TY  - JOUR
AU  - Chahdoura, Hassiba
AU  - Barreira, João C.M.
AU  - Barros, Lillian
AU  - Dias, Maria Inês
AU  - Calhelha, Ricardo C.
AU  - Flamini, Guido
AU  - Soković, Marina
AU  - Achour, Lotfi
AU  - Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0023643819300787?via%3Dihub
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3268
AB  - Opuntia genus includes several species able to grow in arid regions and known for producing delicate fruits, which are far from being thoroughly characterized. Herein, fruits from O. macrorhiza and O. microdasys were divided in skins and pulps (without including seeds) and studied for chemical composition, individual phytochemicals and bioactivity. The major volatiles were camphor and ethyl acetate, while citric acid was the main organic acid. The fatty acids detected in highest percentages were linoleic acid (skins) and lauric acid (pulps); α-tocopherol was the major isoform of vitamin E. Quercetin-3-O-rutinoside and quercetin-O-(deoxyhexoside-rutinoside) were the main phenolics in fruit skins of O. macrorhiza and O. microdasys (respectively), similarly to piscidic acid in O. macrorhiza pulp (O. microdasys pulp showed no quantifiable compounds). Betanin and isobetanin were the major betalains. All samples were antioxidant (particularly O. macrorhiza), but antimicrobial activity was only detected in skins. Cytotoxicity was low in all cases. Overall, these fruits proved to be potential new ingredients for food or pharmaceutical related applications, adding value to these natural species able to grow in arid environments.
T2  - LWT
T1  - Bioactivity, hydrophilic, lipophilic and volatile compounds in pulps and skins of Opuntia macrorhiza and Opuntia microdasys fruits
VL  - 105
DO  - 10.1016/J.LWT.2019.01.067
SP  - 57
EP  - 65
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Chahdoura, Hassiba and Barreira, João C.M. and Barros, Lillian and Dias, Maria Inês and Calhelha, Ricardo C. and Flamini, Guido and Soković, Marina and Achour, Lotfi and Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Opuntia genus includes several species able to grow in arid regions and known for producing delicate fruits, which are far from being thoroughly characterized. Herein, fruits from O. macrorhiza and O. microdasys were divided in skins and pulps (without including seeds) and studied for chemical composition, individual phytochemicals and bioactivity. The major volatiles were camphor and ethyl acetate, while citric acid was the main organic acid. The fatty acids detected in highest percentages were linoleic acid (skins) and lauric acid (pulps); α-tocopherol was the major isoform of vitamin E. Quercetin-3-O-rutinoside and quercetin-O-(deoxyhexoside-rutinoside) were the main phenolics in fruit skins of O. macrorhiza and O. microdasys (respectively), similarly to piscidic acid in O. macrorhiza pulp (O. microdasys pulp showed no quantifiable compounds). Betanin and isobetanin were the major betalains. All samples were antioxidant (particularly O. macrorhiza), but antimicrobial activity was only detected in skins. Cytotoxicity was low in all cases. Overall, these fruits proved to be potential new ingredients for food or pharmaceutical related applications, adding value to these natural species able to grow in arid environments.",
journal = "LWT",
title = "Bioactivity, hydrophilic, lipophilic and volatile compounds in pulps and skins of Opuntia macrorhiza and Opuntia microdasys fruits",
volume = "105",
doi = "10.1016/J.LWT.2019.01.067",
pages = "57-65"
}

Chahdoura, H., Barreira, J. C.M., Barros, L., Dias, M. I., Calhelha, R. C., Flamini, G., Soković, M., Achour, L.,& Ferreira, I. C.F.R.. (2019). Bioactivity, hydrophilic, lipophilic and volatile compounds in pulps and skins of Opuntia macrorhiza and Opuntia microdasys fruits. in LWT, 105, 57-65.
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.LWT.2019.01.067

Chahdoura H, Barreira JC, Barros L, Dias MI, Calhelha RC, Flamini G, Soković M, Achour L, Ferreira IC. Bioactivity, hydrophilic, lipophilic and volatile compounds in pulps and skins of Opuntia macrorhiza and Opuntia microdasys fruits. in LWT. 2019;105:57-65.
doi:10.1016/J.LWT.2019.01.067 .

Chahdoura, Hassiba, Barreira, João C.M., Barros, Lillian, Dias, Maria Inês, Calhelha, Ricardo C., Flamini, Guido, Soković, Marina, Achour, Lotfi, Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R., "Bioactivity, hydrophilic, lipophilic and volatile compounds in pulps and skins of Opuntia macrorhiza and Opuntia microdasys fruits" in LWT, 105 (2019):57-65,
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.LWT.2019.01.067 . .