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Biblioteca(s): 	Embrapa Semiárido.	
Data corrente: 	26/11/2014	
Data da última atualização: 	26/11/2014	
Autoria: 	ARCOVERDE, J. H. V.; CARVALHO, A. de S.; NEVES, F. P. de A.; DIONÍZIO, B. P.; PONTUAL, E. V.; PAIVA, P. M. G.; NAPOLEÃO, T. H.; CORREIA, M. T. dos S.; SILVA, M. V. da; CUNhA, M. das C. C. da.	
Afiliação: 	JOSÉ HÉLTON VASCONCELOS ARCOVERDE; ALINE DE SOUZA CARVALHO; FERNANDA PACÍFICO DE ALMEIDA NEVES; BIANCA PAIVA DIONÍZIO; EMMANUEL VIANA PONTUAL; PATRÍCIA MARIA GUEDES PAIVA; THIAGO HENRIQUE NAPOLEÃO; MARIA TEREZA DOS SANTOS CORREIA; MÁRCIA VANUSA DA SILVA; MARIA DAS GRAÇAS CARNEIRO DA CUNHA.	
Título: 	Screening of Caatinga plants as sources of lectins and trypsin inhibitors.	
Ano de publicação: 	2014	
Fonte/Imprenta: 	Natural Product Research, v. 28, n. 16, p. 1297?1301, 2014.	
DOI: 	10.1080/14786419.2014.900497	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Conteúdo: 	Although it is one of the most threatened areas in the Earth, there are few studies on the biotechnological potential of the Caatinga. This work evaluated 36 extracts from 27 Caatinga plants for lectin and trypsin inhibitor activities. The presence of lectin was detected in 77.7% of samples by haemagglutinating assay. The highest values of specific haemagglutinating activity were found in extracts of leaves from Mimosa lewesii, Bauhinia acuruana and Manilkara rufula and in branches from Myracrodruon urundeuva. Trypsin inhibitor activity was detected in 63.9% of the tested extracts, strong inhibitory effect (.70%) being found in 11 samples. This work demonstrates that Caatinga is a potential source of bioactive plant proteins that can be isolated and studied for several applications. The biochemical prospecting of Caatinga is essential for collection of bioactive principles so as to add conservation value to the region	
Palavras-Chave: 	Bioma caatinga; Inibidores de tripsina; Lectinas; Natural resource; Plantas da caatinga; Prospecção bioquímica; Proteínas vegetais; Recursos bioquímicos.	
Thesagro: 	Recurso natural.	
Categoria do assunto: 	P Recursos Naturais, Ciências Ambientais e da Terra	
Registro original: 	Embrapa Semiárido (CPATSA)	
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