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Development of antioxidant, antimicrobial and ammonia-sensitive films based on quaternary ammonium chitosan, polyvinyl alcohol and betalains-rich cactus pears (Opuntia ficus-indica) extract

, 2020
Cactus pears (Opuntia ficus-indica) are rich in betalains, which are water-soluble nitrogenous pigments. This study aimed to develop antioxidant, antimicrobial and ammonia-sensitive packaging films by adding cactus pears extract (CPE) into quaternary ...
Xiyu Yao, Huixia Hu, Yan Qin, Jun Liu
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Ecosystem services related with Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear cactus): a review of challenges and opportunities

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
The Opuntia ficus-indica offers a range of ecosystem services. Its provisioning services include food for humans, feed for livestock, and medicines, as well as fuelwood and feedstock for bioenergy.
I. Stavi
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PEG-crosslinked-chitosan hydrogel films for in situ delivery of Opuntia ficus-indica extract.

Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021
In the present study, chitosan-based wound dressings loaded with the extract of Opuntia ficus-indica (OPU) were prepared. OPU is known for its capability to accelerate skin injury repair.
O. Catanzano, G. Gomez d'Ayala, A. D'Agostino, F. Di Lorenzo, C. Schiraldi, M. Malinconico, R. Lanzetta, F. Bonina, P. Laurienzo   +8 more
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Antileishmanial activity of Opuntia ficus-indica fractions

Biomedicine & Preventive Nutrition, 2014
Abstract Cladodes and fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of abscess and skin inflammation. It was therefore interesting to assess whether an antileishmanial activity could be associated to skin healing. This study reports on the antileishmanial activity of Opuntia ficus-indica extracts from cladodes and ...
A. Bargougui, P. Champy, S. Triki, C. Bories, P. Le Pape, P.M. Loiseau   +5 more
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Microparticles of yellow-orange cactus pear pulp (Opuntia ficus-indica) with cladode mucilage and maltodextrin as a food coloring in yogurt

, 2021
There is an increasing interest in the use of natural food colorants to substitute synthetic dyes that are health harmful. In this study, encapsulation conditions of yellow-orange cactus pear Opuntia ficus-indica pulp (P), were determined using ...
J. Carmona, P. Robert, C. Vergara, C. Sáenz   +3 more
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Biophysical properties of Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage

Phytochemistry, 1980
Abstract The purified mucilage from Opuntia ficus-indica is a high MW polysaccharide which behaves as a polyelectrolyte. Viscosity of its solution is dependent on the Ca2+ ion concentration and on pH, being greatest at alkaline pH. The sedimentation coefficient was dependent on concentration. The molecule had an estimated axial ratio of 256 in water,
Shlomo Trachtenberg, Alfred M. Mayer
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Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill. an ancient plant source of nutraceuticals.

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2022
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (OFI) is a plant with numerous beneficial properties known in traditional medicine. It has been a domesticated plant in Latin America, Africa, Mediterranean countries, the Middle East, India and Australia.
M. Sinicropi, N. Baldino, J. Ceramella, D. Iacopetta, E. Scali, Giovanna Basile, C. Saturnino, Alessia Catalano   +7 more
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Chemical characterization of Opuntia dillenii and Opuntia ficus indica fruits

Food Chemistry, 2007
The chemical compositions (moisture, °Brix, total fibre, protein, fat, ash, pH, acidity, ascorbic acid, total phenolics, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Ni and Cr) were determined in fruits belonging to two species of prickly pear, Opuntia ficus indica and Opuntia dillenii, from Tenerife Island.
E.M. Díaz Medina, E.M. Rodríguez Rodríguez, C. Díaz Romero   +2 more
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Opuntia ficus-indica Mill.

2007
Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part C), pp. 370-473 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 371, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
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Opuntia ficus-indica

2011
The biogeographic and evolutionary origins of Opuntia ficus-indica have been obscured by ancient and widespread cultivation and naturalization.
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