Cactus stem (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill): anatomy, physiology and chemical composition with emphasis on its biofunctional properties

Rosa Isela Ventura-Aguilar; Elsa Bosquez-Molina; Silvia Bautista-Baños; Fernando Rivera-Cabrera

doi:10.1002/jsfa.8493

Cactus stem (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill): anatomy, physiology and chemical composition with emphasis on its biofunctional properties

Rosa Isela Ventura-Aguilar, Elsa Bosquez-Molina, Silvia Bautista-Baños, Fernando Rivera-Cabrera

Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos (CEPROBI)

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Cactus stem (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) is native to Mesoamerica and marketed in different forms such as fresh, frozen or pre-cooked. Worldwide, this vegetable is recognized for its pharmaceutical actions, including its antioxidant, diuretic, anticarcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and anti-hypercholesterolemic properties, as well as their antiviral and antispermatogenic effects. However, not all of these properties have been associated with its chemical composition; therefore, this review aims to present and integrate information available on the physiology and anatomy of cactus stem and its chemical composition, focusing on some of the many factors that determine its biofunctionality.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5065-5073
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Volume	97
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8493
State	Published - Dec 2017

Keywords

antioxidants
ethylene
fiber
mucilage
phenols
postharvest

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Cactus stem (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill): anatomy, physiology and chemical composition with emphasis on its biofunctional properties. / Ventura-Aguilar, Rosa Isela; Bosquez-Molina, Elsa; Bautista-Baños, Silvia et al.
In: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Vol. 97, No. 15, 12.2017, p. 5065-5073.

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