TY - JOUR
T1 - Cactus stem (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill)
T2 - anatomy, physiology and chemical composition with emphasis on its biofunctional properties
AU - Ventura-Aguilar, Rosa Isela
AU - Bosquez-Molina, Elsa
AU - Bautista-Baños, Silvia
AU - Rivera-Cabrera, Fernando
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Society of Chemical Industry
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - antioxidants
KW - ethylene
KW - fiber
KW - mucilage
KW - phenols
KW - postharvest
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028465965&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/jsfa.8493
DO - 10.1002/jsfa.8493
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 28631306
SN - 0022-5142
VL - 97
SP - 5065
EP - 5073
JO - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
JF - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
IS - 15
ER -