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Recent advances regarding the phytochemical and therapeutic benefits of diospyr...
Ferreira da Vinha, Ana; Soares, Marta O.; Machado, MarisaLately, several studies have demonstrated the health benefits associated with natural compounds consumption. Fruit phenolics, lycopene and ascorbic acid, have strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimugenic and anticarcinogenic activities. In the present study parameters related to fruit quality and climacteric conditions, such as color, moisture, pH, water activity, total phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid a...
Angolan cymbopogon citratus used for therapeutic benefits: nutritional composit...
Soares, Marta O.; Alves, Rita C.; Pires, Pedro C.; Oliveira, M. Beatriz P. P.; Vinha, Ana F.Folk medicine is a relevant and effective part of indigenous healthcare systems which are, in practice, totally dependent on traditional healers. An outstanding coincidence between indigenous medicinal plant uses and scientifically proved pharmacological properties of several phytochemicals has been observed along the years. This work focused on the leaves of a medicinal plant traditionally used for therapeutic...
Evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the Angolan Cymbopogo...
Soares, Marta O.; Ferreira da Vinha, Ana; Barreira, Sérgio; Coutinho, Filipe; Aires-Gonçalves, Sérgio; Oliveira, Maria B.P.P.; Pires, Pedro C.It was studied the chemical composition, antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal properties of the essential oil obtained from the Cymbopogon citratus of Angolan origin. Its major constituents analyzed by GC-MS were α-citral (40.55%), β-citral (28.26%), myrcene (10.50%) and geraniol (3.37%). The essential oil antioxidant capacity was statistically identical to that of synthetic antioxidants (DPPH IC50 of 41.7...
Caracterização química e antioxidante do tomate português (Lycopersicon esculen...
Ferreira da Vinha, Ana; Coutinho, Filipe; Soares, Marta O.; Santos, António; Almeida-Dias, A.O principal objectivo deste estudo foi o de avaliar e caracterizar o perfil químico e o teor de compostos antioxidantes do tomate português cv. Redondo, cultivado por técnicas agrícolas diferentes (biológica e convencional). Atendendo ao impacto que a dieta mediterrânica tem na saúde pública, também foi estudado, por análise sensorial, o grau de aceitação e diferenciação organoléctica do fruto, produzido em dif...