Sustancias tóxicas y antinutricionales de Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell. Efecto de la parte de la planta y la época de recolecta

Amaranth species are gaining increasing interest for human and animal nutrition, although its use is limited due to their toxic and antinutritional substances contents. The contents of toxic and antinutritionals substances (oxalates, phytates, total phenols, condensate tannins, hydrolysable tannins and cyanide) in the leaves, stems, and panicles of Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell., not yet investigated, were evaluated in both rainy and dry seasons. The plants were cultivated in El Néctar Hacienda, located in Merecure, in the municipality of Acevedo, Miranda State, Venezuela (10º31’38" N, 66º33’16" W). The concentration of oxalates, phytates, total phenols, condensate and hydrolysable tannins were determined by classic colorimetric techniques, the cyanide being determined by silver nitrate titration. The content of toxic and antinutrients in A. dubius ranged from 169.6 to 368.5 mg of oxalates.kg-1 DM, 0.771 to 7.482 mg of phytates.g-1 DM, 0.47 to 1.77 mg of total phenols.g-1 DM, and 0.22 to 1.20 mg of condensate tannins.g-1 DM. Cyanide and hydrolysable tannins were not detected. The values of most of these substances presented differences according to harvesting seasons and plant part (P<0.001), as well as an interaction between both factors. The content of toxic and antinutrients was generally higher in the dry than in the rainy season for all parts of the plant. The harvesting season and the plant part affect the content of toxic and antinutritional substances in A.dubius, whose values were, however, below the maximum levels allowed by regulators for human consumption. Therefore, as raw material it does not need to be processed in order to guarantee its harmlessnessLas especies de amaranto están generando creciente interés para la nutrición humana y animal, aunque su uso es limitado debido al contenido de sustancias tóxicas y antinutricionales. El contenido de sustancias tóxicas y antinutrientes (oxalatos, fitatos, fenoles totales, taninos condensados, taninos hidrolizables y cianuro) en las hojas, tallos y panículas de Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell., no ha sido investigado, por ello se evaluaron en época lluviosa y seca. Las plantas fueron cultivadas en la hacienda El Néctar, localizada en Merecure, municipio Acevedo, estado Miranda, Venezuela (10º31’38'’ N, 66º33’16'’ O). La concentración de oxalatos, fitatos, fenoles totales, taninos condensados y taninos hidrolizables se determinaron mediante técnicas colorimétricas clásicas y el cianuro se determinó por titulación con nitrato de plata. El contenido de tóxicos y antinutrientes en A. dubius osciló entre 169,6-368,5 mg de oxalatos.kg-1 en biomasa seca (BS); 0,771-7,482 mg de fitatos.g-1 BS; 0,47-1,77 mg de fenoles totales.g-1 BS y 0,22-1,20 mg de taninos condensados.g-1 BS. No se detectó cianuro ni taninos hidrolizables. Los valores de la mayoría de estas sustancias presentaron diferencias de acuerdo a la época de recolecta y partes de la planta (P<0,001), así como interacción entre ambos factores. El contenido de tóxicos y antinutrientes fue generalmente mayor en la época seca que en la época lluviosa para todas las partes de la planta. La época de recolecta y la parte de la planta afectaron el contenido de sustancias tóxicas y antinutricionales de A. dubius; sin embargo, los valores estuvieron por debajo de los niveles máximos permitidos regulados para el consumo humano. Por lo tanto, la materia prima no necesita ser procesada para garantizar su inocuida

Measurement of the cross-section and charge asymmetry of WW bosons produced in proton-proton collisions at s=8\sqrt{s}=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Search for chargino-neutralino production with mass splittings near the electroweak scale in three-lepton final states in √s=13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector

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Correlated long-range mixed-harmonic fluctuations measured in pp, p+Pb and low-multiplicity Pb+Pb collisions with the ATLAS detector

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Searches for exclusive Higgs and Z boson decays into J/ψγ,ψ(2S)γ,and Υ(nS)γ at √s=13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

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Search for B −L R-parity-violating top squarks in √s=13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS experiment

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