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Fernandes,K.V.; Deus-de-Oliveira,N.; Godoy,M.G.; Guimarães,Z.A.S.; Nascimento,V.V.; Melo,E.J.T. de; Freire,D.M.G.; Dansa-Petretski,M.; Machado,O.L.T.. |
Ricinus communis L. is of great economic importance due to the oil extracted from its seeds. Castor oil has been used for pharmaceutical and industrial applications, as a lubricant or coating agent, as a component of plastic products, as a fungicide or in the synthesis of biodiesel fuels. After oil extraction, a castor cake with a large amount of protein is obtained. However, this by-product cannot be used as animal feed due to the presence of toxic (ricin) and allergenic (2S albumin) proteins. Here, we propose two processes for detoxification and allergen inactivation of the castor cake. In addition, we establish a biological test to detect ricin and validate these detoxification processes. In this test, Vero cells were treated with ricin, and cell death... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Ricinus communis; 2S albumin; Ricin; Biodiesel fuel; Solid-state fermentation; Vero cell. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001100002 |
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