Camila Marinho Mano

TL;DR: Melanin may be carcinogenic as well as protective against cancer, and validate the long-standing suggestion that chemically generated excited electronic states are relevant to mammalian biology.

TL;DR: In this paper, methanolic extract powders of acerola, passion fruit and pineapple industrial residues, including pulp, seeds and peel, were screened for antioxidant capacity and compared with their radical-scavenging activities (RSA) against both DPPH • and superoxide anion ( O 2 • - ) radicals, and their protective effect against liposome peroxidation, triggered by peroxyl radical.

TL;DR: In this article, polymeric nanoparticles (PLGA) have been developed for the encapsulation and controlled release of quercetin and catechin using a solvent displacement method, and physicochemical properties measured by light scattering, scanning electron microscopy and ζ-potential, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the antioxidant capacity of powdered genipap (Genipa americana L), umbu ( Spondia tuberosa A), siriguela ( SpONDia purpurea L) and siriguana (Spondia purpura L) extracts.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe evidence of the generation of O2 ((1)Δg) in aqueous solution via energy transfer from excited triplet acetone.