Opuntin B, the antiviral protein isolated from prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) cladode exhibits ribonuclease activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 103929
Author(s):  
Rasoul Rasoulpour ◽  
Keramat Izadpanah ◽  
Alireza Afsharifar
Keyword(s):  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Ribonuclease Activity ◽  
Antiviral Protein ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

Purification and characterization of an antiviral protein from prickly pear ( Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) cladode

2017 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasoul Rasoulpour ◽  
Alireza Afsharifar ◽  
Keramat Izadpanah ◽  
Mahmoud Aminlari
Keyword(s):  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Antiviral Protein ◽  
Purification And Characterization ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

Assessment ofOpuntia ficus-indicain vivo Following Ethnobotanical Survey: Confirmation of its Analgesic Activity

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (S1) ◽  
pp. S191-S196
Author(s):  
A. Mouhaddach ◽  
A. El-hadi ◽  
K. Taghzouti ◽  
M. Bendaou ◽  
R. Hassikou
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Tail Flick ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Hot Plate ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
Plant Parts

Opuntia ficus-indica(the cactus or prickly pear) is a cactus belonging to the Opuntiae family. Several Opuntiae plant parts have been used in traditional Moroccan medicine. In this study, we investigated its most common use as an analgesic. An ethnobotanical study ofOpuntia ficus-indicawas first conducted in 10 areas in Morocco. Extracts fromOpuntia ficus-indicacladodes were obtained using a decoction method and its analgesic activity in mice was investigated by the hot plate and tail flick methods. Cladode extracts had significant (p<0.05) analgesic activity at intraperitoneal doses of 300, 500, and 1000 mg/kg body weight. Both methods revealed significantly increased latency at all three doses (p<0.05) compared to controls. These data suggest that the traditional use of this plant as an analgesic is valid; in fact, perhaps it may be a centrally-acting analgesic.

Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Pasiecznik
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Invasive Weeds ◽  
Historical Records ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
Actual Risk ◽  
Invasive Spread ◽  
Almost All

Abstract O. ficus-indica is highly valued as a fruit-producing cactus, also yielding 'leaves' that are used as a vegetable and browsed by livestock. It has been introduced widely from its native Mexico to almost all countries where the climate is suitable. The fruit is very rich in vitamin C and is exploited commercially in many areas. Many countries, especially in Asia, have recently established large-scale commercial plantations. However, O. ficus-indica, like several other species of Opuntia, have been known to spread and become invasive weeds. Historical records, however, appear to indicate a time-lag of about 100 years between introduction and the beginnings of invasive spread thus the actual risk may be low.

An integral profile of bioactive compounds and functional properties of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica L.) peel with different tonalities

2019 ◽  
Vol 278 ◽  
pp. 568-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana M. Amaya-Cruz ◽  
Iza F. Pérez-Ramírez ◽  
Jorge Delgado-García ◽  
Candelario Mondragón-Jacobo ◽  
Andrés Dector-Espinoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Properties ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

scholarly journals Determination of the Nutritional Quality of Prickly Pear Forage (Opuntia ficus-indica) in the Diet of Ewe Lambs

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 119-123
Author(s):  
Ignacio Mejia Haro ◽  
Salvador A. Guadalajara Rodriguez ◽  
Benjamin Ortiz de la Rosa ◽  
Jose Manuel Martinez Mireles ◽  
Victor M. Marin Perales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
Ewe Lambs

scholarly journals Etiology of black scab on prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Laureano-Ahuelicán ◽  
Magnolia Moreno-Velázquez ◽  
Lervin Hernández-Ramos ◽  
Dionicio Alvarado-Rosales ◽  
Esther Martínez-Domínguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prickly Pear ◽  
San Juan ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
Santa Cecilia

Para identificar el agente causal de la costra negra del nopal (<em>Opuntia ficus-indica</em>) se aislaron e identificaron morfológicamente los hongos asociados a la enfermedad. El estudio se realizó a partir de cladodios con síntomas característicos de la enfermedad colectados en la localidad de Santa Cecilia Clavijero, en el municipio de San Juan Ixcaquixtla, Puebla. Los hongos asociados a la enfermedad se identificaron como: <em>Cladosporium</em> <em>cladosporioides</em>, <em>Aplosporella hesperidica</em> y <em>Didymella glomerata</em>. Para demostrar su patogenicidad, los hongos se inocularon individualmente y en sus combinaciones en cladodios de seis meses de edad. Los síntomas iniciaron 50 días después de la inoculación. El método de inoculación que permitió la reproducción de los síntomas fue la inyección de una suspensión a una concentración de 6×103 conidios mL?1 de la mezcla de los tres hongos; cladodios inoculados con uno y dos hongos, no resultó en el desarrollo de la enfermedad. <em>C. cladosporioides</em>, <em>A. hesperidica</em> y <em>D. glomerata</em> son los agentes causales de la costra negra del nopal siendo este el primer reporte de estos patógenos en el cultivo del nopal.

scholarly journals Biolistic-mediated transient gene expression in shoot apical meristems of the prickly-pear (Opuntia ficus-indica)

1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romulo Marino Llamoca-Zárate ◽  
Luiz Ferreira Aguiar Ponte ◽  
Joerg Landsmann ◽  
Francisco de Assis Paiva Campos
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Transient Expression ◽  
Transient Gene Expression ◽  
Dna Delivery ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Target Tissue ◽  
Gus Gene ◽  
Transformation System ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
Apical Meristems

We have demonstrated the transient expression of the GUS gene in cells of the meristematic apical dome of Opuntia ficus-indica. DNA delivery into the cells was achieved using a biolistic PDS-1000He instrument from Bio-Rad Laboratories. The transforming DNA was coated in tungsten particles with diameter of 1.3 m m and the distance between the flying disk and the target tissue was 7.5cm and the shooting pressure was adjusted to 1200 psi. This is the first demonstration that the biolistic transformation system can be used to express a transgene in a member of the Cactaceae.

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