Semi-preparative HPLC purification of δ-tocotrienol (δ-T3) from Elaeis guineensis Jacq. and Bixa orellana L. and evaluation of its in vitro anticancer activity in human A375 melanoma cells
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DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1320793
Abstract: Abstract In this work, we report a rapid and convenient HPLC-UV-DAD method for the isolation of δ-T3 on semi-preparative scale from two different vitamin E rich processed, commercially available products obtained from the fruits of… read more here.
Keywords: hplc; bixa orellana; guineensis jacq; elaeis guineensis ... See more keywords
Bixasteroid, a new compound from the fruits of Bixa orellana and its anti-inflammatory activity.
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DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2021.1974436
Abstract: Bixasteroid (1), one new steroid together with five known compounds (2-6), were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction of ethanol extract of Bixa orellana fruits. All of these known compounds were isolated from the plant… read more here.
Keywords: anti inflammatory; bixasteroid new; bixa orellana; new compound ... See more keywords
Kinetics of the thermal degradation of phenolic compounds from achiote leaves (Bixa orellana L.) and its effect on the antioxidant activity
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DOI: 10.1590/fst.30920
Abstract: Achiote (Bixa orellana L.) is a shrub from the intertropical regions of America, belonging to the Bixaceae family (Lourido Pérez & Martínez Sánchez, 2010; Viuda-Martos et al., 2012). Its fruits are an ovoid capsule with… read more here.
Keywords: bixa orellana; phenolic compounds; antioxidant activity; thermal degradation ... See more keywords
Chemical, nutritional, and biological composition of three seed morphotypes of Bixa orellana L. Bixaceae (Achiote) in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico
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DOI: 10.30848/pjb2021-6(12)
Abstract: Bixa orellana L. is endemic to the tropical zone of the Americas. In a previous study, our research group detected antiinflammatory properties in the leaves of three accessions of Bixa orellana L. in the Maya… read more here.
Keywords: biological composition; bixa orellana; nutritional biological; composition ... See more keywords
Gene expression profile during seed development of Bixa orellana accessions varying in bixin pigment
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1066509
Abstract: Diverse morphological, cellular and physiological changes occur during seed maturation in Bixa orellana when the seed tissues form specialized cell glands that produce reddish latex with high bixin amounts. Transcriptomic profiling during seed development in… read more here.
Keywords: bixin; bixa orellana; seed development; seed ... See more keywords
Study of Essential Oil Isolated from Achiote (Bixa orellana) Leaves: Chemical Composition, Enantiomeric Distribution and Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Anticholinesterase Activities
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12040710
Abstract: Bixa orellana is a native and cultivated species of Ecuador commonly known as achiote (annatto), this species is very versatile with a wide variety of uses and applications of its leaves, fruits and seeds. In… read more here.
Keywords: oil; composition; essential oil; activity ... See more keywords
Organic Electronics from Nature: Computational Investigation of the Electronic and Optical Properties of the Isomers of Bixin and Norbixin Present in the Achiote Seeds
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072138
Abstract: Organic compounds have been employed in developing new green energy solutions with good cost-efficiency compromise, such as photovoltaics. The light-harvesting process in these applications is a crucial feature that still needs improvements. Here, we studied… read more here.
Keywords: light harvesting; bixa orellana; achiote seeds; electronic optical ... See more keywords
Consumption of Eggs Alone or Enriched with Annatto (Bixa orellana L.) Does Not Increase Cardiovascular Risk in Healthy Adults—A Randomized Clinical Trial, the Eggant Study
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DOI: 10.3390/nu15020369
Abstract: Most atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by modifying lifestyles, including unhealthy diets. Eggs contain important carotenoids that may impact cardiovascular risk. The lipid nature of eggs can improve the bioavailability of other carotenoids, such… read more here.
Keywords: consumption; risk; annatto bixa; cardiovascular risk ... See more keywords
Isolation and functional characterization of two dioxygenases putatively involved in bixin biosynthesis in annatto (Bixa orellana L.)
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7064
Abstract: Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs) are enzymes that have been implicated in the biosynthesis of a wide diversity of secondary metabolites with important economic value, including bixin. Bixin is the second most used pigment in the… read more here.
Keywords: involved bixin; seed; bixa orellana; biosynthesis ... See more keywords