Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Cactus Pear (Opuntia) Seed Oils
Joint Authors
Ramírez-Moreno, Esther
Cariño-Cortés, Raquel
Cruz-Cansino, Nelly del Socorro
Delgado-Olivares, Luis
Ariza-Ortega, José Alberto
Montañez-Izquierdo, Vanessa Yelina
Hernández-Herrero, María Manuela
Filardo-Kerstupp, Tomás
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Abstract EN
Seed oils from two Mexican varieties of cactus pear (green: Opuntia albicarpa and red: Opuntia ficus indica) were extracted with different solvents (hexane, ethanol, and ethyl acetate) to evaluate their antioxidant activity.
The seed oil with higher antioxidant activity was selected to evaluate antimicrobial activity.
The fatty acid profile was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
Oil from green cactus pear seeds obtained with ethanol and ethyl acetate exhibited higher antioxidant activity (p<0.05) of 323 and 316 μmol TE/20 mg (p < 0.05), respectively, compared to red cactus pear seed oil (≈274 and 247 μmol TE/20 mg with ethyl acetate and ethanol, resp.).
The oil obtained with ethanol and higher antioxidant activity was used to determine the antimicrobial activity.
Both cactus pear oils produced a microbial inhibition zone in most of the microorganisms evaluated, particularly Saccharomyces cerevisiae which had similar diameter (38–40 mm).
The oil fatty acids profiles of both varieties were similar and exhibited a high content of linoleic acid, while two fatty acids (linolenic and behenic) found in red cactus pear were not observed in the green variety.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ramírez-Moreno, Esther& Cariño-Cortés, Raquel& Cruz-Cansino, Nelly del Socorro& Delgado-Olivares, Luis& Ariza-Ortega, José Alberto& Montañez-Izquierdo, Vanessa Yelina…[et al.]. 2017. Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Cactus Pear (Opuntia) Seed Oils. Journal of Food Quality،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175815
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ramírez-Moreno, Esther…[et al.]. Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Cactus Pear (Opuntia) Seed Oils. Journal of Food Quality No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175815
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ramírez-Moreno, Esther& Cariño-Cortés, Raquel& Cruz-Cansino, Nelly del Socorro& Delgado-Olivares, Luis& Ariza-Ortega, José Alberto& Montañez-Izquierdo, Vanessa Yelina…[et al.]. Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Cactus Pear (Opuntia) Seed Oils. Journal of Food Quality. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175815
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1175815