Fruits are among the main natural sources of phenolic compounds (PC). These compounds
exert important antioxidant properties primarily associated with the presence of hydroxyl …

Several genera of the Cactoideae and Pereskioideae subfamilies (Hylocereus, Cereus,
Pilosocereus, Stenocereus, Myrtillocactus, Melocactus and Pereskia genera) are often …

Due to increasing environmental concerns, global warming, and the decline of oil reservoirs,
the use of bio-epoxy resins derived from sustainable resources is recommended. The …

Spectroscopic properties of syringaldehyde have been investigated by FT-IR, FT-Raman
and NMR analytical techniques with help of high level quantum chemical calculations. The …

Research performed in recent years indicates that efforts are still needed to understand the
advances in the Caatinga, an important dry seasonal forest, and identify its potential for …

The genus Elaeocarpus belongs to the Elaeocarpaceae family, consists of about 350
species distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions. Plants in the genus, reportedly …

Helicteres velutina K. Schum (Sterculiaceae), commonly known in Brazil as 'pitó', is
traditionally used by indigenous peoples as insecticides and repellents. The present work …

The Cactaceae family can be easily found in the arid and semiarid regions, with a significant
waste of its potentials, being generally used as forage. Considering that much research …

Chalcones are a widespread group of natural compounds characterized by the basic
structure 1, 3-diaryl-2-propen-1-one. In this study, we focused on the uncommon formylated …

The large family Cactaceae is a diverse group of succulent specimens comprising
approximately 90 genera and more than 2000 species. These plants are native to the …