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Component Analysis and Evaluation of Anti-inflammatory Effect of Crude Polysaccharide from Tibetan Opuntia ficus-indica Stems

Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2022
In order to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of crude polysaccharide from Tibetan Opuntia ficus-indica stems, the impacts of crude polysaccharide contents on the foot swelling in mice caused by carrageenin, and on the contents of inflammatory ...
Xiufeng CHENG, Jinchao ZHANG, Qian ZHAO, Zhang LUO, Zhendong LIU   +4 more
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Partial Substitution of Wheat Flour with Palm Flour in Pasta Preparation

Applied Sciences, 2023
Pasta, a globally cherished staple food, is consumed on a wide scale. However, conventional wheat-based pasta often lacks nutrients that can be incorporated to add value to the new product.
David Santos Rodrigues, Mônica Tejo Cavalcanti, Cristiano Alves Gomes, Jucilene Silva Araújo, Renato Pereira Lima, Inacia dos Santos Moreira, Shênia Santos Monteiro, Emmanuel Moreira Pereira   +7 more
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Cuantificación de pectinas en la pulpa del fruto de tres especies de tuna (Opuntioideae, Cactaceae)

La Técnica: Revista de las Agrociencias, 2020
Quantification of pectin in the pulp of the fruit of three tuna species (Opuntioideae, Cactaceae) La tuna del género Opuntia es una de las plantas más importantes que se encuentra distribuida en las regiones semiáridas de Venezuela, a pesar de ser un ...
Argenis de Jesús Montilla Pacheco, Ismelda del Valle Tovar Pérez, Henry Antonio Pacheco Gil   +2 more
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Modulation of human neutrophil functions by hydroethanolic cladode extract of Opuntia ficus-indica: an in vitro experimental study. [PDF]

BMC Complement Med Ther
Background Opuntia ficus-indica is recognised for its anti-inflammatory effects and potential health benefits. Its different parts are rich in bioactive compounds and are consumed in various traditional diets.
Ferjani W, Dang PM, Fetoui H, Bedouhene S, Kouki A, Ben-Attia M, El-Benna J, Souli A.   +7 more
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Anthocyanins from Opuntia ficus-indica Modulate Gut Microbiota Composition and Improve Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production

Biology, 2022
Opuntia ficus-indica is rich in a variety of active substances, such as anthocyanins, flavonoids, and polysaccharides. Some studies have shown that anthocyanins extracted from natural plants can regulate intestinal flora.
Yun Zhang, Huan Chang, Shuai Shao, Lin Zhao, Ruiying Zhang, Shouwen Zhang   +5 more
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Perspective sources of natural dyes from vegetative raw material

RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries, 2016
One of the growing industrial purposes Fig Opuntia (lat. Opuntia ficus-indica L.) in Morocco is a natural dye. The antioxidant activity of the juices of prickly pear fruits has been evaluated, in vitro, by DPPH* test.
M S Gins, E K Platonova, S Yu Platonova
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Effects of different harvesting seasons on antioxidant activity and phenolic content of prickly pear cladode juice

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2018
The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of environmental conditions on the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of two distinct cladode genotypes under three sampling dates (spring, summer, and winter).
A. Boutakiout, D. Elothmani, H. Hanine, M. Mahrouz, D. Le Meurlay, I. Hmid, Said Ennahli   +6 more
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Antibacterial activity of Opuntia ficus indica extraction and identification of some active compounds. [PDF]

مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة, 2017
Extraction of vegetative part of the plant Opuntia ficus indica was carried out by different polar solvents (i.e; Water, Methanol 60%, Absolute Methanol, Absolute Ethanol, Acetone, Ethyl acetate and Chloroform).
Marwa Aziz, Sabri Hussien, Abdulla Hassan   +2 more
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Optimization of fructose-rich syrups production from Opuntia ficus-indica inulin using immobilized inulinase on Luffa cylindrical

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2023
Background: Luffa cylindrica has numerous domestic and industrial uses. For example, this natural fiber supports immobilization through the covalent bonding of an inulinase.
Marco V. Lara-Fiallos, Dayana T. Montalvo-Villacreses, Rosario C. Espín-Valladares, Jimmy Nuñez-Pérez, Amaury Pérez-Martínez, Erenio González-Suárez, José M. Pais-Chanfrau   +6 more
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Beneficial Effects of Opuntia spp. on Liver Health

Antioxidants, 2023
The genus Opuntia spp. includes plants capable of growing in arid, temperate and tropical climates. The vast majority of wild species grow in Mexico, but O.
Irene Besné-Eseverri, Jenifer Trepiana, Saioa Gómez-Zorita, Marilena Antunes-Ricardo, M. Pilar Cano, María P. Portillo   +5 more
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