Differential inhibition of gelatinase activity in human colon adenocarcinoma cells by Aloe vera and Aloe arborescens extracts

Autor: Ana Lima, Paula Batista-Santos, Eduarda Veríssimo, Patrícia Rebelo, Ricardo Boavida Ferreira

Publikováno v: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)

Abstract Background Aloe’s reported bioactivities (anticancer, anti-inflammatory and wound healing) suggest they might inhibit a subgroup of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) called gelatinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9). The goal of the present study was to

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Rice Biofortification With Zinc and Selenium: A Transcriptomic Approach to Understand Mineral Accumulation in Flag Leaves

Autor: Faustino Adriano Roda, Isabel Marques, Paula Batista-Santos, Maria Glória Esquível, Alexis Ndayiragije, Fernando Cebola Lidon, B. P. Mallikarjuna Swamy, José Cochicho Ramalho, Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 11 (2020)

Human malnutrition due to micronutrient deficiencies, particularly with regards to Zinc (Zn) and Selenium (Se), affects millions of people around the world, and the enrichment of staple foods through biofortification has been successfully used to fig

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/180ef35fd85a4806a4c612b2b33938d9

Sustained photosynthetic performance of Coffea spp. under long-term enhanced [CO2].

Autor: José C Ramalho, Ana P Rodrigues, José N Semedo, Isabel P Pais, Lima D Martins, Maria C Simões-Costa, António E Leitão, Ana S Fortunato, Paula Batista-Santos, Isabel M Palos, Marcelo A Tomaz, Paula Scotti-Campos, Fernando C Lidon, Fábio M DaMatta

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 12, p e82712 (2013)

Coffee is one of the world's most traded agricultural products. Modeling studies have predicted that climate change will have a strong impact on the suitability of current cultivation areas, but these studies have not anticipated possible mitigating

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/889f68ce4c294773ac6a9d904e2984d2

The Presence of Flavonoids in Some Products and Fruits of the Genus Eugenia: An Integrative Review

Autor: Laiza Andrade Nogueira, Yuri Gomes Figueiredo, Ana Luiza Coeli Cruz Ramos, Vinícius Tadeu da Veiga Correia, Bruna Vieira Nunes, Lucas Victor Ribeiro, Ariele Oliveira Franco, Ricardo Boavida Ferreira, Isabel Sousa, Joana Mota, Paula Batista-Santos, Raquel Linhares Belo de Araújo, Júlio Onésio Ferreira Melo

The Myrtaceae family, one of the most prominent botanical families, is represented in Brazil with different fruit species, rich in bioactive compounds and gastronomically appreciated. This study aimed to carry out an integrative review on the genus E

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https://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/24871

The genetic legacy of fragmentation and overexploitation in the threatened medicinal African pepper-bark tree Warburgia salutaris

Autor: Isabel Marques, Robert A. Voeks, Pedro Talhinhas, Fernanda Simões, Charlie M. Shackleton, Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros, Annae M. Senkoro, Paula Batista-Santos

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020)

The pepper-bark tree (Warburgia salutaris) is one of the most highly valued medicinal plant species worldwide. Native to southern Africa, this species has been extensively harvested for the bark, which is widely used in traditional health practices.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/20579