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Bertholletia

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Noun1.Bertholletia - brazil nutBertholletia - brazil nut                          
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
family Lecythidaceae, Lecythidaceae - large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
Bertholletia excelsa, brazil nut, brazil-nut tree - tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts


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Their scientific name is Bertholletia excelsa - after the 18th century French chemist Claude-Louis Berthollet.
The mature 2S storage protein from Bertholletia excelsazil (Brazil nut) consists of two small polypeptides, a light chain of 64 amino acids and a heavy chain of 82 amino acids (accession no.
When I began my research, virtually nothing had been written about the biology of Bertholletia excelsa the Brazil nut species.
 
 
 
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