Abstract: This work evaluates different generations of transgenic (cp4-EPSPS gene) and non-transgenic soybean plants through proteomics and metabolomics. For proteomics purpose, 24 differentially abundant protein spots were found through 2-D DIGE, being 4 belonging to transgenic plants. From this total, 19 were successfully identified, storage proteins as predominant class. Some identified proteins are involved...
Agradecimentos: The authors thank the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP # 2014/03512-5 and 2009/54635-1) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq # 310367/2013-1) for financial support and grant for J.A.S.S. The authors are grateful to Dr. N.T.C. Magri and J.L.M. Campiol of the University of São Paulo for valuable technical support in ozone analysis; Abstract: Ozone as an ...
Agradecimentos: We would like to thank the MycoAntar Project (CNPq), and the Brazilian Antarctic Program for making the sampling feasible in the OPERANTAR XXXIII (summer 2014/2015) and OPERANTAR XXXIV (summer 2015/2016); Abstract: An iridescent yellow pigmented bacterium isolated from the Antarctic continent, named Cellulophaga fucicola strain 416, was found to be able to tolerate UV-B radiation. Its crude pigm...
Agradecimentos: This research was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico-CNPq, Brasil (grant 446647/2014-4; fellowships 162598/2013-0 and 167908/2013-8) and Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo-FAPESP (fellowships 2011/06191-7 and 2012/07206-0). Author contributions: MJS and FDCLA conceived and designed the experiments; TDSR, AT, KRAB, and VGS performed the ex...
Abstract: Easy ambient sonic-spray ionization mass spectrometry (EASI-MS) is applied to the analysis of biodiesel blends prepared from soybean and animal fat biodiesel. A correlation was established between the ratio of abundance of linoleic acid (L) and oleic acid (O) methyl ester ions with the biodiesel blend composition. To compare these results from the EASI-MS technique, the L/O ratio of these blends was a...
Abstract: Passion fruit seeds are currently discarded on the pulp processing but are known for their high piceatannol and scirpusin B contents. Using pressurized liquid extraction (PLE), these highly valuable phenolic compounds were efficiently extracted from defatted passion fruit bagasse (DPFB). PLE was performed using mixtures of ethanol and water (50 to 100% ethanol, w/w) as solvent, temperatures from 50 to...
Agradecimentos: This study was funded by FAPESP-10/50114-4. Izabella Agostinho Pena received Ph.D. fellowship from FAPESP-12/00235-5. Lygia A. Marques received a postdoctoral fellowship from FAPESP-13/23920-8. Paulo Arruda is a CNPq productivity research fellow. The funders had no role in study design, data collection, and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript; Abstract: Detection and q...
Abstract: Plant-derived sterols, often referred to as phytosterols, are important constituents of plant membranes where they assist in maintaining phospholipid bilayer stability. Consumption of phytosterols has been suggested to positively affect human health by reducing cholesterol levels in blood via inhibition of its absorption in the small intestine, thus protecting against heart attack and stroke. Sterols ...
Agradecimentos: The authors would like to thank FAPEAM (021/2014 - PCE), FAPESP (scholarship 2012/21395-0) and CNPq for sponsoring this project (CNPq proc. no. 408172/2013-4); Abstract: Pitomba (Talisia esculenta Radlk.) is a Brazilian exotic fruit consumed specially in the Amazonian region. Because of its large consumption and also due to the lack of knowledge regarding its chemical composition, pitomba fruit ...
Agradecimentos: The authors express their sincere thanks to Dr Rosana Marta Kolb who was responsible for the identi?cation of plant species; Abstract: Stryphnodendron obovatum Benth is a Brazilian Cerrado tree, which is rich in catechin derivatives, being therefore widely used in folk medicine. Its seeds, beans and bark have been used for various medicinal purposes, but few reports have tried to correlate their...