Background: Juçara açaí is a Brazilian berry with high anthocyanidin content and high antioxidant properties. A correlation between oxidative stress, hypertension and baroreflex impairment is known, however, no previous studies investigate the effect of juçara fruit pulp on hypertension. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate antihypertensive effect of juçara (Euterpe edulis) fruit pulp in SHR animals, i...
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Candida species are the main fungal agents causing infectious conditions in hospital patients. The development of new drugs with antifungal potential, increased efficacy, and reduced toxicity is essential to face the challenge of fungal resistance to standard treatments. The aim of this study is to evaluate the in vitro antifungal effects of two crude extracts of Crinum americanum L., a rich alkaloid fraction a...
Plant-based compounds are an option to explore and perhaps overcome the limitations of current antitumor treatments. Annona coriacea Mart. is a plant with a broad spectrum of biological activities, but its antitumor activity is still unclear. The purpose of our study was to determine the effects of A. coriacea fractions on a panel of cervical cancer cell lines and a normal keratinocyte cell line. The antitumor ...
Orientador: Marcos Nogueira Eberlin; Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química; Resumo: Embora seja um tema que desperte bastante interesse perante a sociedade científica, a aplicação da química no campo da criminalística ainda constitui uma nova linha de pesquisa no Brasil. Neste trabalho, o perfil químico de várias drogas de abuso (anfetaminas, piperazinas, cocaína e dietilami...
Orientador: Marco-Aurelio De Paoli; Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica; Resumo: Atualmente, o Brasil apresenta um dos maiores índices mundiais de reciclagem mecânica do poli (tereftalato de etileno), PET. O sucesso desse termoplástico na indústria de reciclagem deve-se à sua ampla diversidade de aplicações. As embalagens recicladas grau alimentício podem ser mistura...