Scientia PlenaPub Date : 2024-02-21DOI: 10.14808/sci.plena.2024.011501
Diandra de Andrades, Tatiane Sayuri Inagaki, Lucas Alejandro Lopez Karg, Fabíola Ayumi Yassuda Minomo, Natália Sartori Brandão, C. Henn, Alexandre Maller, J. L. da Conceição Silva, Rita de Cássia Garcia Simão, Marina Kimiko Kadowaki
{"title":"Thermoacidophilic β-fructofuranosidase induced with soybean meal produced by a new Aspergillus flavus isolated from the Atlantic Forest","authors":"Diandra de Andrades, Tatiane Sayuri Inagaki, Lucas Alejandro Lopez Karg, Fabíola Ayumi Yassuda Minomo, Natália Sartori Brandão, C. Henn, Alexandre Maller, J. L. da Conceição Silva, Rita de Cássia Garcia Simão, Marina Kimiko Kadowaki","doi":"10.14808/sci.plena.2024.011501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2024.011501","url":null,"abstract":"High production of β-fructofuranosidase was obtained with the new fungus Aspergillus flavus isolated from the Atlantic Forest under solid state fermentation supplemented with soybean meal (53.36 U/ml). This beta-fructofuranosidase obtained after six days of cultivation with soybean meal was partially purified by DEAE-Sephadex ion exchange chromatographic columns, with a final yield of 19%, with an apparent molecular mass of 37 KDa by SDS-PAGE. The optimum pH and temperature for enzyme activity were 5.0 and 60 °C, respectively. The enzyme showed stability with 70% residual activity after 12 hours in the acid pH range (5.0 and 5.5), while at temperatures from 45 ºC to 55 ºC the enzyme showed stability greater than 50%. Therefore, the characteristics of this thermoacidophilic β-fructofuranosidase from A. flavus presents potential for use in several biotechnological processes.","PeriodicalId":506304,"journal":{"name":"Scientia Plena","volume":"103 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140444059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scientia PlenaPub Date : 2024-02-21DOI: 10.14808/sci.plena.2024.011701
José Augusto Oliveira Júnior, Roberto Rodrigues de Souza, Cristiane Da Cunha Nascimento
{"title":"Avaliação da casca da vagem de Libidibia ferrea (Fabaceae) como adsorvente de cromo aplicado a um efluente de curtume sintético","authors":"José Augusto Oliveira Júnior, Roberto Rodrigues de Souza, Cristiane Da Cunha Nascimento","doi":"10.14808/sci.plena.2024.011701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2024.011701","url":null,"abstract":"Dois biossorventes de Cr(VI), um não modificado e o outro com modificação alcalina, produzidos a partir da biomassa da vagem de Libidibia ferrea (LF) foram estudados pela presente pesquisa. Os biossorventes preparados foram caracterizados antes e depois da adsorção ao Cr(VI) através de diferentes técnicas, incluindo FTIR, MEV, EDX, análise de área superficial, volume e diâmetro de poros, e espectroscopia Raman. Além disso, estudos do equilíbrio e da cinética de adsorção também ajudaram a entender o processo adsortivo. Por fim, foi realizado um ensaio de adsorção com o efluente de curtume sintético. A remoção máxima de Cr(VI) no efluente sintético de curtume ficou em torno dos 90% para o biossorvente não modificado. Também o adsorvente não modificado foi caracterizado, com uma maior área superficial e volume de poros. Além disso, os estudos do equilíbrio e cinética de adsorção demonstraram que o biossorvente não modificado possuiria uma superfície heterogênea, com possibilidade de múltiplos sítios de adsorção. Cineticamente foi demonstrado que a fisissorção e a quimissorção, agiram simultaneamente, justificando a rápida adsorção do Cr(VI) a biomassa. Dessa forma, o presente estudo demonstrou que a biomassa da vagem de LF não modificada pode ser utilizada como um biossorvente de Cr(VI), gerando uma possibilidade futura de ser aplicado a um efluente de curtume real. Ao desenvolver um adsorvente de Cr(VI) a partir de um material não convencional, composto pela biomassa da vagem de LF não modificada, o presente trabalho vem apresentar uma alternativa sustentável e de baixo custo ao processo de tratamento de efluentes.","PeriodicalId":506304,"journal":{"name":"Scientia Plena","volume":"65 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140444717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scientia PlenaPub Date : 2024-02-21DOI: 10.14808/sci.plena.2024.010201
Camila Beatriz da Silva Souza, Paulo Guilherme da Silva Farias, Jean Sérgio Rosset, Jefferson Matheus Barros Ozório, E. Panachuki, J. Schiavo, Paulo Rikardo Lima
