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2. Toxicological, biochemical, and histopathological evaluation of rats fed with macrofungal-treated cottonseed cake
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Sandriele Goes de Campos Deboleto, Camila Aparecida do Nascimento, Jean Carlos Souza Melo, Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Ana Paula Fernandes Araujo, Clemente Batista Soares Neto, Robert Neil Gerard Miller, Felix Gonçalves de Siqueira, Simone Mendonça, and Claucia Aparecida Honorato
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cottonseed cake ,Free-Gossypol ,biodetoxification ,edible mushroom ,solid fermentation ,Veterinary medicine ,SF600-1100 - Abstract
Gossypol is a terpene-polyphenolic compound specific to cotton plants. Considered as an anti-nutritional factor, monogastric livestock show greater sensitivity to this metabolite than ruminants. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the toxicological effects of gossypol-containing and biodetoxified cottonseed-cake on hepatic function in rats. Biodetoxification of cottonseed cake was performed by the macrofungi Fistulina hepatica BRM 047114 and Pleurotus ostreatus BRM 055505 in a solid-state cultivation process. A toxicological study was performed using albino Wistar rat males (Rattus norvergicus). A feed assay was conducted using the macrofungi cultivated on cottonseed cake (5%, 15%, and 25%). Animal growth, feed conversion, hemogram, serum biochemical analyses and histopathology were evaluated. For biodetoxified cottonseed cake treatments with both macrofungi, concentrations of feed up to 15% resulted in animal development similar to that of the untreated group. Histopathological analysis after feeding with biodetoxified cottonseed cake presented an unaltered cordonal arrangement. Nevertheless, the group fed with cottonseed cake biodetoxified using F. hepatica BRM 047114 showed discrete inflammatory infiltrate, vacuolization, and pyknotic nuclei in hepatocytes. P. ostreatus BRM 055505 resulted in efficient reduction in toxic effects of free gossypol, with regular animal growth, maintenance of normal liver activities, and a reduction in circulating cholesterol levels. In conclusion, P. ostreatus and F. hepatica were able to minimize the toxic effects of free gossypol in rat diets, representing an important contribution for feed-formulation development for non-ruminants.
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- 2024
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3. Outdoor versus indoor cultivation: Effects on the metabolite profile of Agaricus subrufescens strains analyzed by untargeted metabolomics
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de Oliveira Gorgulho Silva, Caio, Raisa Barbosa Cunha, Joice, Almeida Conceição, Aparecido, Gonzaga Almeida, Euziclei, Cunha Zied, Diego, Gonçalves Vieira Junior, Wagner, Souza Dias, Eustáquio, Isikhuemhen, Omoanghe S., Verardi Abdelnur, Patrícia, and Gonçalves de Siqueira, Félix
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- 2022
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4. Data sharing in PredRet for accurate prediction of retention time: Application to plant food bioactive compounds
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Low, Dorrain Yanwen, Micheau, Pierre, Koistinen, Ville Mikael, Hanhineva, Kati, Abrankó, László, Rodriguez-Mateos, Ana, da Silva, Andreia Bento, van Poucke, Christof, Almeida, Conceição, Andres-Lacueva, Cristina, Rai, Dilip K., Capanoglu, Esra, Tomás Barberán, Francisco A., Mattivi, Fulvio, Schmidt, Gesine, Gürdeniz, Gözde, Valentová, Kateřina, Bresciani, Letizia, Petrásková, Lucie, Dragsted, Lars Ove, Philo, Mark, Ulaszewska, Marynka, Mena, Pedro, González-Domínguez, Raúl, Garcia-Villalba, Rocío, Kamiloglu, Senem, de Pascual-Teresa, Sonia, Durand, Stéphanie, Wiczkowski, Wieslaw, Bronze, Maria Rosário, Stanstrup, Jan, and Manach, Claudine
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- 2021
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5. Ethanol test as a determinant of physiological potential of forest species seeds: The case of Plathymenia reticulata Benth. (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae), a tree of interest for Atlantic Forest restoration
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Everton Daniel Silva de Oliveira, Thâmara Moura Lima, Taise Almeida Conceição, and Rafael Marani Barbosa
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ethylometer ,germination ,Plathymenia reticulata ,statistical modeling ,Plant culture ,SB1-1110 - Abstract
Abstract: The ethanol test supplies information on physiological problems related to seed deterioration. The test optimization is crucial for its application in the seed analysis routine. This study aimed to evaluate vigor test for Plathymenia reticulataseeds based on ethanol production in order to establish execution guidelines and verify its relationship with other seed vigor tests. Seed lots were subjected to germination and vigor tests, and seed coat evaluation. Ethanol production assessment was carried out based on two trials testing water volumes for imbibition (0.25; 0.5; 0.75; 1.00; and 1.25 mL), reading periods (2, 4, 6, 8, 24, and 48 h), and seed quantities (5, 10, and 15). There was a distinction in physiological potential between the lots, indicated by the ethanol test and other traditionally used tests. The ethanol test was efficient for vigor assessment in Plathymenia seeds, as were the other vigor tests, when conducted with 15 seeds imbibed in a volume of water 2.5 times their mass for 48 h. The vigor test based on ethanol production proved reliable and it is recommended for use in a system of seed production and commercialization in nurseries and forestry companies.
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- 2022
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6. Clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory prognostic factors in patients with leprosy reactions: A 10-year retrospective cohort study
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Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Diogo Fernandes Santos, Mayara Ingrid Sousa Lima, Larissa Pereira Caixeta, Meydson Benjamin Carvalho Correa, Emilly Caroline dos Santos Moraes, Natalia Carine Almeida Conceição, Luiz Ricardo Goulart, and Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart
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antigens ,leprosy ,leprosy reaction ,phenolic-glycolipid-1 ,survival analysis ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
IntroductionLeprosy reactions, the main cause of neural damage, can occur up to 7 years after starting multidrug therapy. We aimed to approach the prognostic factors that may influence the leprosy reactions over the follow-up time.MethodsRetrospective cohort study, encompassing 10 years of data collection, composed of 390 patients, divided into 201 affected by reactions and 189 reaction-free individuals. Epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory variables were approached as prognostic factors associated with leprosy reactions. The association among variables was analyzed by a binomial test and survival curves were compared by the Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional-hazards regression.Results51.5% (201/390) of patients were affected by leprosy reactions. These immunological events were associated with lepromatous leprosy (16.2%; 63/390; p < 0.0001) and multibacillary group (43%; 169/390; p < 0.0001). This study showed that survival curves for the prognostic factor anti-PGL-I, comparing positive and negative cases at diagnosis, differed in relation to the follow-up time (Log Rank: p = 0.0760; Breslow: p = 0.0090; Tarone-Ware: p = 0.0110). The median survival times (time at which 50% of patients were affected by leprosy reactions) were 5 and 9 months for those reactional cases with negative (26/51) and positive serology (75/150), respectively. The time-dependent covariates in the cox proportional-hazards regression showed anti-PGL-I as the main prognostic factor to predict leprosy reactions (hazard ratio=1.91; p = 0.0110) throughout the follow-up time.ConclusionsFinally, these findings demonstrated that anti-PGL-I serology at diagnosis is the most important prognostic factor for leprosy reactions after starting multidrug therapy, thus enabling prediction of this immunological event.
