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New alternatives to milk from pulses
Duarte, Carla Margarida; Mota, Joana; Assunção, Ricardo; Martins, Carla; Ribeiro, Ana Cristina; Lima, Ana; Raymundo, Anabela; Nunes, Maria CristianaFunding Information: This research was funded by the FCT Project PTDC/BAA-AGR/28370/2017: “Bebida de proteína vegetal a partir de leguminosas europeias com potencial bioativo” and also through the research unit UID/AGR/04129/2020 – LEAF. Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2022 Duarte, Mota, Assunção, Martins, Ribeiro, Lima, Raymundo, Nunes, Ferreira and Sousa.; There is a strong demand for plant-based milk substi...
Risk assessment of irrigation-related soil salinization and sodification in med...
Tomaz, Alexandra; Palma, Patrícia; Fialho, Sofia; Lima, Ana; Alvarenga, Paula; Potes, Miguel; Costa, Maria João; Salgado, RuiUIDB/04683/2020 POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007690 ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000004 UIDP/04035/2020; Salinization and sodification are important processes of soil degradation affecting irrigated lands. A large proportion of the global irrigated area is affected by some degree of soil salinity or sodicity caused by the intensification of irrigation. The increase of the frequency of adverse climatic conditions, like high temper...
Reduction of Inflammation and Colon Injury by a Spearmint Phenolic Extract in E...
Direito, Rosa; Rocha, João; Lima, Ana; Gonçalves, Maria Margarida Boavida Pontes; Duarte, Maria Paula Amaro de Castilho; Mateus, VanessaBackground: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) encompasses both Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, known to be connected to an enlarged risk for developing colorectal cancer (CRC). Spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) is a Mediterranean plant used as an aromatic agent, and studies have mainly focused on the essential oil suggesting an anti-inflammatory activity. This work aimed to perform a preliminary screening o...
Soft culture substrates favor stem-like cellular phenotype and facilitate repro...
Gerardo, Heloísa; Lima, Ana; Ramos, João R. D.; Couceiro, Sofia; Carvalho, João C. L.; Travasso, Rui D. M.; Pires das Neves, Ricardo; Grãos, MárioFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) - FCT - grant FCT-UID/NEU/04539/2019. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF/FEDER) through the Operational Program Competitiveness Factors (Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade) - COMPETE - funding through Project 'Stem cell based platforms for Regenerative and Therapeutic Medicine', Centro-07-ST24-FEDER-002008. M.G. acknowledges funding by the ERDF/FEDER t...