as a valuable resource for bolstering sustainability in agriculture. However, current research and patents primarily focus on Chlorella spp., Scenedesmus spp., and Spirulina spp., thus leaving the vast diversity of microalgae relatively unexplored for agricultural applications. Euglena gracilis (Euglenophyta) is a microalga renowned for its resilience to diverse ...
Microalgae are increasingly recognized as a valuable resource for bolstering sustainability in agriculture. However, current research and patents primarily focus on Chlorella spp., Scenedesmus spp., and Spirulina spp., thus leaving the vast diversity of microalgae relatively unexplored for agricultural applications. Euglena gracilis (Euglenophyta) is a microalga renowned for its resilience to diverse environmen...
Nesta Tese foram avaliadas a síntese e as propriedades fotofísicas e biológicas de cumarinas 4,6,7-substituídas e 2-(2'-hidroxifenil)benzoxazolas 5'-substituídas (5'-HBXs). 2-(2'- Hidroxifenil)benzoxazola e 2-(2'-hidroxi-5'-aminofenil)benzoxazola apresentaram potencial para utilização como fluorocromos em microscopia de epifluorescência de Fonsecaea pedrosoi ATCC 46428. 6-N-acilaminocumarinas e 2-(2'-hidroxi-5'...
Introdução: o desenvolvimento de doenças crônicas não transmissÃveis demonstra estreita relação com a obesidade e com alguns marcadores bioquÃmicos podem ser considerados elementos de alto risco para o surgimento destas doenças. Objetivo: verificar se há relação entre parâmetros bioquÃmicos e antropométricos de produtores rurais e elaborar modelos de calibração para estes parâmetros através ...
Background and objectives: Aging is a natural process that has achieved greater importance and concern from the considerable increase in life expectancy of the population. It is noted that currently there is an increase of studies related to elderly care, especially one who is in a long-stay institution (ILP). The aim of this paper is to discuss the elderly institutionalization process and the characteristics o...
Introduction Sporothrix schenckii is a thermal dimorphic pathogenic fungus causing a subcutaneous mycosis, sporotrichosis. Nitrocoumarin represents a fluorogenic substrate class where the microbial nitroreductase activity produces several derivatives, already used in several other enzyme assays. The objective of this study was the analysis of 6-nitrocoumarin (6-NC) as a substrate to study the nitroreductase act...
Os constituintes do perfil lipídico compõem o sangue e são importantes marcadores bioquímicos de doenças cardiovasculares, que é reconhecida como grande causa de morbidade e mortalidade. Para um diagnóstico mais amplo das possíveis alterações do perfil lipídico se apresenta o método da espectroscopia no infravermelho (FTIR) que consiste de uma técnica analítica que envolve a identificação de misturas complexas....
The gelatinase, urease, lipase, phospholipase and DNase activities of 11 chromoblastomycosis agents constituted by strains of Fonsecaea pedrosoi, F. compacta, Phialophora verrucosa, Cladosporium carrionii, Cladophialophora bantiana and Exophiala jeanselmei were analyzed and compared. All strains presented urease, gelatinase and lipase activity. Phospholipase activity was detected only on five of six strains of ...