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- 2022
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7. Toxicological, biochemical, and histopathological evaluation of rats fed with macrofungal-treated cottonseed cake.
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de Campos Deboleto, Sandriele Goes, Aparecida do Nascimento, Camila, Souza Melo, Jean Carlos, Almeida Conceição, Aparecido, Fernandes Araujo, Ana Paula, Soares Neto, Clemente Batista, Gerard Miller, Robert Neil, Gonçalves de Siqueira, Felix, Mendonça, Simone, and Aparecida Honorato, Claucia
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PLEUROTUS ostreatus ,COTTONSEED ,POISONS ,LABORATORY rats ,RATS ,ANIMAL development - Abstract
Gossypol is a terpene-polyphenolic compound specific to cotton plants. Considered as an anti-nutritional factor, monogastric livestock show greater sensitivity to this metabolite than ruminants. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the toxicological effects of gossypol-containing and biodetoxified cottonseed-cake on hepatic function in rats. Biodetoxification of cottonseed cake was performed by the macrofungi Fistulina hepatica BRM 047114 and Pleurotus ostreatus BRM 055505 in a solid-state cultivation process. A toxicological study was performed using albino Wistar rat males (Rattus norvergicus). A feed assay was conducted using the macrofungi cultivated on cottonseed cake (5%, 15%, and 25%). Animal growth, feed conversion, hemogram, serum biochemical analyses and histopathology were evaluated. For biodetoxified cottonseed cake treatments with both macrofungi, concentrations of feed up to 15% resulted in animal development similar to that of the untreated group. Histopathological analysis after feeding with biodetoxified cottonseed cake presented an unaltered cordonal arrangement. Nevertheless, the group fed with cottonseed cake biodetoxified using F. hepatica BRM 047114 showed discrete inflammatory infiltrate, vacuolization, and pyknotic nuclei in hepatocytes. P. ostreatus BRM 055505 resulted in efficient reduction in toxic effects of free gossypol, with regular animal growth, maintenance of normal liver activities, and a reduction in circulating cholesterol levels. In conclusion, P. ostreatus and F. hepatica were able to minimize the toxic effects of free gossypol in rat diets, representing an important contribution for feed-formulation development for non-ruminants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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8. Guia Preventivo para Escoliose em Jovens
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Carvalho, Juliana Almeida Conceição de, primary, Oliveira, Kaio Brenan Gonçalves de, additional, Fontes, Lorena dos Santos, additional, Matos, Luciane Santana, additional, Batista, Piter Natã Santana, additional, Carvalho, Samyla Raiane Conceição, additional, Batista, Maique dos Santos Bezerra, additional, Ramos, Tiago de Melo, additional, and RIBEIRO, ANANDA ALMEIDA SANTANA, additional
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- 2021
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9. Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Capacity of Bacteria Isolated from Stingless Bee (Scaptotrigona aff. postica) Honey Cultivated in Açai (Euterpe oleracea) Monoculture
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Iago Castro da Silva, Eveson Oscar Almeida Conceição, Daniel Santiago Pereira, Hervé Rogez, and Nilton Akio Muto
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plant-derived compounds ,stingless bee honey ,pathogenic strains ,antimicrobial activity ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
Many antimicrobial compounds have been seeking to protect the human body against pathogenic microbial infections. In recent times, there has been considerable growth of pathogens resistant to existing drugs due to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. In the present study, bacteria isolated from the honey of stingless bees native to the Amazon called Scaptotrigona aff. postica and Apis mellifera were used to determine their potential antimicrobial properties and characterize the medium cultivated with isolated bacteria. The results showed inhibition of nine isolates. Among these isolates, SCA12, SCA13, and SCA15 showed inhibitory activity similar to that of vancomycin, which was used as a positive control. The SCA13 strain obtained the best results with antimicrobial extract against the tested pathogens; the species was identified as Enterococcus faecalis, and its lyophilized extract was characterized by temperature, pH, and trypsin, in which they showed antimicrobial activity. This work shows that bacteria isolated from the stingless bee honey, Scaptotrigona aff. postica, have the potential to produce antimicrobial substances.
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- 2023
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10. Effect of Photoperiod and Glycerol Supplementation on the Biomass Productivity and Protein Production of Spirulina sp. LEB 18 Cultures
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Etiele Greque de Morais, Jenyfer de Almeida Conceição, Itaciara Larroza Nunes, Janice Izabel Druzian, Michele Greque de Morais, Ana Priscila Centeno da Rosa, and Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa
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microalgae culture ,light effect ,mixotrophic ,organic carbon source ,animal feed ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Changes in nutritional and lighting conditions to obtain compounds of interest and biomass via microalgal cultures are among the main foci of studies in algal biotechnology. Growth medium supplementation using organic compounds, such as glycerol, is a promising approach for increasing biomass productivity and the viability of microalgal cultivation and adding value to byproducts of the biodiesel industry. In this study, the influence of crude glycerol on Spirulina sp. LEB 18 was investigated via culturing using different photoperiods, and its effect on biomass composition and cell growth was evaluated. The microalgae were subjected to three photoperiods (continuous light, 24:0; 12 h light and 12 h dark, 12:12; and no illumination, 0:24) and crude glycerol supplementation (2.5 g L−1); better productivity and biomass concentrations were obtained in cultures with a 12:12 photoperiod (28.36 mg L−1 h−1 and 1.24 g L−1, respectively). Under this condition, the highest protein yield was achieved (647.3 mg L−1, 52.2% w w−1), and the obtained biomass showed favorable characteristics for applications in animal feed enrichment.
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- 2022
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11. Nutraceutical Enrichment of Animal Feed by Filamentous Fungi Fermentation
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Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Thais Demarchi Mendes, Simone Mendonça, Betania Ferraz Quirino, Euziclei Gonzaga de Almeida, and Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira
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ruminant feed ,solid-state fermentation ,basidiomycete ,ascomycete ,ruminant nutrition ,bio-input ,Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol ,TP500-660 - Abstract
There is an urgent need for improvements in animal production, particularly for ruminants, such that more sustainable and efficient processes are developed for obtaining more nutritious and efficient feeds. Filamentous fungi can add value to residual plant biomass, and may also have the potential to produce metabolites and enrich plant biomasses used in animal nutrition, converting them into nutraceutical sources. Thus, in this work, filamentous fungal fermentation of ruminant feed biomasses commonly used in Brazil was performed, and the enrichment for bioactive metabolites was tested. For this, Fistulina hepatica, Ganoderma lucidum, Pleurotus pulmonarius, Panus lecomtei, and Aspergillus terreus were grown for 28 days on different substrates: starchy grains- (sorghum, oat, and corn), fibrous substrates (coast-cross, rice husk, and moringa plant) and protein-rich substrates (cottonseed cake and pigeon pea plant). Fermented substrates were evaluated for laccase activity, crude protein, β-glucan, and lovastatin content. The highest growth rate was observed for G. lucidum in oat substrate (OT-01) (0.708 ± 0.035 cm/day) and F. hepatica in oat + coast-cross + pigeon pea treatment (OT-10) (0.607 ± 0.012 cm/day). High laccase activity was observed for P. lecomtei grown in starchy grain + moringa + pigeon pea substrate, reaching an activity of 416.8 ± 20.28 U/g. A. terreus growth in ST-09 (sorghum + pigeon pea) showed higher protein (15.3 ± 0.46%), β-glucan (503.56 ± 8.6 mg/g) and lovastatin (1.10 ± 0.17 mg/g) content compared to untreated substrates. These results demonstrate that filamentous fungi are an alternative for nutraceutical enrichment of ruminant feed biomasses. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in which P. lecomtei and F. hepatica are evaluated for their ability to be cultivated in ruminant feed substrates from Brazil.
