Boldo (Peumus boldus M.) is a native plant from Chile that has been used is traditional medicine to treat digestive and/or hepatobiliary disorders. An attempt was made in this work to extract antioxidant compounds from ...

Green chemistry, also known as chemistry for sustainable development, aims to develop ecologically correct scientific actions. Statistical data analysis is an essential tool for project planning, execution and reliability. ...

The association between fruit ingestion and a healthy lifestyle reduces many types of diseases including degenerative ones, due to the bioactive compounds present. Ingá is considered an abundant fruit in several environments ...

Conventional techniques for extracting bioactive fruit compounds employ long periods of extraction and high consumption of toxic solvents. However, there is growing interest in extracting safer, less toxic and environmentally ...

This work constitutes a new strategy for teaching-learning the chemistry of natural products, being the students active participants in the process. Results showed in this activity contributed not only to the understanding ...

Insect cuticular hydrocarbons including relatively non-volatile chemicals play important roles in cuticle protection and chemical communication. The conventional procedures for extracting cuticular compounds from insects ...

Arsenic is a toxic element with carcinogenic and mutagenic characteristics. However, its toxicity is associated with their species, because some present different toxicities. In this sense, speciation analysis is mandatory ...