In this study, the characterization of fatty acids and secondary metabolites in seeds three cultivars Opuntia ficus-indica L. (O. ficus-indica, yellow, orange, green) harvested from Souk Ahras area Northeast Algeria was performed. The antioxidant activity seed extracts also assessed by using two methods, namely FRAP DPPH tests. Results show that total phenolic content (TPC) ranged 63.02 to 81.8...

Summary Opuntia species belong to semi-arid and arid regions of Mexico the United States. O. ficus-indica dillenii are commonly used in alternative medicine treat various diseases. Up date, several scientific works have been carried out on different parts these plants. However, over last few years, studies focusing oil obtained from fruit seeds species. For this reason, study aims draw attentio...

The mucilage obtained from cactus is commonly described as water-soluble pectin-like polysaccharide. Although few potential uses of this material have been described, it is not an industrial hydrocolloid. The objective of this study was to evaluate the rheological behavior of the polysaccharide isolated from the cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica. The polymer had a weight average molecular mass (...

The cactus Opuntia ficus-indica is a constitutive Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) species. Current knowledge of CAM metabolism suggests that the enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase kinase (PPCK) is circadian regulated at the transcriptional level, whereas phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), malate dehydrogenase (MDH), NADP-malic enzyme (NADP-ME), and pyruvate phosphate dikinase (PPDK)...