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- 2022
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12. Esthetic harmonization of front upper teeth using composite resin: a clinical case report
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Gabriella Almeida Conceição CRUZ, Rebeca Barroso BEZERRA, and Tássia Monique dos Santos PEREIRA
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Dental esthetics ,Diastema ,Smiling ,Dentistry ,RK1-715 - Abstract
ABSTRACT Every day, professionals who work with esthetics are faced with the challenge of meeting patients expectations who longs for a perfect smile, where every detail must show harmony and naturality. In this context, composite resin reanatomization is widely indicated for small corrections of color and shape in one or more dental elements, for diastema closure and sometimes for correction of small dental misalignment. The case report presented here discuss the planning and treatment for the esthetic and functional improvement of the dental units 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 and 2.2, by making direct restorations in composite resin. The patient sought the Faculty of Dentistry of UFBA in search of esthetic treatment, reporting dissatisfaction with the smile. During an evaluation, the thickness and size of the upper back teeth were dissonant, besides of the interincisal diastema and a discrete gyroversion of the lateral incisors, which together compromised the esthetic area of the smile. Therefore, the proposed treatment for solving this clinical situation was direct esthetic rehabilitation with composite resin in units 1.2 to 2.2. After obtaining the study models, it was accomplished diagnostic waxing and silicone guide as auxiliary resources on the planning and restorative stage. Nanoparticulate composite resins were used, making a stratification technique to obtain a harmonic result. The treatment was able to reproduce the esthetic and natural appearance of the teeth, through a conservative alternative, fast and with an excellent cost-benefit relation when compared to the indirect techniques.
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13. Efficacy and tolerability of adjunctive lacosamide in patients aged <4 years with focal seizures.
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Makedonska, Iryna, Ng, Yu‐Tze, Beller, Cynthia, Bozorg, Ali, Csikós, János, McClung, Carrie, Moeltgen, Holger, Farkas, Mark Kristof, da Silva Pereira Almeida, Conceição Campanário, Altmann, Anna, Arefieva, Elena, Arnold, Susan, Axente, Mihaela, Baglietto, Maria Giuseppina, Bakhtadze, Sophio, Battaglia, Domenica Immacolata, Belova, Liudmila, Berényi, Marianne, Calcii, Cornelia, and Cao, Dezhi
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Objective: Primary objective was to evaluate efficacy of lacosamide administered concomitantly with 1–3 antiseizure medications in young children with uncontrolled focal (partial‐onset) seizures. Methods: Double‐blind, parallel‐group trial (SP0967: NCT02477839/2013‐000717‐20) conducted between June 2015 and May 2020 at hospitals and clinics in 25 countries. Patients (aged ≥1 month to <4 years) with uncontrolled focal seizures were randomized 1:1 to adjunctive lacosamide or placebo using an interactive voice/web response system and stratified by age. After a 20‐day titration period, patients who reached target‐dose range (8–12 mg/kg/day) entered a 7‐day maintenance period. Region‐specific primary efficacy variables were based on ≤72‐h video‐electroencephalograms: change in average daily frequency (ADF) of electrographic focal seizures as measured on end‐of‐maintenance video‐electroencephalogram versus end‐of‐baseline video‐electroencephalogram (United States); 50% responder rate (≥50% reduction in ADF of focal seizures) during maintenance (European Union). Results: In total, 255 patients were randomized (lacosamide/placebo: 128/127) and received ≥1 trial medication dose. Percentage reduction in ADF of focal seizures for lacosamide (116 patients) versus placebo (120 patients) was 3.2% (95% confidence interval = −13.6 to 17.5, p = 0.69). 50% responder rate was 41.4% for lacosamide (116 patients), 37.5% for placebo (120 patients) (p = 0.58). Treatment‐emergent adverse events were reported by 44.5% of lacosamide‐treated patients (placebo 51.2%). Interpretation: Adjunctive lacosamide did not show superior efficacy versus placebo in young children with focal seizures. However, efficacy variables were potentially affected by high variability and low reliability between readers in video‐electroencephalogram interpretation. Lacosamide was generally well tolerated; safety profile was acceptable and consistent with that in adults and children aged ≥4 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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14. Biomass of unconventional plants from Brazilian semiarid as substrate for hydrolytic enzymes production by Aspergillus niger under solid and submerged fermentation
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Bruna dos Santos Menezes, Kátia dos Santos Morais, Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Juliana Gomes Barreto Souza Leite, Fábia Giovana do Val de Assis, Félix Gonçalves Siqueira, and Patrícia Lopes Leal
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Bioprocess ,endoglucanases ,Jacaratia corumbensis ,xylanase. ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Aspergillus niger KIJH was grown in solid and submerged fermentation using leaves and roots (with and without bark) of plants typically from Brazilian semiarid as substrate to produce a multienzymatic extract, which was characterised for its potential biotechnological applications. Solid-state fermentation (SSF) was applied to select the most promising plants biomass as induction substrates for the production of hydrolytic enzymes by fungus. The best biomasses were used as substrate in submerged fermentation (SmF) assays at two scales. Samples of up scale fermented culture were partially purified by ultrafiltration and activity and pH and temperature stability of CMCase and xylanase were evaluated. A. niger KIJH produced hydrolytic enzymes under SSF containing unconventional plants biomass from Brazilian semiarid. In SmF conditions, maximum CMCase (0.264 U mL-1) and xylanase (1.163 U mL-1) activities were induced by Jacaratia corumbensis. Scaling up the SmF to 500 mL of medium was able to maintain constant the production of CMCase (0.346 U mL-1) and xylanase (1.273 U mL-1) on the fermented culture. Ultrafiltered and concentrated extract presented CMCase activities practically constant in all temperature ranges (30-80°C) and pH (3.0-9.0), while xylanase optimum activity temperature was 50°C and pH in the range of 3.0 to 5.0. CMCase activity remained stable for 24 hours at 50°C and xylanase was reduced in 53% after two hours incubation at the same temperature. CMCase and xylanase obtained by A. niger KIJH cultivated in submerged culture containing J. corumbensis as carbon source may have application in biotechnology processes that require enzymes that remain active under routine extreme conditions.
