Chemical Composition and Physicochemical Analysis of Opuntia dillenii Extracts Grown in Morocco

Abstract

The chemical composition and physicochemical properties of hexane and ethyl acetate extracts of skin, juice, and seeds of Opuntia dillenii fruit collected from three Moroccan regions (Oujda, Nador, and Essaouira) were studied. The study revealed that the seed oil extracts presented the highest yield of 13.12%, followed by the skin fraction (1.77%) and the juice extract (0.49%). The evaluation of fatty acid compositions using GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of linoleic acid as a dominating unsaturated fatty acid with a value of 72.39%, followed by palmitic acid, oleic acid, and stearic acid in all localities. Otherwise, the juice extract of Oujda locality was richer in margaric acid (37.41%), followed by Essaouira skin extract (10.7%) and Oujda seed extract (6.18%). However, the campesterol was detected only in trace in the juice extract. The physicochemical properties of O. dillenii seed oils such as acid value, peroxide value, ester value, pH value, saponification value, density, and refractive index were all found to be in good agreement with the quality criteria for pure and fresh oils. In addition, principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) were implemented to compare the difference in the chemical composition of the different O. dillenii extracts.

Analyzing the Bioactive Properties and Volatile Profiles Characteristics of Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw: Exploring its Potential for Pharmacological Applications

“…The sample components were ionized in the Electron Ionization (EI) mode at 70 eV and a scanned mass range of 40 to 300 m/z. The NIST mass spectral library of the CG‐MS data system was used to compare the results [34–36] . The peak area was used to compute the percentage composition.…”

“…The NIST mass spectral library of the CG-MS data system was used to compare the results. [34][35][36] The peak area was used to compute the percentage composition.…”

Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil of Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin and Clemants Against Clinical Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

“…To perform qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis, a solution of 1 µL of the sample prepared in hexane (50 mg gG 1 ) was injected in split mode (split ratio = 50-80) and the GC-MS system was operated in scan mode. The identification of the chemical composition of samples was assessed based on the comparison process between their mass spectra and the data stored at the level of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST147) 15 . Regarding the data collection, the LabSolutions of 2.5 was used.…”

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

“…e plant species was authenticated by Mohammed Fennan, a botanical expert from the Scientific Institute of Mohammed V University. e specimen was deposited at Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco, under the reference number HUMPOM 351 [2].…”

“…Opuntia spp. are plants belonging to the Cactaceae family [1,2] which are native to arid and semi-arid regions of Mexico and the southern United States [3,4] and were introduced to Europe and North Africa in the 16th century [5,6]. Among those, Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.)…”