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Morphological and biochemical characterization of Moroccan Opuntia dillenii fruit: Natural source of bioactive compounds

Vitae (Medellín); 31 (2), 2024
Background: The fruit of Opuntiadillenii, commonly known as prickly pear, is widely consumed for its nutritional and medicinal benefits, such as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It plays a significant role in local diets and traditional medicine, contributing to economic value....

Evaluation of antioxidant activity, phenolic content, anthocyanins, and flavonoids of fresh and dried ‘Biloxi’ blueberries

Vitae (Medellín); 29 (3), 2022
BACKGROUND: The phytochemical content present in blueberries has generated great interest, especially in the nutra-pharmaceutical industry, where it is known as the “super fruit” due to its prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer, among...

Vascular interactions of Croton schiedeanus major flavonoids in isolated aortic rings from Wistar rats

Vitae (Medellín); 28 (2), 2021
Background: Ayanin (3,7,4’-Tri-O-methylquercetin) and 3,7-Di-O-methylquercetin (DMQ) are the main active metabolites isolated by bioguided fractionation from Croton schiedeanus, species known popularly in Colombia as “almizclillo”, which has been studied in experimental models in rats, exerting ...

Determinación de la actividad antifúngica de extractos de Lantana camara frente a Candida spp

Infectio; 15 (4), 2011
Objetivo. El objetivo del trabajo fue determinar si los extractos de la planta Lantana camara presentan actividad antifúngica frente a seis especies de Candida spp y un aislamiento humano de origen primario. Materiales. Se obtuvieron los extractos etanólicos totales por el método de percolación y se ...

Alteraciones cromosómicas estructurales inducidas por bioflavonoides de la dieta en linfocitos de anemia de Fanconi

Introducción. La anemia de Fanconi es una enfermedad genética con herencia autosómica recesiva caracterizada por aplasia medular, predisposición a leucemia mieloide aguda, tumores sólidos y aumento en la inestabilidad cromosómica. Este síndrome puede considerarse como modelo biológico para analiz...