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15. Urban Forest Governance: FUTURE—The 100,000 Trees Project in the Porto Metropolitan Area
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Pinto, Marta, Almeida, Conceição, Pereira, Ana Maria, Silva, Margarida, Leal Filho, Walter, Series editor, Castro, Paula, editor, Azeiteiro, Ulisses M., editor, Bacelar-Nicolau, Paula, editor, and Azul, Anabela Marisa, editor
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- 2016
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16. O nosso sonho quando formos grandes é sermos capazes de brincar
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Almeida, Conceição, primary and Ferreira, Bruno, additional
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- 2023
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17. Howard Levine é uma figura marcante da Psicanálise Contemporânea [Recensão do livro The Post-Bionian Field Theory of Antonino Ferro. Theoretical Analysis and Clinical Application, de Howard B. Levine (ed.)]
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Almeida, Conceição Melo, primary
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- 2023
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18. A new circular economy approach for integrated production of tomatoes and mushrooms
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Vandinelma, Oliveira Vieira, Aparecido, Almeida Conceição, Joice, Raisa Barbosa Cunha, Antony, Enis Virginio Machado, Euziclei, Gonzaga de Almeida, Eustáquio, Souza Dias, Lucas, Magalhães Alcantara, Robert, Neil Gerard Miller, and Félix, Gonçalves de Siqueira
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Spent mushroom Substrate is the by-product generated at the end of the mushroom growing cycle. It can be used in agriculture for different purposes, including seedling production, soil conditioning or application as an organic fertilizer. Tomato is one of the world́s most important crops, requiring considerable care, in terms of both nutrition and disease control. The objective of this study was to investigate the viability of spent mushroom substrate as a nutrient source for tomato seedlings and develop an integrated tomato and mushroom co-production system. For seedling production, different compositions were evaluated with spent mushroom substrate from
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19. Development of an RP-UHPLC-PDA method for quantification of free gossypol in cottonseed cake and fungal-treated cottonseed cake.
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Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Clemente Batista Soares Neto, José Antônio de Aquino Ribeiro, Felix Gonçalves de Siqueira, Robert Neil Gerard Miller, and Simone Mendonça
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Cottonseed cake biomass, which is a residue of oil extraction, is potentially appropriate for use as animal feed, given the high mineral, fibre and protein content. The presence of free gossypol, however, a toxic pigment in the glands of the cotton plant, limits use of this biomass for monogastric livestock. A promising method to detoxify cottonseed cake relies on fermentation by fungi, which can eliminate up to 100% of gossypol. In order to quantify trace levels of free gossypol in different cotton materials, including cottonseed cake treated with macrofungi, a simple and rapid chromatographic detection method was developed and validated. Under optimized conditions, extraction was performed using 70% acetone. The extract was then analysed by Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC), with gradient elution on a C18 reverse phase column KINETEX® (100 x 2.10 mm, 2.6 μm). Methanol-0.1% TFA aqueous solution was employed as mobile phase and PDA detection conducted at 254 nm. The optimized method was validated by analysis of specificity, linearity and range, limit of detection, limit of quantification, precision and accuracy. Detection and quantification limits were observed at 0.2 and 0.5 μg/mL, respectively. With good reproducibility, with precision (RSD)
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20. L’Enfer d’être privé de l’Autre
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Tavares de Almeida, Conceição, primary
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- 2022
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21. A phase II randomized clinical trial to assess toxicity and quality of life of breast cancer patients with hypofractionated versus conventional fractionation radiotherapy with regional nodal irradiation in the context of COVID-19 crisis.
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Bernardes Gil, Gabriel Oliveira, Pedro de Andrade, Warne, Costa Diniz, Paulo Henrique, Soares Cantidio, Farley, Nobre Queiroz, Izabella, Braga Vieira Gil, Maria Luísa, Medeiros Almeida, Conceição Aparecida, Reis Caldeira, Paola Palmer, Regalin, Marcos, and Lopes Silva-Filho, Agnaldo
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COVID-19 pandemic ,RADIOTHERAPY ,BREAST cancer ,ACCELERATED partial breast irradiation ,CANCER patients ,QUALITY of life ,POISONS - Abstract
Purpose: This study, conducted during the COVID-19 crisis, primarily aimed to compare the acute toxicity between conventional fractionated radiation therapy (CF-RT) with hypofractionated radiation therapy (HF-RT) among patients who underwent breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy in whom breast or chest wall and regional nodal irradiation (RNI) were indicated. The secondary endpoints were both acute and subacute toxicity, cosmesis, quality of life, and lymphedema features. Methods: In this open and non-inferiority randomized trial, patients (n = 86) were randomly allocated 2:1 in the CF-RT arm (n = 33; 50 Gy/25 fractions ± sequential boost [10 Gy/5 fractions]) versus the HF-RT arm (n = 53; 40 Gy/15 fractions ± concomitant boost [8 Gy/15 fractions]). Toxic effects and cosmesis evaluation used the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 4.03 (CTCAE) and the Harvard/National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)/Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) scale. For the patientreported quality of life (QoL), the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the breast cancer-specific supplementary questionnaire (QLQ-BR23) were used. Lymphedema was assessed by comparing volume differences between the affected and contralateral arms using the Casley-Smith formula. Results: Grade 2 and grade 3 dermatitis were lower with HF-RT than with CF-RT (28% vs. 52%, and 0% vs. 6%, respectively; p = 0.022). HF-RT had a lower rate of grade 2 hyperpigmentation (23% vs. 55%; p = 0.005), compared to CF-RT. No other differences in overall rates of physician-assessed grade 2 or higher and grade 3 or higher acute toxicity between HF-RT and CF-RT were registered. There was no statistical difference between groups regarding cosmesis, lymphedema rate (13% vs. 12% HF-RT vs. CF-RT; p = 1.000), and functional and symptom scales, during both the irradiation period and after 6 months of the end of treatment. The results revealed that the subset of patients up to 65 years or older did not show a statistical difference between both arm fractionation schedules (p > 0.05) regarding skin rash, fibrosis, and lymphedema. Conclusion: HF-RT was non-inferior to CF-RT, and moderate hypofractionation showed lower rates of acute toxicity, with no changes in quality-of-life outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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22. A Comparison of Physical, Chemical, Biological and Combined Treatments for Detoxification of Free Gossypol in Crushed Whole Cottonseed
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Robert N.G. Miller, Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Raquel Bombarda Campanha, Simone Mendonça, Antony Enis Virginio Machado, Taísa Godoy Gomes, Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira, Clemente Batista Soares Neto, Paulo Augusto Vianna Barroso, and José Antônio de Aquino Ribeiro
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0106 biological sciences ,Laccase ,Environmental Engineering ,biology ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Animal feed ,020209 energy ,02 engineering and technology ,biology.organism_classification ,01 natural sciences ,Cottonseed ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Manganese peroxidase ,Gossypol ,010608 biotechnology ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Fermentation ,Food science ,Pleurotus ostreatus ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Pycnoporus sanguineus - Abstract
Oilseed plants such as cotton (Gossypium sp.) generate abundant biomass residues which contain significant levels of edible oil, crude proteins and other desirable biomolecules for the animal nutrition industry. The application of cottonseed cake in animal feed, a by-product of the cotton industry, is limited due to the natural presence of toxic free gossypol (FG), wherein efficient and cost-effective methods for FG detoxification are necessary. Herein, pretreatment methods for reducing FG in crushed whole cottonseed (CWCS) were compared, with residual FG quantified using a sensitive Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography method for detection at trace levels in cottonseed materials. Physical treatment by autoclaving resulted in up to 96% detoxification of FG, without reduction in crude protein (CP) content. Chemical treatment with 1% and 2% Ca(OH)2 eliminated FG to as low as 0.04%, although a reduction in CP content was observed. Similarly, native fermentation, whilst reducing FG content by 99.66% after 6 days incubation, also reduced CP content. In combined physical and biological solid-state fermentation (SSF), basidiomycete fungi Ganoderma lucidum CC351, Panus lecomtei CC40, Pleurotus ostreatus CC389, Pleurotus sapidus CC28 and Pycnoporus sanguineus CC400 all degraded FG in autoclaved CWCS to trace levels often lower than obtained by individual treatments. A reduction in total lipids and increase in CP were also observed, improving nutritional quality. The most efficient fungi, P. ostreatus CC389 and P. lecomtei CC40, secreted considerable laccase and manganese peroxidase enzymes during SSF, potentially involved in FG detoxification. Cost effective, non-polluting, value-adding approaches for FG detoxification offer potential in animal feed industries.
