gamma-oryzanol (Orz), a steryl ferulate extracted from rice bran layer, exerts a wide spectrum of biological activities. In addition to its antioxidant activity, Orz is often associated with cholesterol-lowering, ...

A cultura de cana-de-açúcar para produção de açúcar e álcool é a maior geradora de resíduos agrícolas do Brasil. A principal dificuldade no uso dos resíduos lignocelulósicos em biotecnologia é a complexidade de suas ...

Propolis is a resinous substance obtained by bees by resins collection in tree bark, plant sprouts and other parts of the plant tissue and its main function the protection and asepsis of the hive. Its composition depends ...

The concentration of phenolic acids in vegetable oils is an important criterion for the assessment of the quality of oils with regard to their freshness, the maintenance of their properties, their storage and their influence ...

Naked maghemite nanoparticles, namely, surface active maghemite nanoparticles (SAMNs), characterized by a diameter of about 10 nm, possessing peculiar colloidal stability, surface chemistry, and superparamagnetism, present ...

Ferulic acid (FA) is a phytochemical constituent pat of the polyphenols group which are found mainly in rice and corn meal, with emphasis on its photoprotective and antioxidant activity. Thus, FA has been widely studied ...