Opuntia spp. as a source of bioactive compounds Article

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abstract

• The genus Opuntia represents an important food and feed resource and its economic importance has gradually increased worldwide as a health-promoting food. Opuntia spp. contains a number of potentially active nutrients and bioactive compounds with different therapeutic uses. Wild Opuntia species are a source of novel metabolites and its cell culture system represents a potential renewable source of those compounds. © 2012 American Chemical Society.

authors

• Astello-García M.
• de la Rosa A.P.B.
• Reyes Agüero Juan Antonio
• Santos Díaz María del Socorro Carmen

publication date

• 2012-01-01

published in

• ACS Symposium Series  Journal

Research

keywords

• Bioactive compounds; Culture systems; Economic importance; Renewable sources; Therapeutic use; Cell culture

Identity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1021/bk-2012-1109.ch008

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• 101

end page

• 111

volume

• 1109