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- 2020
23. Outdoor versus indoor cultivation: Effects on the metabolite profile of Agaricus subrufescens strains analyzed by untargeted metabolomics
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Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Joice Raisa Barbosa Cunha, Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira, Wagner Gonçalves Vieira Junior, Omoanghe S. Isikhuemhen, Caio de Oliveira Gorgulho Silva, Euziclei Gonzaga de Almeida, Diego Cunha Zied, Eustáquio Souza Dias, Patrícia V. Abdelnur, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Federal University of Lavras, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
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Mushroom ,biology ,Mass spectrometry ,Medicinal mushroom ,Untargeted metabolomics ,Agaricus ,Metabolite ,Agriculture ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Analytical Chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Nutraceutical ,chemistry ,Cultivation method ,Browning ,Metabolomics ,Food science ,Agaricus subrufescens ,Bioactive metabolites ,Nutritive Value ,Food Science - Abstract
Made available in DSpace on 2022-05-01T11:07:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-04-16 Agaricus subrufescens has emerged as an important culinary-medicinal mushroom over the last decades. Efforts have been dedicated to upgrade the A. subrufescens productive process via strain selection and cultivation scaling-up. However, little is known on the influence of those variables on the metabolite profiles and nutraceutical properties of this mushroom. In this work, the effects of outdoor versus indoor cultivation on the metabolite profiles of five commercial strains of A. subrufescens were investigated by untargeted metabolomics. UHPLC-MS coupled to multivariate data analysis revealed that the concentration of several metabolites with reported health-related properties as well as related to taste and browning varied significantly between strains and were affected by the cultivation system in a strain-dependent manner. Data suggest that increasing the production scale by means of indoor cultivation may decrease the nutraceutical quality of some A. subrufescens strains while also affecting taste and browning susceptibility to different extents. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation Embrapa Agroenergy, W3 Norte, PqEB Federal University of Lavras Department of Biology Federal University of Mato Grosso Institute of Biosciences Department of Botany and Ecology Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Tecnológicas (FCAT) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rod. Cmte João Ribeiro de Barros, km 651, Bairro das Antes Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1601 East Market Street Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Tecnológicas (FCAT) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rod. Cmte João Ribeiro de Barros, km 651, Bairro das Antes Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Jaboticabal
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24. Urban Forest Governance: FUTURE—The 100,000 Trees Project in the Porto Metropolitan Area
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Pinto, Marta, primary, Almeida, Conceição, additional, Pereira, Ana Maria, additional, and Silva, Margarida, additional
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- 2016
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25. A new circular economy approach for integrated production of tomatoes and mushrooms
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Oliveira Vieira, Vandinelma, primary, Almeida Conceição, Aparecido, additional, Raisa Barbosa Cunha, Joice, additional, Enis Virginio Machado, Antony, additional, Gonzaga de Almeida, Euziclei, additional, Souza Dias, Eustáquio, additional, Magalhães Alcantara, Lucas, additional, Neil Gerard Miller, Robert, additional, and Gonçalves de Siqueira, Félix, additional
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- 2022
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26. A Conversation with Giuseppe Civitarese
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Ferreira, Bruno Raposo, primary and Almeida, Conceição Melo, additional
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- 2021
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27. Characterization of extracellular secondary metabolites in Oudemansiella canarii BRM-044600 displaying antifungal activity against the phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
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Euziclei Gonzaga de Almeida, Patrícia V. Abdelnur, Vandinelma de Oliveira Vieira, Caio de Oliveira Gorgulho Silva, Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira, Ruben Dario Romero-Pelaez, Murillo Lobo Junior, and João R. M. Almeida
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biology ,Physiology ,Chemistry ,Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ,Biological pest control ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Strobilurins ,Microbiology ,Agar plate ,Fungicide ,Strobilurin ,Extracellular ,Mycelium ,Biotechnology - Abstract
White mold disease, caused by the phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, provokes severe productivity losses in several economically important crops. Biocontrol agents, especially antagonist filamentous fungi, are environmentally friendly alternatives to the chemical fungicides used in white mold management. The objective of this study was to screen for basidiomycete fungi capable of inhibiting S. sclerotiorum and investigate their bioactive metabolites responsible for antifungal activities. Two out of 17 tested basidiomycete isolates inhibited the mycelial growth of S. sclerotiorum in pair culture experiments on agar plates, namely Oudemansiella canarii BRM-044600 and Laetisaria arvalis ATCC52088. O. canarii BRM-044600 liquid culture filtrate exhibited the greatest antifungal activity and was selected for further investigation. UHPLC-MS analysis suggests that six putative strobilurins, including strobilurin A and/or stereoisomers of this compound (m/z 259.1299, [M + H]+) and three putative strobilurins with m/z 257.1184 ([M + H]+) are likely responsible for the antifungal activity observed in the culture filtrate. For the first time, this work demonstrated the potential of O. canarii for white mold biocontrol and strobilurin production.
