| Title: | Essential oils composition of two Sicilian cultivars of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (Cactaceae) fruits (prickly pear) |
| Author(s): | Zito P; Sajeva M; Bruno M; Rosselli S; Maggio A; Senatore F; |
| Address: | "Dipartimento DEMETRA, Universita degli studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Edificio 5, 90128, Palermo, Italy" |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14786419.2012.734823 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1478-6427 (Electronic) 1478-6419 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The essential oils composition of the skin, pulp and seeds from fruits of two Sicilian cultivars of Opuntia ficus-indica (cv. Sanguigna and cv. Surfarina) has been obtained by hydrodistillation and the possible antioxidant, antimicrobial and semiochemical roles have been investigated comparing the data with those reported in the literature. The presence of antioxidants and antimicrobials found in this study increases the spectrum of compounds that have beneficial properties in O. ficus-indica. In addition, several compounds identified in this study have been reported to influence the behaviour of Ceratitis capitata, a phytophagous pest which causes severe damages to several crops including O. ficus-indica and the kairomonal activity of the odour of the fruits seems provided by a blend of compounds found in the various matrices analysed" |
| Keywords: | "Anti-Infective Agents/chemistry/*isolation & purification Antioxidants/chemistry/*isolation & purification Chromatography, Gas Distillation Fruit/*chemistry Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Molecular Structure Oils, Volatile/chemistry/*isolation & pur;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineZito, Pietro Sajeva, Maurizio Bruno, Maurizio Rosselli, Sergio Maggio, Antonella Senatore, Felice eng Comparative Study England 2012/11/22 Nat Prod Res. 2013; 27(14):1305-14. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2012.734823. Epub 2012 Nov 21" |
