Identification of phenolic compounds in pomegranate (Punica Granatum) seeds and soybean (Glicine Max) oils and its stabilization by spray drying.

Pomegranate seed oil (PSO), even though highly sensitive to oxidation, has been extensively studied due to its bioactive potentials, assigned to the punicic acid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, and several phenolic compounds. Combined with soybean oil (SO) we get an affordable product, rich in essential fatty acids. In this study we evaluate PSO and SO for phenolic and fatty acids compositions and encapsulate it by spray drying to increase its shelf life. Modified starch, maltodextrin and gum arabic are evaluated by a mixture design to get the better wall material composition. The content of punicic, a conjugated linolenic acid, and linoleic acids in PSO and SO were, respectively 75% and 54%. As expected, the phenolic acids were found at low concentration in PSO and SO, but in high content in pressing cake. The better response for spray drying process yield and oxidative stability were achieved at using modified starch and gum arabic at the same proportion as wall material.Food: the tree that sustains life

The Brazilian Program for Biodiversity Research (PPBio) Information System.

The database of the Brazilian Program for Biodiversity Research (PPBio; GIVD ID SA-BR-001) includes data on the environment and biological groups such as plants. It is organized by site, which is usually a grid with 10 to 72 uniformly-distributed plots, and has already surveyed 1,638 relevés across different Brazilian ecosystems. The sampling design is based on the RAPELD system to allow integration of data from diverse taxa and ecosystem processes. RAPELD is a spatially-explicit sampling scheme to monitor biodiversity in long-term ecological research sites and during rapid appraisals of biodiversity that has attracted support from many management agencies, which are using it as their long-term monitoring system. Vegetation surveys include measurements of cover, biomass and number of individuals from woody and herbaceous vascular plants, along with environmental data. We have recently migrated to a metadata catalog and data repository which allows searching for specific groups across all sites. All RAPELD data have been collected since 2001, though the site also allows data from other long-term plots to be archived as associated projects

The Brazilian Program for Biodiversity Research (PPBio) Information System.

The database of the Brazilian Program for Biodiversity Research (PPBio; GIVD ID SA-BR-001) includes data on the environment and biological groups such as plants. It is organized by site, which is usually a grid with 10 to 72 uniformly-distributed plots, and has already surveyed 1,638 relevés across different Brazilian ecosystems. The sampling design is based on the RAPELD system to allow integration of data from diverse taxa and ecosystem processes. RAPELD is a spatially-explicit sampling scheme to monitor biodiversity in long-term ecological research sites and during rapid appraisals of biodiversity that has attracted support from many management agencies, which are using it as their long-term monitoring system. Vegetation surveys include measurements of cover, biomass and number of individuals from woody and herbaceous vascular plants, along with environmental data. We have recently migrated to a metadata catalog and data repository which allows searching for specific groups across all sites. All RAPELD data have been collected since 2001, though the site also allows data from other long-term plots to be archived as associated projects