Phenolic compounds, protein, lipid content and fatty acids compositions of cactus seeds

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 4519-4524

  Tlili, Nizar ^a,b   Bargougui, Ahlem ^a   Elfalleh, Walid ^b   Triki, Saida ^a   Nasri, Nizar ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cactus (opuntia ficus indica); Fatty acids; Oil; Phenolic compounds; Seeds; Storage protein

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VEGETABLE OIL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP MANAGEMENT; HARVEST PERIOD; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT;

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 81555213221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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