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Studies on pharmaceutical ethnobotany in Arrábida Natural Park (Portugal)
Novais, Maria Helena; Santos, Isabel; Mendes, Sónia; Pinto-Gomes, CarlosAn ethnobotanical survey was carried out in Arrabida Natural Park, a Portuguese Protected Area in the Southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, with an area of 10 820 ha.Working with 72 local people, data on medicinal uses of 156 taxa, belonging to 56 botanical families, were obtained and presented, of which 214 uses corresponding to 81 taxa were previously unreported.
Bacterial enzymes and multi-enzymatic systems for cleaning-up dyes from the env...
Mendes, Sónia; Robalo, Maria Paula; Martins, Lígia O.Synthetic dyes are xenobiotic compounds that are being increasingly used in several industries, with special emphasis in the paper, textile and leather industries. Over 100,000 commercial dyes exist today and more than 7 × 105 tons of dyestuff is produced annually, of which 1–1.5 × 105 tons is released into the wastewaters (Rai et al in Crit Rev Environ Sci Tecnhol 35:219–238, 2005). Among these, azo dyes, char...
Caffeic acid derivates in spent coffee ground as potential crude material for d...
Mendes, Vanessa; Mendes, Sónia; Gomes, Bárbara; Anjos, O.; Campos, Maria da GraçaThe aim of this work is to evaluate the methodology to obtain an extract rich in caffeic acid (CAD) derivatives in spent coffee ground (SCG) and evaluate its free radical scavenging activity. Eighteen SCG samples and coffee beverage were collected from different brands and coffee shops. The SCG extracts were prepared by three methods: A) ethanol 96o according Campos et al [1]; B) extracts prepared in A were hyd...
Networking events for the exchange of experiences and in marketing clusters
Marques, Carlos A. F.; Mendes, SóniaThis chapter is about the networking events for the exchange of experiences and clusters marketing actions and activities of PACMan project. Territorial marketing actions were realized to promote the MED agro-food clusters as a model of innovation and sustainability. This chapter describes and characterizes the networking events for the exchange of experiences and clusters marketing actions and activities of PA...
Estudo de Partes Edíveis de AlgunsPeixes
Pedrosa, Elisabete; Costa, Carmen; Lobato, Liliane; Mendes, Sónia; Oliveira, BrunoIntroduction: The edible portion term corresponds to the amount of the product which can be fully used for eating, in other words,devoid of materials that are rejected for being unusable. For the fish its calculation is of high importance.Objectives: Calculate the values of edible portion of some fishes used by a catering company.Methodology: We selected 12 food products and for each one there were analyzed 5 s...
Determinantes da escolha alimentar no trabalho: Estudo exploratório no sector d...
Faria, Nádia; Poinhos, Rui; Mendes, Sónia; Rocha, Ada[abstract]
Apresentação da Informação sobre os Alergénios Alimentares em Restauração Colec...
Costa, Carmen; Silva, Raquel; Mendes, Sónia; Oliveira, BrunoIntroduction: Although inoffensive for the majority of the population, products likely to causing food allergies and or intolerancesmay be fatal to susceptible individuals. With the introduction of Regulation (UE) n.º 1169/2011, contract cateringcompanies are forced to disclose this information, even on non packed foods.Objectives: Presentation of the information about food allergens present on meals served in ...
Conhecimento nutricional em profissionais de saúde
Alves, Lisandra; Jardim, Marta; Pedrosa, Sofia; Mendes, Sónia; Nogueira, Tiago; Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana; Ferro-Lebres, VeraO conhecimento nutricional é essencial na melhoria do comportamento alimentar. Os profissionais de saúde são confrontados com diferentes aspetos da relação alimentação/ nutrição e saúde, sendo-lhes pedido que emitam recomendações sobre esta temática em diferentes contextos. Os utentes percecionam os profissionais de saúde como uma fonte de informação nutricional credível, havendo assim o potencial de induzir mu...
A nonionic porphyrin as a noninterfering DNA antibacterial agent
Mendes, Sónia; Camacho, Fábio; Silva, Tito; Calado, Cecília; Serra, Arménio Coimbra; Gonsalves, António M. d’A. Rocha; Roxo‐Rosa, MónicaThe increasing interest in clinical bacterial photodynamic inactivation has led to the search for photosensitizers with higher bactericidal efficiency and less side effects on the surrounding tissues. We present a novel nonionic porphyrin, the 5,10,15‐tris(2,6‐dichlorophenyl)‐20‐[4‐N‐(6‐amino‐hexyl)sulfonamido)phenyl]‐porphyrin (ACS769F4) with substantial improvements in the efficiency of nonionic sensitizers. ...