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PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants12071537
Keywords
prickly pear peel; Opuntia ficus-indica; plant extracts; CBMN assay; genotoxicity; antigenotoxicity; cytotoxicity; antioxidant activity; mitomycin C; human lymphocytes
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This study investigated the beneficial properties of prickly pear peel (PPP) extracts from Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. The extracts were obtained using different solvents and their total phenolic and flavonoid content as well as antioxidant activity were determined. Detailed characterization of the extracts was carried out using mass spectrometry techniques. The extracts showed high antigenotoxic activity and contained bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, carboxylic acids, alkaloids, fatty acids, and minerals. Further studies on the bioactive compounds of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. are recommended.
This study investigated the beneficial properties of prickly pear peel (PPP) extracts from Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. Extracts were obtained via the Soxhlet extraction method using methanol (P1), ethanol (P2) and ethanol-water (P3) as extraction solvents. Their total phenolic and flavonoid content (TPC and TFC, respectively) and their antioxidant activity (AA) were determined. The PPP extracts were characterized in detail using mass spectrometry techniques. Their cyto-genotoxic effect and antigenotoxic potential against mitomycin C were evaluated via the cytokinesis block micronucleus (CBMN) assay on human lymphocytes. Enhanced TPC, TFC and AA values were recorded for all the extracts. Moreover, P1 and P2 were cytotoxic only at the highest concentrations, whereas P3 was found to be cytotoxic in all cases. No significant micronucleus induction was observed in the tested extracts. The PPP extracts contain bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, carboxylic acids, alkaloids, fatty acids and minerals (mainly K, Si, Mg, Ca, P and Zn). The results showed that all three extracts exerted high antigenotoxic activity. Our findings confirm the beneficial and genoprotective properties of PPP extracts and further studies on the bioactive compounds of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. are recommended, as it constitutes a promising plant in pharmaceutical applications.
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