Technological Prospection of the Species Cyperus esculentus L.: a panorama about the scientific and technological production

The present work had as objective to map the scientific and technological productions related to Cyperusesculentus, evaluating the potential of this species in the world scenario. A search was conducted in the patent databases of the European Patent Office (EPO), and in the periodical data base, Web...

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Autores: Correia, Renata, Assunção Júnior, Reinaldo, Spósito, Romulo, Pungartnik, Cristina
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
Repositorio:Cadernos de Prospecção (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.ufba.br:article/30769
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/nit/article/view/30769
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Cyperus esculentus L.
Prospecção Tecnológica
Patentes.
Technological Prospection
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Resumo:The present work had as objective to map the scientific and technological productions related to Cyperusesculentus, evaluating the potential of this species in the world scenario. A search was conducted in the patent databases of the European Patent Office (EPO), and in the periodical data base, Web of Science, Science Direct, Scielo. The search resulted in 698 patents and 118 articles. The year of 2011 presented the biggest number of deposited patents. The China appears as the biggest depositor.  The results of the International Patent Classification are restricted to Section A, attributed to human needs, in particular the subsection A23L associated with food products. In relation to the research areas, the area of Agriculture was highlighted. The results also showed the technological and scientific potential of the species for the pharmaceutical industry, since the publications and patents analyzed report therapeutic activity, as well as the presence of bioactive compounds.