The presence of ochratoxinA(OTA), a mycotoxin with carcinogenic properties, was analyzed in the white cocoa of Piura. Samples were collected in four stages of grain production: harvest, fermented, dried and stored. The analysis was done both on the grain shell and on the cotyledon. The samples were collected from the collection center of the Association of Small Producers of Cocoa Piura (APPROCAP). OTA was extracted from the samples using 1% sodium bicarbonate, purified by immunoaffinity columns and then quantified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). A detectable concentration of OTA (1.92 ± 0.02 μg / kg) was found in the fermentation stage. The harvest, drying and storage stages in the cocoa grain production process did not show OTA.

Objective. To assess the effect of Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis ‘binomio ayahuasca’ ingestion in rat hippocampus. Design. Experimental, descriptive, analytical, and cross-sectional study. Institution. Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Resources, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Biological material. Rats. Interventions. Orogastric administration of ‘binomio ayahuasca’ in adult Rattus norvegicus albinus Holtzman strain. Seven groups of five animals with an average weight of 240 ± 30 g were administered: (GI) placebo, (GII) 2.5 mL of diazepam (GIII) 0.7 mL of Banisteriopsis caapi solution, (GIV) 0,7 mL of Psychotria viridis solution. Groups GV, GVI and GVII received 0.7 mL, 3.5 mL and 7.0 mL of binomio ayahuasca solution, respectively. Main outcome measures. Macroscopically: reflex mov...

Objective of the study was to compare the sunscreen effect in vivo of a cream made with the hydroalcoholic extract of the brown seaweed Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnapus) Agardh, with comercial sunscreens in skin lesions prevention. The biological sample was collected in the continental socket from Yanyarina beach, San Juan de Marcona, Ica region. Hydroalcoholic extract (ethanol 1:1) was obtained for maceration process since 300 g seaweed. With the extract was formulated and design the blocker dermocosmetic using concentrations of 5, 10, and 15%, respectively, with a mixture of solids aliphatic alcohols, consisting mainly of Cetyl alcohol (C16H3O) and Stearyl alcohol (C18H39O) 50/70%. Were used albino mice, mus musculus specie, bald c53 strain, adult males, with average weight 30 g. Photoprotective potential in vivo was tested through topical application on mice skin, in the dorsal anterior...

El estudio tuvo como objetivo comparar el efecto fotoprotector in vivo de una crema elaborada con el extracto hidroalcohólico de la macroalga parda Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnapus) Agardh frente a bloqueadores solares comerciales en la prevención de lesiones de piel. La muestra biológica fue colectada en el zócalo continental de la playa Yanyarina de San Juan de Marcona de la región Ica. El extracto hidroalcohólico (etanol-agua 1:1) se obtuvo por proceso de maceración a partir de 300 g de alga. Con el extracto se formuló y diseño el bloqueador dermocosmético empleando concentraciones 5, 10 y 15%, respectivamente, con una mezcla de alcoholes alifáticos sólidos, conformados principalmente por alcohol cetílico (C16H3O) y alcohol estearílico (C18H39O) 50/70%. Se emplearon 35 ratones albinos adultos machos de la especie Mus musculus cepa Bald C53 de peso promedio 30g. El potencia...

Was determinated chemical composition of essential oil from Caesalpinia spinosa, obtained by stripping with steam method, with a yield of 0,125% v/w, as well as its antioxidant capacity and antibacterial effect against Streptococcus mutans ATCC 35668. To identify chemical constituents were employed Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), finding 23 compounds, being in greater quantity: pelargonaldehído (11,21%); dihydro-neoclovene-(i) (5,51%); naphthalene,1,2,3,5,6,8a-hexahydro-4,7-dimethyl-1-(1-methylethyl)-,(15-CIS)- (4,87%) y dihydro-cis-alfa-copaene-8-ol (4,13%). Evaluation of antioxidant activity was performed using the methods of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and acid radical 2,2'-azino-bis- (3-etilbenzotiazolin-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS—⁺), determining that IC50 to both methods was > 200 µL/mL, using as captation reference trolox®, which had IC50 3,8 µg/mL....

Se determinó la composición química del aceite esencial de Caesalpinia spinosa, obtenido por el método de destilación por arrastre con vapor de agua con un rendimiento de 0,125% v/p, así como su capacidad antioxidante y actividad antibacteriana frente a Streptococcus mutans ATCC 35668. Para la identificación de los constituyentes químicos se emplearon Cromatografía de Gas y Espectrometría de Masas (CG/EM), encontrándose 23 compuestos, de los cuales destacan en mayor porcentaje: pelargonaldehído (11,21%); dihydro-neoclovene-(i) (5,51%); naphthalene,1,2,3,5,6,8a-hexahydro-4,7-dimethyl-1-(1-methylethyl)-,(15-CIS)- (4,87%) y dihydro-cis-alfa-copaene-8-ol (4,13%). La evaluación de la actividad antioxidante se realizó aplicando los métodos de 2,2–difenil-1-picrilhidracilo (DPPH) y del radical ácido 2,2’-azino-bis-(3-etilbenzotiazolin-6-sulfónico) (ABTS—⁺), determinándo...