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28. Guia Preventivo para Escoliose em Jovens
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Tiago de Melo Ramos, Juliana Almeida Conceição De Carvalho, Luciane Santana Matos, Piter Natã Santana Batista, Samyla Raiane Conceição Carvalho, Maique dos Santos Bezerra Batista, Kaio Brenan Gonçalves De Oliveira, Lorena dos Santos Fontes, and Ananda Almeida Santana Ribeiro
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- 2021
29. UMA ABORDAGEM ATUALIZADA SOBRE GINASTICA LABORAL COMO FORMA DE PREVENÇÃO DA SÍNDROME DO TÚNEL DO CARPO
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WILLIAM OLIVEIRA SILVA DE MELO, MARCIO LUIZ BRAGA LOBATO, TARSILA FAGURY VIDEIRA SECCO, ALINE ARAGÃO BARRACHO, THABITHA ALMEIDA CONCEIÇÃO, and FREDY PEREIRA SENA
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Science ,Social Sciences - Abstract
A Ginástica Laboral surgiu no início do século passado, objetivando momentos de descontração aos funcionários, além de pausas para a prática de exercício físico. Sendo utilizada como ferramenta de suporte na redução de sintomas de distúrbios osteomusculares. Dentre as lesões que podem atingir o membro superior, tem-se a síndrome do túnel do carpo (STC), sendo a neuropatia de maior incidência, resultante da compressão do nervo mediano quando passa pelo túnel do carpo. Este estudo tem como objetivo conhecer a influência da ginástica laboral na prevenção da síndrome do túnel do carpo em funcionários que trabalham diretamente com computadores. O tipo desta pesquisa caracteriza-se como revisão bibliográfica. Os resultados parecem indicar a importância de se desenvolver programas de Ginástica Laboral na prevenção e na redução de doenças ocupacionais, trazendo grandes benefícios para as empresas e os trabalhadores. A ginástica laboral tem como finalidade proporcionar benefícios tanto para o trabalhador, quanto para a empresa, atuando através de exercícios de alongamento, mobilidade articular e relaxamento, visando atenuar e evitar o aparecimento das LER/DORT, proporcionando assim uma melhora na qualidade de vida do indivíduo.
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- 2014
30. Eu agora era um menino de verdade.
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Tavares de Almeida, Conceição
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- 2023
31. Biomass of unconventional plants from Brazilian semiarid as substrate for hydrolytic enzymes production by Aspergillus niger under solid and submerged fermentation
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Fábia Giovana do Val de Assis, Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira, Patrícia Lopes Leal, Bruna dos Santos Menezes, Kátia dos Santos Morais, and Juliana Gomes Barreto Souza Leite
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,biology ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,Aspergillus niger ,Biomass ,Substrate (biology) ,biology.organism_classification ,Microbiology ,Submerged fermentation ,QR1-502 ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Hydrolysis ,Enzyme ,Food science ,Biology (General) ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,Bioprocess ,endoglucanases ,Jacaratia corumbensis ,xylanase - Abstract
Aspergillus niger KIJH was grown in solid and submerged fermentation using leaves and roots (with and without bark) of plants typically from Brazilian semiarid as substrate to produce a multienzymatic extract, which was characterised for its potential biotechnological applications. Solid-state fermentation (SSF) was applied to select the most promising plants biomass as induction substrates for the production of hydrolytic enzymes by fungus. The best biomasses were used as substrate in submerged fermentation (SmF) assays at two scales. Samples of up scale fermented culture were partially purified by ultrafiltration and activity and pH and temperature stability of CMCase and xylanase were evaluated. A. niger KIJH produced hydrolytic enzymes under SSF containing unconventional plants biomass from Brazilian semiarid. In SmF conditions, maximum CMCase (0.264 U mL-1) and xylanase (1.163 U mL-1) activities were induced by Jacaratia corumbensis. Scaling up the SmF to 500 mL of medium was able to maintain constant the production of CMCase (0.346 U mL-1) and xylanase (1.273 U mL-1) on the fermented culture. Ultrafiltered and concentrated extract presented CMCase activities practically constant in all temperature ranges (30-80°C) and pH (3.0-9.0), while xylanase optimum activity temperature was 50°C and pH in the range of 3.0 to 5.0. CMCase activity remained stable for 24 hours at 50°C and xylanase was reduced in 53% after two hours incubation at the same temperature. CMCase and xylanase obtained by A. niger KIJH cultivated in submerged culture containing J. corumbensis as carbon source may have application in biotechnology processes that require enzymes that remain active under routine extreme conditions.
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32. The cross-talk between adipose tissue and heart
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Glória de Fátima Almeida Conceição and Faculdade de Medicina
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Ciências da saúde [Ciências médicas e da saúde] ,Health sciences ,Health sciences [Medical and Health sciences] ,Ciências da saúde - Published
- 2021
33. LEVANTAMENTO DOS TIPOS DO HERBÁRIO DO JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO: LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE IV — SWARTZIEAE
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de Almeida Ferraz, Carmem Lúcia, de Almeida Conceição, Cláudio, and Bastos, Antônia Rangel
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34. Cerebrospinal Fluid Chitinases as Biomarkers for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Costa, Júlia, primary, Gromicho, Marta, additional, Pronto-Laborinho, Ana, additional, Almeida, Conceição, additional, Gomes, Ricardo A., additional, Guerreiro, Ana C. L., additional, Oliva, Abel, additional, Pinto, Susana, additional, and de Carvalho, Mamede, additional
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35. Estados primitivos da mente. O trabalho onírico no encontro analítico
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Almeida, Conceição Melo, primary
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36. Characterization of extracellular secondary metabolites in Oudemansiella canarii BRM-044600 displaying antifungal activity against the phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
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Vandinelma, de Oliveira Vieira, Aparecido Almeida, Conceição, Caio, de Oliveira Gorgulho Silva, Ruben Dario, Romero-Pelaez, Murillo Lobo, Junior, Patrícia Verardi, Abdelnur, João Ricardo Moreira, de Almeida, Euziclei Gonzaga, Almeida, and Félix Gonçalves, de Siqueira
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Antifungal Agents ,Ascomycota ,Biological Control Agents ,Mycelium ,Basidiomycota ,Fatty Acids, Unsaturated ,Secondary Metabolism ,Stereoisomerism ,Microbial Sensitivity Tests ,Agaricales ,Strobilurins ,Fungicides, Industrial ,Plant Diseases - Abstract
White mold disease, caused by the phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, provokes severe productivity losses in several economically important crops. Biocontrol agents, especially antagonist filamentous fungi, are environmentally friendly alternatives to the chemical fungicides used in white mold management. The objective of this study was to screen for basidiomycete fungi capable of inhibiting S. sclerotiorum and investigate their bioactive metabolites responsible for antifungal activities. Two out of 17 tested basidiomycete isolates inhibited the mycelial growth of S. sclerotiorum in pair culture experiments on agar plates, namely Oudemansiella canarii BRM-044600 and Laetisaria arvalis ATCC52088. O. canarii BRM-044600 liquid culture filtrate exhibited the greatest antifungal activity and was selected for further investigation. UHPLC-MS analysis suggests that six putative strobilurins, including strobilurin A and/or stereoisomers of this compound (m/z 259.1299, [M + H]
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- 2021
37. Esthetic harmonization of front upper teeth using composite resin: a clinical case report
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Rebeca Barroso Bezerra, Tássia Monique dos Santos Pereira, and Gabriella Almeida Conceição Cruz
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Orthodontics ,Dental esthetics ,Computer science ,Diastema ,Context (language use) ,030206 dentistry ,Smiling ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,stomatognathic system ,Clinical case ,General Dentistry ,Upper teeth - Abstract
Every day, professionals who work with esthetics are faced with the challenge of meeting patients expectations who longs for a perfect smile, where every detail must show harmony and naturality. In this context, composite resin reanatomization is widely indicated for small corrections of color and shape in one or more dental elements, for diastema closure and sometimes for correction of small dental misalignment. The case report presented here discuss the planning and treatment for the esthetic and functional improvement of the dental units 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 and 2.2, by making direct restorations in composite resin. The patient sought the Faculty of Dentistry of UFBA in search of esthetic treatment, reporting dissatisfaction with the smile. During an evaluation, the thickness and size of the upper back teeth were dissonant, besides of the interincisal diastema and a discrete gyroversion of the lateral incisors, which together compromised the esthetic area of the smile. Therefore, the proposed treatment for solving this clinical situation was direct esthetic rehabilitation with composite resin in units 1.2 to 2.2. After obtaining the study models, it was accomplished diagnostic waxing and silicone guide as auxiliary resources on the planning and restorative stage. Nanoparticulate composite resins were used, making a stratification technique to obtain a harmonic result. The treatment was able to reproduce the esthetic and natural appearance of the teeth, through a conservative alternative, fast and with an excellent cost-benefit relation when compared to the indirect techniques.
