Heat processing (HTST) of umbu (Spondias tuberosa Arruda Câmara) pulp

Spondias tuberosa Arruda (Anacardiaceae), a threatened tree of the Brazilian Caatinga?

Spondias tuberosa Arr., a fructiferous tree endemic to the northeast Brazilian tropical dry forest called Caatinga, accounts for numerous benefits for its ecosystem as well as for the dwellers of the Caatinga. The tree serves as feed for pollinators and dispersers as well as fodder for domestic ruminants, and is a source of additional income for local smallholders and their families. Despite it...

Fruit Flies (diptera: Tephritidae) Associated with Umbu ( Spondias Tuberosa ) in the Semiarid Region of Bahia, Brazil

Acute Toxicity and Cytotoxicity Effect of Ethanolic Extract of Spondias tuberosa Arruda Bark: Hematological, Biochemical and Histopathological Evaluation.

Spondias tuberosa Arruda, popularly named as umbu, is native from savanna-like vegetation and widely used for medicinal purposes, however, the toxicological profile is not available yet. This study evaluated the phytochemical profile and acute toxicity and citoxicity of Ethanolic Extract of Spondias tuberosa Arruda Bark (EEStb) in hematological, biochemical and histopathological parameters. Fem...

Karyotyping of Spondias L. (Anacardiaceae) Using Fluorescent Microscope

The genus Spondias L. belongs to the Anacardiaceae family and includes 18 species with at least nine Neotropical species [1]. Spondias is native to tropical America and Asia, and Madagascar. Spondias has been used as far as 6500 B.C., in the Tehuacán Valley of Mexico [2]. S. mombin L. (Cajá), S. tuberosa Arruda Câmara (Umbu) and S. purpurea (Serigüela) are the most economically important specie...

Partial characterization and inactivation of peroxidases and polyphenol-oxidases of umbu-cajá (Spondias spp.) Caracterização parcial e inativação de peroxidases e polifenol-oxidases de umbu-cajá (Spondias spp.)

Recebido para publicação em 21/10/2008 Aceito para publicação em 25/9/2009 (003889) 1 Departamento de Tecnologia, Colegiado de Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana – UEFS, BR 116-Norte, Km 03, CEP 44031-460, Feira de Santana – BA, Brasil, E-mail: [email protected] *A quem a correspondência deve ser enviada Partial characterization and inactivation of peroxidases and...