Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) in Health and Disease: A Critical Review

LF Laurindo, SM Barbalho, AC Araujo, EL Guiguer… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), a species belonging to the Arecaceae family, has
been cultivated for thousands of years in tropical Central and South America as a …

[HTML][HTML] An updated overview of cyanidins for chemoprevention and cancer therapy

AM Posadino, R Giordo, I Ramli, H Zayed… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthocyanins are colored polyphenolic compounds that belong to the flavonoids family and
are largely present in many vegetables and fruits. They have been used in traditional …

Açai berry mitigates vascular dementia-induced neuropathological alterations modulating Nrf-2/Beclin1 pathways

D Impellizzeri, R D'Amico, R Fusco, T Genovese… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The second-most common cause of dementia is vascular dementia (VaD). The majority of
VaD patients experience cognitive impairment, which is brought on by oxidative stress and …

Optimization of an Enzyme-Assisted Extraction Method for the Anthocyanins Present in Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.)

D Alavarsa-Cascales, MJ Aliaño-González, M Palma… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several investigations have proven the presence of anthocyanins in different parts of açai
plants. These compounds are responsible for the notable therapeutic properties of açai such …

[HTML][HTML] Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) byproduct reduces tumor size and modulates inflammation in Ehrlich mice model

MACN da Silva, LAS Wolff, KRA Borges… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - Elsevier
Açaí, Euterpe oleracea Mart. is rich in several phytochemical substances with antioxidant,
anti-inflammatory and antitumor activities. The açaí seed is a waste product, being little used …

Biological activities from açaí (Euterpe spp. Mart.) seeds and their pharmacological aspects: A systematic review and meta-analysis

KKB Dias, GA de Jesus, AAF da Costa, FF Costa… - PharmaNutrition, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Açaí seeds, a by-product of açaí processing (1,445 tons year-1), make up 85%
of the fruit's weight and are rich in phenolic compounds, such as phenolic acids,(epi) …

Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) Seed Oil Exerts a Cytotoxic Role over Colorectal Cancer Cells: Insights of Annexin A2 Regulation and Molecular Modeling

MACN Da Silva, JW Tessmann, KRA Borges, LAS Wolff… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Açaí, Euterpe oleracea Mart., is a native plant from the Amazonian and is rich in several
phytochemicals with anti-tumor activities. The aim was to analyze the effects of açaí seed oil …

Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Potential of Green Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles from Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) Berry Seed Residue Extract

IRS Vieira, AA da Silva, BD da Silva… - Waste and Biomass …, 2024 - Springer
Residue from the food agroindustry has been reported as an alternative source for
generating novel by-products, potentially applied in green chemistry nanotechnology. In this …

Acai berry attenuates cyclophosphamide-induced damage in genitourinary axis-modulating Nrf-2/HO-1 pathways

R Siracusa, R D'Amico, R Fusco, D Impellizzeri… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cyclophosphamide (CYP) is used to treat different malignancies and autoimmune disorders
in men. This chemotherapy frequently reduces tumors, which is beneficial, but also causes …

Potential of Brazilian berries in developing innovative, healthy, and sustainable food products

NMP Araujo, P Berni, L Ramalho, N Toledo… - Sustainable Food …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
There is a considerable diversity of Brazilian berries, purple in color, and potentially rich in
anthocyanins, which are an unexplored source of new foods, products, extracts, and …