Fungal diseases in fruit crops compromise productivity even when synthetic fungicides are applied. However, growing health and environmental concerns have made such products less attractive to consumers. In this context, the present study aimed to extract and characterise the essential oil (EO) from leaves and flowers of African basil ( Ocimum gratissimum L.) by hydrodistillation and to evaluate its bioactivity against the fun...

Theobroma cacao L. genetic transformation still relies predominantly on somatic embryogenesis-based systems, which are often genotype-dependent, labor-intensive, and associated with prolonged culture periods. In this study, we developed an alternative regeneration platform based on mature seed-derived embryonic axes and evaluated its suitability for biolistic DNA delivery. Embryonic axes from the cacao cultivars ‘TSH1188’ and...

This study aimed to evaluate the exposure of Chelonia mydas (green turtles) inhabiting the south coast of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil, to essential and toxic elements. Concentrations of Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, and Zn were determined in shell, muscle, liver, and kidney samples from 43 individuals using ICP-OES. Element concentrations varied according to tissue type. Specifically, the average concentrations of A...

Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903, is widely distributed across the main hydrographic basins of South America. The taxonomic integrity of this species is nevertheless challenged by the lack of clear diagnostic characters, its marked geographic variation and the morphological overlap with its congeners. In this context, the present study investigated the genetic diversity of the P. australis group ( P. australis ,...

Urban residue can be reused as inputs for forest production systems. This study evaluated the potential of organo-mineral fertilizers (OMFs) formulated from oil drilling cuttings from pre- and post-salt layers combined with sewage sludge for the early growth of Eucalyptus urograndis . However, field evidence on their use as fertilizers in forest systems remains scarce. Therefore, the raw residues and OMFs were chemically chara...

Aim We investigate the distribution of dispersal modes — endozoochory (via animal ingestion), synzoochory (via animal seed accumulation) and anemochory (via wind)—and seed mass of woody plants across Brazilian ecosystems, testing whether their relative abundance in local plant communities could be predicted by climate, edaphic factors and dispersal agents (e.g., the main vectors moving seeds). We expected climate to be the mai...

Myeloperoxidase (MPO) has been associated with a broad range of chronic inflammatory diseases since activated MPO catalyzes the production of HOCl, triggering both oxidative stress and inflammation. Since benzohydrazides are known as MPO inhibitors, a series of six N '-phenylbenzohydrazides and one quinazolin-4(3 H )-one analogue was evaluated through in vitro assays to measure inhibition of MPO, superoxide dismutase (SOD), an...

Due to its high concentration of growth factors, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has become the subject of much research, either as an isolated or adjuvant treatment for wound repair. The fractal dimension has been used as an innovative method for the characterization and quantification of tissue structural alterations without any interference from the evaluator. The objective of this study was characterizing collagen types I and I...

Microplastics (MPs) are minuscule plastic particles with significant potential for internalization by various organisms, particularly aquatic species, though they are also detectable in soils and airborne particulate matter. The genus Artemia comprises zooplanktonic microcrustaceans, characterized as non-selective filter feeders, which have long served as subjects in ecotoxicological research. This study undertakes a comprehen...