{"title":"Chemical characterization of soil organic matter in differents management practices in the Cerrado-Pantanal ecotone","authors":"Camila Beatriz da Silva Souza, Paulo Guilherme da Silva Farias, Jean Sérgio Rosset, Jefferson Matheus Barros Ozório, E. Panachuki, J. Schiavo, Paulo Rikardo Lima","doi":"10.14808/sci.plena.2024.010201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2024.010201","url":null,"abstract":"Different land uses and occupations have a direct impact on edaphic attributes, which can be identified by soil quality indicators, with organic matter being an excellent edaphic quality indicator. The objective of the work was to chemically characterize soil organic matter (SOM) in different management systems in the municipality of Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Soil samples were collected in five areas with different management practices, in addition to an area of native Cerrado forest (NF), and the managed areas were: exposed soil (ES), conventional tillage system (CTS), no-tillage (NTS), permanent pasture (PP) and sugarcane (SC). In addition to the determination of bulk density (Bd), total organic carbon (TOC) contents and stocks were quantified, as well as carbon (C) contents and stocks of the humified fractions: humic acid (AH), fulvic acid (AF) and humin (HUM), with subsequent calculation of HA/FA and alkaline extract/humin (AE/HUM) and TOC stratification index (SI). There were no significant changes for Ds after six years of implementation of management systems. TOC levels and stocks were higher in PP and NTS areas. The HUM fraction was predominant, with higher contents and stocks of all fractions for the PP and NTS areas, demonstrating the greater intensity of the humification process in these management systems, with greater stability of C in the soil after six years of experiment. The PCA indicated a difference between the areas that present conservation practices in the ES and CTS areas. The NF, NTS, PP and SC areas contribute to SOM stabilization.","PeriodicalId":506304,"journal":{"name":"Scientia Plena","volume":"56 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140444610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scientia PlenaPub Date : 2024-02-21DOI: 10.14808/sci.plena.2024.014201
Bruna Eveling Hochscheidt, Savana Noro Brondani, Alexandre Tadeu Paulino, Patricia Hissae Yassue Cordeiro, L. J. Visioli, H. Enzweiler
{"title":"Photocatalytic treatment under visible light applied to aqueous glyphosate solution","authors":"Bruna Eveling Hochscheidt, Savana Noro Brondani, Alexandre Tadeu Paulino, Patricia Hissae Yassue Cordeiro, L. J. Visioli, H. Enzweiler","doi":"10.14808/sci.plena.2024.014201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2024.014201","url":null,"abstract":"Numerous chemical residues produced by industries and agricultural activities harm the environment. Pesticides and herbicides pollute soil and water and have toxic effects on living beings. Glyphosate – N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine – is an herbicide extensively used for the non-selective control of weeds. This systemic and post-emergent organophosphorus compound accounts for 60% of the world market of non-selective herbicides. Photocatalysis is one of the safest and least expensive methods for removing pesticides from wastewater. Evidence in the literature shows that photocatalysis has the potential for the removal of herbicides from surface waters and soil. The present study aimed to investigate the photocatalytic degradation and reduction of phytotoxicity of glyphosate in the presence of cerium dioxide (CeO2), titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) as catalysts (2 g L-1) under a visible radiation source. Among the catalysts, CeO2 had the best efficiency, achieving 17% degradation, followed by ZnO (6.8%) and TiO2 (6.4%). The concentration of CeO2 was diminished to 1 g L-1 to assess its influence, leading to a reduction in degradation from 17% to 15%. Phytotoxicity of the product of the reactions was also evaluated and revealed a nonphytotoxic compound was formed in the photocatalytic reaction solution using CeO2 as the catalyst.","PeriodicalId":506304,"journal":{"name":"Scientia Plena","volume":"131 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140443886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scientia PlenaPub Date : 2024-02-21DOI: 10.14808/sci.plena.2024.014601
M. Braga, M. D. Eleutério, P. H. Cesar, Isaac Filipe Moreira Konig, M. Trento, S. Marcussi
