Every year, the worldwide wine production generates about 20 million tons of waste, which usually end up being discarded in the environment. Previous data showed that it is possible to obtain flavan-3-ol compounds from ...

The evaluation of enological, sensorial and biological parameters in sparkling wines (SW) Charmat (brut and demi-sec) and Champenoise (brut) was performed in experimental and industrial samples, provided by seven wineries, ...

The squamous carcinoma of the cervix uterine is one of the neoplasias of bigger incidence in the whole world, also in Brazil, being responsible for the death of thousand of women to each year, great part of them occurring ...

The tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is an ectoparasite that cause economic losses to brazilian livestock. In this work, it was evaluated the toxicity of Palicourea marcgravii and Derris negrensis extracts and Piper ...

In this work, fungus samples isolated from decomposing vegetables were tested with respect to their capacity of producing pectinases to be applied to the enzymatic treatment of apple and bilberry juices. Taking in account ...

Tooth agenesis, the failure of development of tooth bud causing definitive absence of the tooth, is the most common dental anomaly affecting up to one quarter of the general population. The main cause is related to abnormal ...

Brazil is known as a country of great agricultural activity, but also produces a large amount of agro-industrial residues. On this basis, the seek for alternatives to the use of residual organic matter is increasing. The ...

Protozoa of the genera Acanthamoeba are one of the most abundant free-living organisms. This microrganisms are found in a wide variety of natural habitats including water, soil, dust, vegetables, hospital units, ventilation ...

Cryopreservation of human semen is very important in reproductive medicine, but it may cause damages to the spermatozoa, probably due to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which may cause structural damage ...