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Bioautography and chemical characterization of antimicrobial compound(s) in commercial water-soluble annatto extracts.

Antigenotoxic and antimutagenic potential of an annatto pigment (norbixin) against oxidative stress.

Medicinal use of Cochlospermum tinctorium in Mali Anti-ulcer-, radical scavenging- and immunomodulating activities of polymers in the aqueous extract of the roots.

Absence of carcinogenic and anticarcinogenic effects of annatto in the rat liver medium-term assay.

Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses of Bixa orellana seeds.

Subacute toxicity assessment of annatto in rat.

Assessment of the influence of energy under-reporting on intake estimates of four food additives.

Novel method for the determination of added annatto colour in extruded corn snack products.

To dye or not to dye: biochemistry of annatto unveiled.

N'Dribala (Cochlospermum planchonii) versus chloroquine for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

A thirteen-week oral toxicity study of annatto extract (norbixin), a natural food color extracted from the seed coat of annatto (Bixa orellana L.), in Sprague-Dawley rats.

In vitro antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity of ethnobotanically selected Ivorian plants.

Biosynthesis of the food and cosmetic plant pigment bixin (annatto).

Antimicrobial properties of commercial annatto extracts against selected pathogenic, lactic acid, and spoilage microorganisms.

Study on the mutagenicity and antimutagenicity of a natural food colour (annatto) in mouse bone marrow cells.

Antimicrobial activity of the leaves and seeds of Bixa orellana.

Induction of liver monooxygenases by annatto and bixin in female rats.

Pit membrane porosity and water stress-induced cavitation in four co-existing dry rainforest tree species.

Antimicrobial activity of crude extracts from plant parts and corresponding calli of Bixa orellana L.

Evaluation of the developmental toxicity of annatto in the rat.