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Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Opuntia stricta fruits peel

Wissal Affi, Abdalla A. Mohamed, Neji Gharsallah, Iryna Smetanska, Lazhar Zourgui.


Abstract
Background:
Currently, research is focused on therapeutic plants which are regarded as a supply of several phytotherapeutic compounds with several activities; among these plants we find cacti.

Aim:
The purpose of this work is to reveal the phytochemical composition and the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of fruit peel from Opuntia stricta.

Methods:
The phenolics profile has been obtained by LC-ESI-MS analysis, antioxidant capacity has been evaluated by DPPH, FRAP, CAT, and ABTS• + free radical, the antimicrobial activity was tested against 7 bacteria and 3 fungi.

Results:
The results reveal that EFOS has a high content in polyphenols, flavonoids, quinic acid and hyperoside which were the most dominant. Moreover, the observed antioxidant capacity of extract was remarkable. In addition, a high antimicrobial capacity especially against Staphylococcus aureus and Pythium catenulatum. These results indicate that fruits peels of O. stricta have potential applications as a natural preservative in cosmetics and in food formulations, and also as a natural remedy.

Conclusion:
The finding proved that EFOS is characterized firstly by a wide variability of polyphenols and flavonoids and secondly by a good potential antioxidant and antibacterial activities.

Key words: Opuntia stricta, Phytochemical composition, LC-ESI-MS analysis, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial activities


 
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Affi W, Mohamed AA, Gharsallah N, Smetanska I, Zourgui L. Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Opuntia stricta fruits peel. Open Vet J. 2024; 14(10): 2642-2650. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i10.14


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Affi W, Mohamed AA, Gharsallah N, Smetanska I, Zourgui L. Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Opuntia stricta fruits peel. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=207508 [Access: December 07, 2024]. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i10.14


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Affi W, Mohamed AA, Gharsallah N, Smetanska I, Zourgui L. Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Opuntia stricta fruits peel. Open Vet J. 2024; 14(10): 2642-2650. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i10.14



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Affi W, Mohamed AA, Gharsallah N, Smetanska I, Zourgui L. Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Opuntia stricta fruits peel. Open Vet J. (2024), [cited December 07, 2024]; 14(10): 2642-2650. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i10.14



Harvard Style

Affi, W., Mohamed, . A. A., Gharsallah, . N., Smetanska, . I. & Zourgui, . L. (2024) Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Opuntia stricta fruits peel. Open Vet J, 14 (10), 2642-2650. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i10.14



Turabian Style

Affi, Wissal, Abdalla A. Mohamed, Neji Gharsallah, Iryna Smetanska, and Lazhar Zourgui. 2024. Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Opuntia stricta fruits peel. Open Veterinary Journal, 14 (10), 2642-2650. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i10.14



Chicago Style

Affi, Wissal, Abdalla A. Mohamed, Neji Gharsallah, Iryna Smetanska, and Lazhar Zourgui. "Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Opuntia stricta fruits peel." Open Veterinary Journal 14 (2024), 2642-2650. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i10.14



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Affi, Wissal, Abdalla A. Mohamed, Neji Gharsallah, Iryna Smetanska, and Lazhar Zourgui. "Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Opuntia stricta fruits peel." Open Veterinary Journal 14.10 (2024), 2642-2650. Print. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i10.14



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Affi, W., Mohamed, . A. A., Gharsallah, . N., Smetanska, . I. & Zourgui, . L. (2024) Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Opuntia stricta fruits peel. Open Veterinary Journal, 14 (10), 2642-2650. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i10.14