Frenk inciri (Opuntia ficus-indica), güney bölgelerimizde doğal olarak yetişen, kaktüsgiller ailesinden bir meyvedir. Bu çalışmada, Adana ilinin Bucak ve Bozcalar köyleri Mersin Yanıkkışla, İncirgediği, Kırıt, Cırbıklar, Taşobası, Kumdere, Çokak Aladağ köylerinden oluşan bölgede yetişen frenk popülasyonu incelenmiştir. Sörvey çalışması ile iri meyveli nispeten az dikenli olduğu değerlendirilen ...

En el bosque semiárido de Wari (Ayacucho-Perú), la tuna (Opuntia ficus-indica) predomina entre las especies vegetales, y en este ambiente, chinche Paraedessa heymonsi araña Argiope sp. comparten ecosistema. P. infesta participa como depredador chinche. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar fluctuación comportamiento poblacional insecto su tuna. Se evaluó quincenalmente población ambos especíme...

Cladodes are considered by-products of Opuntia ficus-indica cultivation. Their addition as source antioxidants to durum wheat breads could have effects on preventing cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and inflammation. The inclusion 0-5-10-15% cladodes, harvested in three different locations, quality antioxidant properties fortified has been evaluated. enrichment with 10% cladodes resulted an in...

(OFI) contains health-promoting compounds like flavonoids, being the isorhamnetin glycosides the most abundant. We evaluated the effect of OFI extracts with different isorhamnetin glycosides against two different human colon cancer cells (HT-29 and Caco2). The extracts were obtained by alkaline hydrolysis with NaOH at 40 °C during 15, 30 or 60 min. Tri and diglycosides were the most abundant is...

Cholesterol control is fundamental for prevention of cardiovascular disorders. In this work, the hypocholesterolemic activity of an aqueous Opuntia ficus-indica extract (AOE) was tested in triton-induced mice. The inhibitory activity on pancreatic lipase enzyme was evaluated in vitro by the same extract. Furthermore, polyphenol content of the extract was evaluated. Hypercholesterolemia was indu...

Opuntia spp. plants occupy an important socioeconomic role in arid and semiarid zones where water is scarce. Irrigation increases the productivity of these plants; however, its effect on yield, composition, physicochemical properties mucilage unknown. Three irrigation regimens were tested: non-irrigated (rainwater), supplemental (irrigation between field capacity (0.28 m3 m−3) permanent wilting...

Pulp (CP) and ultrafiltered (UF) cactus pear extracts were encapsulated with Capsul (C) by applying a central composite design (CP-C and UF-C systems) by spray-drying. To evaluate the effect of the extract, microparticles obtained under optimal conditions were characterised and stored at 60 °C. Betacyanin and betaxanthin encapsulation efficiency reached values above 98% for both systems studied...

BACKGROUND Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is potent hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic agent. In aflatoxicosis, oxidative stress is a common mechanism contributing to initiation and progression of hepatic damage. The aim of this work was to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of cactus cladode extract (CCE) on aflatoxin B1-induced liver damage in mice by measuring malondialdehyde (MDA) level, the protein...