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Opuntia spp. in the Textile Industry
2021The textile industry is one of the anthropogenic activities that most consume/pollute drinking water. Some of the synthetic dyes are highly toxic, mutagenic, and causing oxygen debilitation in water. The use of biocompatible chemicals started to be increased substantially over the last few years for its safety and health benefits to reduce ...
Ahmed A. Hussein, Fei Wang
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Anticancer Activity of Opuntia spp.
2021According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer was ranked as the second leading cause of death. Research on natural products has recently received a lot of attention from health professionals for improving overall well-being and the prevention of diseases, including cancer. Many herbs have been screened for anticancer activity in vitro and in
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Antidiabetic Activity of Opuntia spp.
2021Diabetes is a chronic disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Recently, the search for appropriate hypoglycemic agents has been focused on traditional medicine plants, partly because natural products may be better treatments than currently used drugs. Many plants were reported to be useful for the treatment of diabetes.
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Genetic Diversity and Ecotypes of Opuntia spp.
2021The genus Opuntia belongs to the family Cactaceae, subfamily Opuntioideae, tribe Opuntieae. Many Opuntia is found on roadsides and routes due to usual ruderal behavior and it is planted for nourishment fruit production and border formation. The plant genetic background of any species plays an essential role in the improvement of plants by enriching the
Abdelaleim Ismail ElSayed +2 more
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Opuntia spp. in Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals
2021The bioactive ingredients derived from various plants have commonly therapeutic potentials for different diseases. Opuntia spp., belonging to the Cactaceae family, carry a significant number of bioactive compounds with applications in food, drug, and cosmetics industries.
Amirhossein Nazhand +7 more
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Antioxidant Activity of Opuntia spp.: A Review
2021Opuntia spp. are well-known for their agronomical, nutritional, and medicinal values owing to their richness in bioactive phytochemicals and their derived products. Opuntia spp. is a good source of dietary antioxidants having a key role in preventing and treating various human chronic and degenerative diseases.
Wissem Aidi Wannes +1 more
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Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) Breeding
2018Cactus pear (Opuntia spp.) belongs to the family Cactaceae which is composed of about 130 genera and 2000 species. It is native to the tropical and subtropical regions of America but can be found in different regions of the world with various climate conditions. The fruit is an ovoid-spherical berry that, at maturity, may vary in color.
Mouaad Amine Mazri
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Opuntia spp. Benefits in Chronic Diseases
2021There is a growing trend for the use of nutritional and medicinal natural compounds to manage chronic diseases. In particular, flavonoids have gained much interest because of their regulation effects on oxidative stress and inflammatory events linked to chronic disorders initiation and progression, including metabolic, neurodegenerative, and neoplastic
Yasmina M. Abd-Elhakim +1 more
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POLYMORPHIC MICROSATELLITE DNA MARKERS IN OPUNTIA SPP. COLLECTIONS
Acta Horticulturae, 2013In the present study, five SSRs from a novel set of microsatellite loci and 8 previously isolated are analyzed in different species and cultivars of Opuntia, selected from two 'on field' collections located in Italy and Argentina. The objectives were to investigate the genetic variability in the cactus pear and assess the ability of the tested SSR ...
Chessa I. +4 more
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Harvest and Postharvest Technology of Opuntia spp.
2021Opuntia spp. are among the most important potential crops in the sustainable agricultural development of arid and semi-arid regions. They are mostly known as a fruit crop, and it is slowly achieving the status of the formal crop; however, there is an increased interest in Opuntia fruit and cladode production due to the great demand for human and animal
Shamel M. Alam-Eldein +3 more
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