SEGURANÇA DOS ALIMENTOS NO CONTEXTO DA PANDEMIA POR SARS-COV-2

O mundo está enfrentando uma pandemia que teve como epicentro a cidade de Wuhan, na China, e se espalhou pelo mundo todo. Vários países estão em estado de alerta por se tratar de uma pandemia causada por um vírus com causas e consequências ainda desconhecidas. O vírus é o SARS-CoV2, da família Coronaviridae, onde o SARS-CoV, já ocasionou uma pandemia em 2003, deixando mais de 700 mortos ao redor do mundo. O novo coronavírus, causador da doença denominada COVID-19, afeta principalmente o sistema respiratório e tem uma taxa de transmissão muito alta. Alguns pacientes podem ser assintomáticos, culminando numa alta capacidade de transmissão. Dados científicos comprovam que esse vírus permanece em atividade durante horas, em alguns materiais, trazendo preocupação com a segurança dos alimentos e o questionamento quanto ao contágio através da alimentação. Por isso, é necessário o cuidado na manutenção e higienização das instalações, equipamentos e utensílios, atendendo às Boas Práticas para garantir a segurança sanitária dos alimentos

<b>Evaluation of the protective effect of guava fruits and leaves on oxidative stress </b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v36i1.19839

Oxidative stress is an imbalance between reactive oxygen species and antioxidant capacity of action. Thus, research, alternative to mitigate the damaging effects of oxidative stress, improving the body´s antioxidant capacity, prevented the disease and its complicatons. The leaves and fruits of guava are rich in the antioxidants. This work aimed to study the effect of flour and ethanolic/acetone extracts leaves and fruits of guava on lipid oxidation in rats with hypercholesterolemic. The flour and extracts decreased leves of triglycerides and non – HDL cholesterol and increased in the HDL. Cholesterol levels decreased only leaves and fruits. The activity of GPx decreased in samples serum in all treatments  and the SOD only the extracts were effective. There was no difference in levels the MDA in relation hypercholesterolemic control. For the samples of liver, there was no difference in activity SOD. In relation of activity GPx, only the flour was effective. There were differences in levels the MDA of the hypercholesterolemic animals treated with flour and extracts with the animals of the hypercholesterolemic control

Influence of integral and decaffeinated coffee brews on metabolic parameters of rats fed with hiperlipidemic diets

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of integral and decaffeinated coffee brews (Coffea arabica L and C. canephora Pierre) on the metabolic parameters of rats fed with hyperlipidemic diet. Thirty male Wistar rats (initial weight of 270 g ± 20 g) were used in the study, which were divided into six groups five each. The treatments were normal diet, hyperlipidemic diet, hyperlipidemic diet associated with integral coffee arabica or canephora brews (7.2 mL/kg/day) and hyperlipidemic diet associated to decaffeinated arabica, or canephora brews, using the same dosage. After 41 days, performance analyses were conducted.The rats were then euthanized and the carcasses were used for the analysis of dried ether extract and crude protein. Fractions of adipose tissue were processed for histological analysis. There was a reduction in weight gain and accumulation of lipids in the carcasses, lower diameter of adipocytes and a lower relative weight of the liver and kidneys of rats fed with hyperlipidemic diet associated with integral coffee brew. Integral coffee brew reduced the obesity in the rats receiving hyperlipidemic diet, but the same effect did not occur with the decaffeinated types

Chemical Composition, Production of Secondary Metabolites and Antioxidant Activity in Coffee Cultivars Susceptible and Partially Resistant to Bacterial Halo Blight

Coffee production is one of the main agricultural activities in Brazil, and several coffee cultivars with disease resistance have already been developed. The secondary metabolites produced by plants are closely associated with defense strategies, and the resistance of coffee cultivars to bacterial halo blight (BHB) can be related to these compounds. Therefore, this study aims to compare a partially resistant coffee cultivar (Iapar-59) and a susceptible cultivar (Mundo Novo 376/4) to BHB (Pseudomonas syringae pv. garcae) in relation to the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the leaf extracts. In addition, this study determined the total phenolic and flavonoid contents and phenolic profiles of the Iapar-59 leaf extracts of plants inoculated with P. syringae pv. garcae. The Iapar-59 extract showed a higher content of phenolic compounds and flavonoids than the Mundo Novo 376/4 extract. Both cultivars contained gallic, chlorogenic and caffeic acids; however, the highest contents were quantified in the Iapar-59 cultivar. The leaf extracts from the Iapar-59 cultivar exhibited higher antioxidant activity. Higher concentrations of gallic, caffeic and chlorogenic acids and the presence of vanillin were detected in the extract of cultivar Iapar-59 inoculated with P. syringae pv. garcae

PLANEJAMENTO, MONTAGEM E APLICAÇÃO DE MODELOS DIDÁTICOS PARA ABORDAGEM DE BIOLOGIA CELULAR E MOLECULAR NO ENSINO MÉDIO POR GRADUANDOS DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS

Este artigo relata o processo de construção e aplicação de modelos de baixo custo na área debiologia celular e molecular. O caráter microscópico das estruturas estudadas nos conteúdosdestas disciplinas torna a abordagem de ensino muitas vezes abstrata, dificultando o processode aprendizagem. Ao mesmo tempo, a falta de laboratórios ou equipamentos em muitasescolas compromete o ensino destas disciplinas. Neste contexto, estudantes do curso deciências biológicas da Universidade Federal de Alfenas (Unifal-MG) desenvolveram e aplicaramsete modelos em alunos do ensino médio, como material didático de apoio para a disciplinaBiologia. Os resultados foram bastante positivos tanto para os estudantes do ensino médio,quanto para a equipe de graduandos