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Opuntia spp.: characterization and benefits in chronic diseases

dc.contributor.authorSantos Díaz, María del Socorro
dc.contributor.authorBarba de la Rosa, Ana Paulina
dc.contributor.authorHéliès Toussaint, Cécile
dc.contributor.authorGuéraud, Françoise
dc.contributor.authorNègre Salvayre, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-21T23:39:31Z
dc.date.available2018-08-21T23:39:31Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationMaría del Socorro Santos Díaz, Ana-Paulina Barba de la Rosa, Cécile Héliès-Toussaint, Françoise Guéraud, and Anne Nègre-Salvayre, “Opuntia spp.: Characterization and Benefits in Chronic Diseases,” Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, vol. 2017, Article ID 8634249, 17 pages, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8634249.es_MX
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11627/4077
dc.description.abstract"Opuntia species have been used for centuries as food resources and in traditional folk medicine for their nutritional properties and their benefit in chronic diseases, particularly diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. These plants are largely distributed in America, Africa, and the Mediterranean basin. Opuntia spp. have great economic potential because they grow in arid and desert areas, and O. ficus-indica, the domesticated O. species, is used as a nutritional and pharmaceutical agent in various dietary and value-added products. Though differences in the phytochemical composition exist between wild and domesticated (O. ficus-indica) Opuntia spp., all Opuntia vegetatives (pear, roots, cladodes, seeds, and juice) exhibit beneficial properties mainly resulting from their high content in antioxidants (flavonoids, ascorbate), pigments (carotenoids, betalains), and phenolic acids. Other phytochemical components (biopeptides, soluble fibers) have been characterized and contribute to the medicinal properties of Opuntia spp. The biological properties of Opuntia spp. have been investigated on cellular and animal models and in clinical trials in humans, allowing characterization and clarification of the protective effect of Opuntia-enriched diets in chronic diseases. This review is an update on the phytochemical composition and biological properties of Opuntia spp. and their potential interest in medicine."es_MX
dc.language.isoenges_MX
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporationes_MX
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectLOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEINes_MX
dc.subject.classificationArea::BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA::CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA::BIOLOGÍA MOLECULARes_MX
dc.titleOpuntia spp.: characterization and benefits in chronic diseaseses_MX
dc.typearticlees_MX
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8634249


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