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Agriculture, 2021 Opuntia ficus indica is a source of vitamins and minerals, and recently, it has been used as ingredient to make a new functional pasta. Italy produces the highest amount of pasta in the world and it is also the second-highest producer of opuntia globally.
Nadia Palmieri +3 more
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Purification and Characterization of Polyphenol Oxidase in the Fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2023 Firstly, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) was purified from the fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica using Sepharose 4B–L-tyrosine–p-aminobenzoic acid affinity chromatography, and the enzyme was characterized. The PPO was purified 20.59-fold.
Demir D, Kabak S, Çağlayan K.
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Application of Eco-Friendly Natural Dye on Cotton Obtained from the Flower of Opuntia ficus-indica Using Combination of Mordants [PDF]
Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 2021 The fastness properties of the flower of Opuntia ficus-indica dyed cotton fabric have been studied using different combinations (1:3, 1:1 and 3:1) of various mordants, such as myrobolan-nickel sulphate, myrobolan-aluminium sulphate, myrobolan-potassium ...
M. Kumaresan
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Species with various reproductive modes accompanied by different mechanical properties of their (lateral) branch-branch junctions have evolved in the cactus subfamily Opuntioideae.
Max D. Mylo +9 more
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African and Mediterranean Agricultural Journal - Al Awamia, 2022 Prickly pear especially Opuntia ficus-indica species could be an economically important alternative crop in irrigated oasis zones, as it tolerates very well extreme droughts.
A. Homrani Bakali, H. Harrak, Y. Noutfia
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, and conventional cancer therapies such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy often result in undesirable and adverse effects. Natural products have emerged as a promising alternative for cancer treatment, with
Jiao Wang +12 more
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Phytoconstituents, antioxidant and inhibitory activity against α-amylase and α-glucosidase of Opuntia ficus-indica [PDF]
مجلة جامعة النجاح للأبحاث العلوم الطبيعية, 2020 Hyperglycemia and oxidative stress are associated with type 2 diabe-tes mellitus. The aim of this study is to evaluate the antioxidant, anti α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities of Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes and fruit juice. Four extracts of Opuntia
Lamees Rabi +2 more
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Opuntia ficus-indica As Nutritious Food Ingredient; Prevalence for Therapeutic Specialty
RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science, 2021 Background: It is predicted that the world’s population, specifically in arid and semi-arid regions, usually with complications such as water scarcity, climate change, soil erosion, and wind erosion, is facing food insecurity issue.
Saniya Ramzan, Maryam Saeed
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Chemical Properties of Mucilage Extracts from Cladodes of <i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i> (L.) Miller for Gel Formulation: Comparative Study with Pectin. [PDF]
GelsMucilage extracted from cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. has attracted growing interest as a natural food additive due to its gelling and nutritional properties. In this study, the chemical characteristics of Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage were
Torregrossa F +6 more
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Opuntia ficus-indica Fruit: A Systematic Review of Its Phytochemicals and Pharmacological Activities
Plants, 2023 The use of Opuntia ficus-indica fruits in the agro-food sector is increasing for a multiplicity of players. This renewed interest is, in part, due to its organoleptic characteristics, nutritional value and health benefits.
Luis Giraldo-Silva +3 more
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