Lignin isolated from Caesalpinia pulcherrima leaves has antioxidant, antifungal and immunostimulatory activities

CML de Melo, IJ da Cruz Filho, GF de Sousa… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a shrub with worldwide distribution used as an ornamental plant.
In this study, we extracted a lignin from the C. pulcherrima leaves and investigated its …

Characterization of a lignin from Crataeva tapia leaves and potential applications in medicinal and cosmetic formulations

MDM Arruda, SPL Alves, IJ da Cruz Filho… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignins are phenolic macromolecules that have several applications. In this work, we
examine some biological activities of a lignin-like macromolecule isolated from the Crataeva …

Full utilization of the yellow passion fruit peel: Chemical characterization and valorization to reduce biomass waste

GH Teles, EC dos Santos, GB da Silva… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The yellow passion fruit is a well-known fruit worldwide and Brazil is one of its largest
producers, mainly of the juice generated from the pulp. This production feeds thousands of …

Biological activities and physicochemical characterization of alkaline lignins obtained from branches and leaves of Buchenavia viridiflora with potential …

DMF Araújo, IJ da Cruz Filho, T Santos… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigated in vitro different biological activities of alkaline lignins extracted
from the species Buchenavia viridiflora, a tree from the Amazon rainforest used as a wood …

Lignin from Morinda citrifolia leaves: Physical and chemical characterization, in vitro evaluation of antioxidant, cytotoxic, antiparasitic and ultrastructural activities

PR da Silva, MCA de Lima, TP Souza… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigated in vitro the antioxidant, cytotoxic and anti-leishmanial activities
of a lignin extracted from the leaves of Morinda citrifolia. Initially, an analysis of the …

Synergistic sequential oxidative extraction for nanofibrillated cellulose isolated from oil palm empty fruit bunch

M Abd Manaf, S Harun, J Md. Jahim, MS Sajab… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
This research presents a comprehensive study of sequential oxidative extraction (SOE)
consisting of alkaline and acidic oxidation processes to extract nanocellulose from plant …

[HTML][HTML] Immunostimulatory and antioxidant activities of a lignin isolated from Conocarpus erectus leaves

DKD do Nascimento Santos, BR da Silva Barros… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigated the antioxidant and immunomodulatory activities of a lignin
isolated from Conocarpus erectus leaves. The lignin was characterized by FTIR, 1 H NMR …

Utilization of Agro-Industrial Residues from Palm Oil Industry for Production of Lignocellulolytic Enzymes by Curvularia clavata

CH Neoh, CY Lam, A Yahya, I Ware… - Waste and Biomass …, 2015 - Springer
Production of crude palm oil generates a huge amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME) and
oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB), leading to adverse environmental impacts. This study …

Laccase validation as pretreatment of agave waste prior to saccharification: free and immobilized in superparamagnetic nanoparticles enzyme preparations

J Sánchez-Ramírez, JL Martínez-Hernández… - Waste and Biomass …, 2018 - Springer
In the present study free and immobilized on magnetic nanoparticles coated with chitosan (C-
MNP) laccase was applied to validate their effects on agave biomass waste as pretreatment …

Exo- and endoglucanase production by Curvularia affinis using bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) waste biomass

MM Alawlaqi, AA Alharbi - Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2020 - Springer
Background In many countries, agricultural residues are generated in large quantities, and
most of these are underutilized and considered waste, especially in developing countries …