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Isolation and physico-chemical and rheological characterisation of the Brazilia...
Gomes, Anida Maria Moraes; Silva, Paloma L.da; Soares, Sandra de A.; Silva, Claudio E. M.da; Gallão, Maria Izabel; Germani, Rogériohe properties of the jalap starch (Operculina tuberosa Meisn.) were investigated and compared with other already known starches (potato and wheat starch). The jalap starch presented peak viscosity lower than the one from potato but higher than wheat starch, while the stability during the cooling down was higher than potato and wheat starch. The jalap starch presented X-ray pattern of type-A, which is typical of...
Hydrogel and membrane scaffold formulations of Frutalin (breadfruit lectin) wit...
Sousa, Felipe Domingos de; Vasconselos, Pedrinha Diógenes; Silva, Ayrles Fernanda Brandão da; Mota, Erika Freitas; Tomé, Adriana da RochaPlant lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins, which can interact with cell surfaces to initiate anti-inflammatory pathways, as well as immunomodulatory functions. Here, we have extracted, purified and part-characterized the bioactivity of Jacalin, Frutalin, DAL and PNA, before evaluating their potential for wound healing in cultured human skin fibroblasts. Only Frutalin stimulated fibroblast migration in vit...
Preparação, caracterização e avaliação da biodegradabilidade de blendas de amid...
Gomes, Anida Maria MoraesThe objectives of this work were to develop, characterize physico-chemical and rheologicaly blend films of yam (Dioscorea esculenta L.), jalapa (Operculina tuberose Meisn.), taro (Colocassia esculenta L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) starches with chitosan and poly (ninyl alcohol) (PVA) and to evaluate its biodegradation in the soil. The mechanical properties of the starches varied to each other, i...