{"title":"Toxic or medicinal? New approach to the pharmacological and toxicological properties of Echinodorus macrophyllus leaves","authors":"M. Braga, M. D. Eleutério, P. H. Cesar, Isaac Filipe Moreira Konig, M. Trento, S. Marcussi","doi":"10.14808/sci.plena.2024.014601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2024.014601","url":null,"abstract":"Echinodorus macrophyllus contains some phytochemicals that can induce toxicity but are also promising as ingredients in products to promote and maintain health, improve the immune system, and prevent diseases. In this study, the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of leaves of this species were characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography, investigated in vitro regarding their modulating action on snake venom enzymes, and evaluated in digestive enzyme inhibition assays. The extracts inhibited the phospholipase activity induced by Bothrops jararacussu and B. moojeni venoms. The hemolytic activity induced by Crotalus durissus terrificus venom was potentiated by 30-73% by the ethanolic extract at the ratios analyzed. The thrombolytic activity induced by B. moojeni venom was inhibited by 51% and 34% by the aqueous and ethanolic extracts at a ratio of 1:5 (w:w), respectively. The clotting time induced by B. moojeni and Lachesis muta muta venoms was prolonged after incubation with either extract. The extracts also exerted antigenotoxic action on DNA fragmentation induced by L. muta muta venom. Both extracts lowered the enzymatic activity of α-glucosidases, and the ethanolic extract inhibited α-amylases. The inhibition of digestive enzymes suggests the extracts could decrease calorie availability from carbohydrate intake. Results confirm the potential therapeutic use of E. macrophyllus in the prevention and treatment of hemostatic changes, since the proteins of venoms inhibited by it exhibit high homology with human proteins involved in various pathophysiological processes, such as inflammatory responses and blood coagulation.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":506304,"journal":{"name":"Scientia Plena","volume":"3 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139957814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Scientia PlenaPub Date : 2024-02-21DOI: 10.14808/sci.plena.2024.011201
Maria Clara Santos Dantas, José Ribamar Sousa Júnior, Júlio Marcelino Monteiro
{"title":"Fitossociologia de componente lenhoso de uma área de vegetação em Floriano, sul do Piauí","authors":"Maria Clara Santos Dantas, José Ribamar Sousa Júnior, Júlio Marcelino Monteiro","doi":"10.14808/sci.plena.2024.011201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2024.011201","url":null,"abstract":"Esse estudo se propõe realizar um inventário fitossociológico em uma área de vegetação com características de semiárido, no município de Floriano, região Sul do estado do Piauí, visando minimizar a lacunas no conhecimento sobre o bioma. Nesse estado, as fitosisionomias são influenciadas por distintos ecossistemas e apresenta áreas transicionais (caatinga/cerrado) ainda pobremente estudadas. Foi realizada uma amostragem da vegetação na Fazenda Experimental do Colégio Técnico de Floriano (CTF), cujos pontos quadrantes foram dispostos. Parâmetros fitossociológicos (área basal, dominância relativa, frequência relativa e densidade relativa) foram calculados usando o software Fitopac 2.1 e RStudio. Na área inventariada foram contabilizados 684 indivíduos (643 indivíduos vivos e 41 mortos), totalizando 28 etnoespécies, identificados entre 13 espécies, nove gêneros, três ao nível de família e cinco desconhecidos. Combretaceae se destacou na área estudada. Provavelmente por ser pioneira, heliófila e se adaptar bem ao clima local. Assim, a variação no número de espécies encontradas nos diversos estudos para a caatinga e/ou cerrado pode ser explicada por alguns fatores tais como, topografia, tipo e permeabilidade do solo, pluviosidade local, perturbações antrópicas e até os critérios de inclusão para a seleção da amostra. Essas pesquisas são essenciais para a elaboração de estratégias de conservação por conta do conhecimento e registro dos distintos ambientes florísticos e fitofisionômicos da flora local.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":506304,"journal":{"name":"Scientia Plena","volume":"2 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139957873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}