Nutritional characterization, antioxidant activity and bergenin content of the pulp of Endopleura uchi

Nutritional characterization, antioxidant activity and bergenin content of the pulp of Endopleura uchi

ABSTRACT The yellow uxi (Endopleura uchi) is a tree native to the Amazon and its fruits are appreciated in the region. It is rich in total phenols and its bark is known to have high bergenin content, an isocoumarin derivative that presents several pharmacological activities. Yet the nutritional and...

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Main Authors: Régis Tribuzy de OLIVEIRA, Lorena Mota de CASTRO, Whendel Mesquita do NASCIMENTO, Maria Letícia de Sousa GOMES, Roseane Pinto Martins de OLIVEIRA, Ana Cecilia Nina LOBATO, Rita de Cássia Saraiva NUNOMURA, Carlos Victor Lamarão PEREIRA, Sandra Patrícia ZANOTTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2023-10-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Subjects:
Amazonian fruit
yellow uxi
proximate analysis
functional food
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