Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase and Fatty Acid Composition in Theobroma grandiflorum Seeds

Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase and Fatty Acid Composition in Theobroma grandiflorum Seeds

Theobroma grandiflorum is an important fruit tree from Sterculiaceae family, native to the Brazilian Amazon, known in the region as cupuaçu. The seeds have a high fat content (24%) with characteristics that resemble those of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) butter with potential applications in the cosmetic,...

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Main Authors: Casandra Valentina Itriago Yanes, Antonio Alves de Melo Filho, Pedro Rômulo Estevam Ribeiro, Ana Cristina Gonçalves Reis Melo, Jacqueline Aparecida Takahashi, Vany Perpetua Ferraz, Diana Maruja Sagama Mozombite, Ricardo Carvalho dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul 2017-07-01
Series:Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
Subjects:
brazilian amazon
cupuaçu
oleic acid
stearic acid
palmitic acid
Alzheimer disease
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/16489

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