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- 2021
38. Data sharing in PredRet for accurate prediction of retention time: Application to plant food bioactive compounds
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European Cooperation in Science and Technology, European Commission, European Research Council, Nanyang Technological University, Prime Minister's Office Singapore, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), Czech Science Foundation, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), Lantmännen Research Foundation, Academy of Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Generalitat de Catalunya, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Institución Catalana de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Fundación Séneca, Gobierno de la Región de Murcia, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Carlsberg Foundation, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Low, Dorrain Yanwen, Micheau, Pierre, Koistinen, Ville Mikael, Hanhineva, Kati, Abrankó, László, Rodríguez-Mateos, Ana, Silva, Andreia Bento da, Poucke, Christof J. van, Almeida, Conceição, Andrés-Lacueva, Cristina, Rai, Dilip K., Capanoglu, Esra, Tomás Barberán, Francisco, Mattivi, Fulvio, Schmidt, Gesine, Gürdeniz, Gözde, Valentová, Kateřina, Brescian, Letizia, Petrásková, Lucie, Dragsted, Lars, Philo, Mark, Ulaszewska, Marynka, Mena, Pedro, González-Domínguez, Raúl, García-Villalba, Rocío, Kamiloglu, Senem, Pascual-Teresa, Sonia de, Durand, Stéphanie, Wiczkowski, Wieslaw, Bronze, Maria do Rosário, Stanstrup, Jan, Manach, Claudine, European Cooperation in Science and Technology, European Commission, European Research Council, Nanyang Technological University, Prime Minister's Office Singapore, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), Czech Science Foundation, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), Lantmännen Research Foundation, Academy of Finland, University of Eastern Finland, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Generalitat de Catalunya, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Institución Catalana de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Fundación Séneca, Gobierno de la Región de Murcia, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Carlsberg Foundation, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Low, Dorrain Yanwen, Micheau, Pierre, Koistinen, Ville Mikael, Hanhineva, Kati, Abrankó, László, Rodríguez-Mateos, Ana, Silva, Andreia Bento da, Poucke, Christof J. van, Almeida, Conceição, Andrés-Lacueva, Cristina, Rai, Dilip K., Capanoglu, Esra, Tomás Barberán, Francisco, Mattivi, Fulvio, Schmidt, Gesine, Gürdeniz, Gözde, Valentová, Kateřina, Brescian, Letizia, Petrásková, Lucie, Dragsted, Lars, Philo, Mark, Ulaszewska, Marynka, Mena, Pedro, González-Domínguez, Raúl, García-Villalba, Rocío, Kamiloglu, Senem, Pascual-Teresa, Sonia de, Durand, Stéphanie, Wiczkowski, Wieslaw, Bronze, Maria do Rosário, Stanstrup, Jan, and Manach, Claudine
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Prediction of retention times (RTs) is increasingly considered in untargeted metabolomics to complement MS/MS matching for annotation of unidentified peaks. We tested the performance of PredRet (http://predret.org/) to predict RTs for plant food bioactive metabolites in a data sharing initiative containing entry sets of 29–103 compounds (totalling 467 compounds, >30 families) across 24 chromatographic systems (CSs). Between 27 and 667 predictions were obtained with a median prediction error of 0.03–0.76 min and interval width of 0.33–8.78 min. An external validation test of eight CSs showed high prediction accuracy. RT prediction was dependent on shape and type of LC gradient, and number of commonly measured compounds. Our study highlights PredRet’s accuracy and ability to transpose RT data acquired from one CS to another CS. We recommend extensive RT data sharing in PredRet by the community interested in plant food bioactive metabolites to achieve a powerful community-driven open-access tool for metabolomics annotation.
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39. O nosso sonho quando formos grandes é sermos capazes de brincar: Comentário ao artigo de Anna Maria Nicolò e de Giuseppe Civitarese sobre o signo do brincar em análise.
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Melo Almeida, Conceição and Raposo Ferreira, Bruno
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- 2022
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40. Howard Levine é uma figura marcante da psicanálise contemporânea.
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Melo Almeida, Conceição
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- 2022
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41. Pigment production by Fusarium solani BRM054066 and determination of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
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Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Manoel Neres Santos Junior, Kirley Marques Canuto, Simone Mendonça, Bruna dos Santos Menezes, Lucas Miranda Marques, Lucas Santos Solidade, Patrícia Lopes Leal, Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira, and Edy Sousa de Brito
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Antioxidant ,DPPH ,medicine.drug_class ,medicine.medical_treatment ,lcsh:Biotechnology ,Biophysics ,lcsh:QR1-502 ,01 natural sciences ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Anthraquinone ,Anti-inflammatory ,lcsh:Microbiology ,Bioactive compounds ,03 medical and health sciences ,Pigment ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,lcsh:TP248.13-248.65 ,medicine ,Food science ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,biology ,010405 organic chemistry ,Biological activity ,Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ,Doehlert design ,biology.organism_classification ,0104 chemical sciences ,Submerged fermentation ,chemistry ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Original Article ,Natural red pigment ,Fusarium solani - Abstract
The fungal kingdom has been widely studied as a source of bioactive compounds of interest to the pharmaceutical and food industry. This paper studies the production of natural red pigments by Fusarium solani BRM054066 in the submerged fermentation system, using Doehlert experimental design to determine optimal cultivation conditions. The chemical composition of the red pigment was determined by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS). Antioxidant activity was assessed by the ability to sequester of free radical DPPH. In the analysis of anti-inflammatory activity, murine peritoneal macrophages activated by LPS were used, and the gene expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and IL-17 was determined using qPCR. As a result, it was found that agitation at 200 rpm and glucose concentration ≥ 20 g/L promote the best results in the production of red pigment. The chemical compounds identified were two naphthoquinones, fusarubin and dihydrofusarubin, and an anthraquinone, a bostrycoidin, being fusarubin the majority compound. The red pigment showed antioxidant activity by scavenge 50% of the DPPH radical, in a concentration of 24 µg/mL. The pigment also showed an effective anti-inflammatory capacity by reducing the overexpression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 and promoting the production of anti-inflammatory IL-10 and IL-17, in murine macrophages activated by LPS (p F. solani BRM054066, under optimized conditions of cultivation, proved to be a promising source of biologically active natural pigments with wide industrial applicability.
