Anatomical, chemical, and biochemical characterization of cladodes from prickly pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.]

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 10323-10330

  Ginestra, Giovanna ^a   Parker, Mary L ^b   Bennett, Richard N ^c   Robertson, Jim ^d   Mandalari, Giuseppina ^a   Narbad, Arjan ^d   Lo Curto, Rosario B ^a   Bisignano, Giuseppe ^a   Faulds, Craig B ^d   Waldron, Keith W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Byproducts; Cell wall structure; Cladodes; Flavonolds; Opuntia ficus indica; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GALACTURONIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HEXURONIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; OPUNTIA; PLANT STEM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GLUCOSE; HEXURONIC ACIDS; OPUNTIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS;

ANIMALIA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA CLADODES; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 70449120763     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9022096     Document Type: Article

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