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Chemical Composition, Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antidiabetic Activities of Ethanolic Extracts of Opuntia dillenii Fruits Collected from Morocco

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JOURNAL OF FOOD QUALITY
Volume 2022, Issue -, Pages -

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WILEY-HINDAWI
DOI: 10.1155/2022/9471239

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  1. National Centre for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST)
  2. CNRST, Morocco
  3. Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Molecules, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Belgium

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The study investigated the chemical composition of ethanolic extracts from Opuntia dillenii fruits collected in Morocco, revealing high quantities of polyphenols with antibacterial, antifungal, and antidiabetic activities. The peel extracts showed the greatest inhibitory effects on alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase activities. Molecular docking simulations indicated the presence of bioactive compounds in the extract with a better potential to decrease the enzyme activity than the commercial drug acarbose.
Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw. belongs to the Cactaceae family and is native to the arid and semi-arid regions of Mexico and the southern United States. O. dillenii are now used as medicinal plants in various countries. In this study, we investigated the chemical composition of ethanolic extracts obtained from seeds, juice, and peel of O. dillenii fruits collected from Morocco, and we evaluated their antibacterial, antifungal, and antidiabetic activities. Phytochemical screening revealed high quantities of polyphenols (193.73 +/- 81.44 to 341.12 +/- 78.90 gallic acid eq [g/100 g dry weight]) in the extracts. The major phenolic compounds determined by HPLC were gallic acid, vanillic acid, and syringic acid. Regarding flavonoids, quercetin 3-O-beta-D-glucoside and kaempferol were the predominant molecules. Juice extracts showed weak to moderate antibacterial activity against the bacteria species Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella braenderup. All tested extracts displayed a significant inhibitory effect on alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase activities in vitro, with the peel extracts showing the greatest inhibitory effects. Together, these findings suggest that O. dillenii fruits are a promising source for the isolation of novel compounds with antibacterial or antidiabetic activities. For the most abundant phytochemicals identified in O. dillenii peel ethanolic extract, molecular docking simulations against human pancreatic alpha-amylase enzyme were performed. These indicated the presence of bioactive compounds in the extract with a better potential to decrease the enzyme activity than the commercial drug acarbose.

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