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Opuntia spp mucilage's: a functional component with industrial perspectives

Journal of Arid Environments, 2004
Opuntia genus is widely known for its mucilage production. Mucilage, a complex carbohydrate with a great capacity to absorb water, should be considered a potential source of industrial hydrocolloid. Mucilage contains varying proportions of l-arabinose, d-galactose, l-rhamnose, and d-xylose, as well as galacturonic acid.
Saenz, C, Sepulveda, E, Matsuhiro, B
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Intoxicações por plantas diagnosticadas em ruminantes e equinos e estimativa das perdas econômicas na Paraíba Plant poisonings diagnosed in ruminants and horses and estimation of the economical losses in Paraíba

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2010
Foi realizado um levantamento dos surtos de intoxicações por plantas em ruminantes e equinos diagnosticados no Laboratório de Patologia Veterinária (LPV), do Hospital Veterinário da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campus de Patos, Paraíba, no ...
Tales S. Assis, Rosane M.T. Medeiros, Franklin Riet-Correa, Glauco J.N. Galiza, Antônio F.M. Dantas, Diego M. Oliveira   +5 more
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Toward unfolding the bioeconomy of nopal (Opuntia spp.)

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2019
AbstractBesides being a source of healthy food and water in arid and semi‐arid lands, the Opuntia cactus plant (nopal) provides unique ecosystem services. In the last decade the plant's cladodes, fruits, flowers, and byproducts have become a source of valued bioproducts, increasingly used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, beverage, and ...
Ciriminna Rosaria, ChavarríaHernández Norberto, RodríguezHernández Adriana I, Pagliaro Mario   +3 more
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Multivariate analysis in the morpho-yield evaluation of forage cactus intercropped with sorghum [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
Understanding the effect of the cropping system on the morpho-yield relationship of plants is crucial for success in the agricultural activity, mainly in arid and semi-arid regions, where there are major challenges for food production. In this study, the
Alexandre M. da R. F. Jardim, Thieres G. F. da Silva, Luciana S. B. de Souza, Marcondes de S. Souza, José E. F. de Morais, George do N. Araújo Júnior   +5 more
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Diversidad de hormigas epigeas en cultivos de nopal tunero (Opuntia albicarpa) y matorrales de Opuntia spp. del estado de Hidalgo, México

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2018
Para equilibrar la conservación de la biodiversidad y las necesidades alimentarias humanas, es crucial reconocer paisajes agrícolas que puedan mantener la diversidad biológica local.
Edel Gómez-Otamendi, Yessica Ortiz-Arteaga, Eva Samanta Ávila-Gómez, Gibrán Pérez-Toledo, Jorge Valenzuela, Claudia E. Moreno   +5 more
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NOMENCLATURA VERNÁCULA, USO Y MANEJO DE Opuntia spp. EN SANTIAGO BAYACORA, DURANGO, MÉXICO

Revista Chapingo Serie Horticultura, 2013
Se documentaron los conocimientos tradicionales sobre nomenclatura y clasificación vernácula, ubicación de nopaleras silvestres, uso y manejo de Opuntia spp., en tres localidades de la comunidad Santiago Bayacora, Durango.
Inocencia Ávalos-Huerta, Diana Libertad Sánchez-López, Celia López-González   +2 more
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INDUCCIÓN DE PARTENOCARPIA EN Opuntia spp.

Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana, 2018
La tuna (Opuntia spp.) es un fruto que posee cualidades apreciadas por los consumidores en México y otros países; sin embargo, algunas personas no la consumen porque tiene numerosas semillas grandes en la pulpa, lo cual afecta su calidad y limita su aceptación en los mercados. El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la factibilidad de producir
Óscar E. Varela-Delgadillo, Manuel Livera-Muñoz, Alfonso Muratalla-Lúa, José A. Carrillo-Salazar   +3 more
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The Effect of Opuntia ficus Mucilage Pectin and Citrus aurantium Extract Added to a Food Matrix on the Gut Microbiota of Lean Humans and Humans with Obesity

Foods
Experimental studies have provided evidence that physicochemical interactions in the food matrix can modify the biologically beneficial effects of bioactive compounds, including their effect on gut microbiota.
Nancy Abril Estrada-Sierra, Marisela Gonzalez-Avila, Judith-Esmeralda Urias-Silvas, Gabriel Rincon-Enriquez, Maria Dolores Garcia-Parra, Socorro Josefina Villanueva-Rodriguez   +5 more
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Applications and Pharmacological Properties of Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) Peel: A Review. [PDF]

Life (Basel), 2022
Manzur-Valdespino S, Arias-Rico J, Ramírez-Moreno E, Sánchez-Mata MC, Jaramillo-Morales OA, Angel-García J, Zafra-Rojas QY, Barrera-Gálvez R, Cruz-Cansino NDS.   +8 more
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Opuntia spp.: An Overview of the Bioactive Profile and Food Applications of This Versatile Crop Adapted to Arid Lands. [PDF]

Foods, 2023
Rodrigues C, Paula CD, Lahbouki S, Meddich A, Outzourhit A, Rashad M, Pari L, Coelhoso I, Fernando AL, Souza VGL.   +9 more
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