Phytochemical profile, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic and antioxidant properties of Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. pulp oil

Abstract Acrocomia aculeata, known as macauba, is extensively distributed in the Southeast and Midwest of Brazil. Macauba fruit is used as food; however, its therapeutic properties are still poorly understood. The goal of the study was to investigate the chemical composition of macauba pulp oil (MPO...

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Main Authors: Gleicieli Libório Alencar COSTA, Danieli Fernanda BUCCINI, Ana Lucia Alves ARRUDA, Simone Palma FAVARO, Susana Elisa MORENO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612020005011207&lng=en&tlng=en