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- 2020
42. Esthetic harmonization of front upper teeth using composite resin: a clinical case report
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CRUZ, Gabriella Almeida Conceição, primary, BEZERRA, Rebeca Barroso, additional, and PEREIRA, Tássia Monique dos Santos, additional
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43. Do grau de dificuldade para um contínuo de complexidade: análise textual de itens do Enem
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Clemilton Lopes Pinheiro and Jailson Almeida Conceição
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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Computer science ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Perspective (graphical) ,Quality (business) ,Dimension (data warehouse) ,Linguistics ,Focus (linguistics) ,media_common - Abstract
As pesquisas no campo dos estudos da linguagem sobre as provas do Enem compõem um cenário vasto de temas e abordagens. Neste trabalho, particularizamos a dimensão textual dos itens da prova. Nosso objetivo é, portanto, o de propor a análise do item pela perspectiva da complexidade textual, e, dessa forma, contribuir para o debate acerca da sua qualidade e do seu comportamento empírico. Apresentamos indicadores de complexidade de natureza textual, relacionados à dimensão composicional do texto, que permitem observar, nos itens, diferentes níveis dentro de um contínuo de complexidade. Consideramos duas categorias textuais: os tipos de discurso e o tópico discursivo. Para demostrar o raciocínio de que os itens da prova podem ser analisados segundo o critério da complexidade textual, apoiado nessas duas categorias, analisamos 24 itens da prova do Enem/2016.
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- 2021
44. Para uma Teoria do Erro e uma Ética da Relação.
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Tavares de Almeida, Conceição
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- 2022
45. Ethanol test as a determinant of physiological potential of forest species seeds: The case of Plathymenia reticulata Benth. (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae), a tree of interest for Atlantic Forest restoration.
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Silva de Oliveira, Everton Daniel, Moura Lima, Thâmara, Almeida Conceição, Taise, and Marani Barbosa, Rafael
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Copyright of Journal of Seed Science is the property of Associacao Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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46. Assessment of fractal dimension and panoramic radiomorphometric indices in women with celiac disease
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Aline Seixas Barros, Frederico Sampaio Neves, Luciana Bastos Alves, Gabriella Almeida Conceição Cruz, Aurélio Amorim Reis, Iêda Crusoé-Rebello, and Gabriela Almeida Cerqueira
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animal structures ,Bone density ,Post hoc ,Radiography ,Mandible ,Fractal dimension ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Bone Density ,Statistical significance ,Radiography, Panoramic ,Medicine ,Humans ,natural sciences ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Dentistry (miscellaneous) ,Orthodontics ,business.industry ,Significant difference ,nutritional and metabolic diseases ,030206 dentistry ,respiratory system ,Celiac Disease ,Fractals ,Tukey's range test ,Female ,business ,circulatory and respiratory physiology - Abstract
To assess the panoramic radiomorphometric indices and fractal dimension in women with celiac disease.The sample consisted of 20 women with celiac disease and 20 healthy women (control group). The mandibular cortical index classification, panoramic mandibular index, mental index, and fractal dimension were evaluated on panoramic radiographs. One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey test was used for comparison of the linear measurements and fractal dimension between the celiac and control groups, adopting a significance level of 5% RESULTS: There was no significant difference in panoramic radiomorphometric indices or fractal dimension between the celiac and control groups.Panoramic radiomorphometric indices and fractal dimension revealed no significant bone changes in women with celiac disease.
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- 2019
47. Saúde mental em saúde escolar: Manual para a promoção de competências socioemocionais em meio escolar 2019
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Carvalho, Álvaro, Amann, Gregória Paixão von, Almeida, Conceição Tavares de, Xavier, Miguel, Santos, Benvinda Estela, Pereira, Filomena, Ladeiras, Laurinda, Lima, Rui, Lopes, Isabel Cristina, Leal, Paula, Marta, Francisco, and Moita, Miguel
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48. A CONVERSATION WITH Giuseppe Civitarese.
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Almeida, Conceição Melo and Ferreira, Bruno Raposo
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PSYCHOANALYSTS , *THEORY , *MENTAL health personnel - Abstract
The article discusses conversation with Giuseppe Civitarese, a psychiatrist and one of the leading psychoanalysts on the Italian and international scene. Topic discussed includes His frequent and consistent contributions to the development of the theory and practice of post-Bionian analytic Bi-personal Field Theory (BFT) occupy an important place in contemporary psychoanalysis.
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- 2021
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49. El cos, lloc relacional de l’inconscient primitiu
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Almeida, Conceição
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Jo corporal ,pell ,estats no representats de la ment ,dissociació ,transferència corporal ,contratransferència corporal ,reverie - Abstract
L’autora reflexiona sobre les modificacions compulsives de lasuperfície del cos, tals com tatuatges i pírcings, i sobre el sentir-se lleig com a situacions disruptives d’ordre narcisista que es produeixen en els processos d’identificació. El cos ésl’entitat primera en què s’inscriuen aquests processos.L’autora revisita la qüestió de la integració cos-ment en laconstitució del Jo, unint els conceptes desenvolupats pe rEsther Bick («la pell psíquica»), Didier Anzieu («Jo pell») i Donald Winnicott («psicosoma») per posar l’accent en un inconscient primitiu fruit de la juxtaposició de les exigències pulsionals i la matriu relacional.
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50. Bioconversion and Biotransformation Efficiencies of Wild Macrofungi
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João R. M. Almeida, Vandinelma Oliveira Vieira, Joice Raisa Barbosa Cunha, Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Euziclei Gonzaga de Almeida, Rubén Darío Romero Pelaéz, Eustáquio Souza Dias, Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira, and Simone Mendonça
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,Bioremediation ,Biotransformation ,Bioconversion ,Chemistry ,Environmental chemistry ,Biomass ,Mineralization (soil science) ,Biodegradation ,Xenobiotic ,Decomposer - Abstract
With the capacity to produce different enzymes, macrofungi are able to efficiently degrade a wide rage of substances, so that, they are used as biodetoxification and bioremediation agents. For the ability to adapt in most variable and extreme conditions, different biomasses can be used as substrate for growth of macrofungi and obtention of by-products with great interest for industry. In this chapter, it will be further explored the efficiency and importance of wild mushroom as bioconversion and biotransformation agents of vegetal biomass, and the importance of these fungi as decomposers agent in the soil and finally explore the tools (omics) to understand the mechanism of the process. Macrofungi are vital agents for the maintenance of life on earth, meanly because of their capacity to biodegrade organic matter, such as all the components of wood. Purified enzymes from a macrofungus can be used for the production of new, valuable by-products from a specific substrate in a process called biotransformation. The fungi need to obtain energy from a nutrient source to create a new product. Complex substrates generally need to be degraded to produce sugars. This process is called biodegradation, which is applied to the disintegration of any matter by biological means. Biodegradation occurs through the action of specialized enzymes; some of these enzymes, called promiscuous enzymes, are able to degrade several analogous substrates. Through the action of these enzymes, the fungi are able to degrade/remove some toxic/xenobiotic substances by a process called biodetoxification. When the elimination of the xenobiotic compounds occurs in contaminated media, including water, soil and subsurface material, the fungus/microorganism performs a bioremediation or mycobioremediation. When the macrofungi are able to degrade complex organic matter into mineral samples, this process is called mineralization.
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