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Bioactive Compounds of Tucuma (Astrocaryum aculeatum G. Mey.)

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Abstract

Amazon region has a greatest biodiversity and social diversity from indigenous and riverine populations. The natives of the Amazon, especially indigenous populations, depend on several palms for obtaining raw material for food, housing, clothing, hunting, and fishing including tucuma fruit (Astrocaryum aculeatum). Tucuma is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, carotenoids, and polyphenols. Despite limited scientific reports, tucuma could present important antioxidant, genoprotective, antitumoral, antimicrobial activities.

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Abbreviations

APL:

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia

ATBC:

Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention

ATRA:

All-trans-retinoic acid

CNTD:

Chronic nontransmissible diseases

CRC:

Colon rectal cancer

HDL:

High density lipoprotein

LDL:

Low density lipoprotein

PBMC:

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells

RAR:

Retinoic acid receptors

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da Cruz, I.B.M., Barbisan, F., Ribeiro, E.E. (2020). Bioactive Compounds of Tucuma (Astrocaryum aculeatum G. Mey.). In: Murthy, H., Bapat, V. (eds) Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Fruits and Nuts. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30182-8_13

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