Phenolic Profile of TunisianOpuntia Ficus IndicaThornless form Flowers via Chromatographic and Spectral Analysis by Reversed Phase-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-UV-Photodiode Array and Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometer

Phytochemical characterization and antioxidant activity of Opuntia microdasys (Lehm.) Pfeiff flowers in different stages of maturity

“…have shown anti-fungicide, anti-bacterial, antioxidant and antiulcerogenic activities (Alimi et al;Ammar et al, 2012). Isorhamnetin glycosylated compounds were reported as the major phenolic compounds in flowers from O. ficus indica from Italy (Leo et al, 2010) and Tunisia (Yeddes et al, 2014).…”

“…Their infusions, for instance, are known as diuretic agents and as having the capacity to expulse renal calculus and cure ulcer (Yeddes et al, 2014). Flower extracts (50% aqueous methanol and ethanol) of O. ficus indica f. inermis, O. ficus indica (L.), O. stricta (Haw.)…”

Phytochemical composition and antioxidant activity of Tunisian cactus pear (Opuntia ficus indica L.) flower

“…The flavonol isorhamnetin 3‐ O ‐robinobioside was only detected as a major phenolic compound (52.22%) in Italian cactus pear flower De Leo et al (). Beside isorhamnetin derivatives, cactus pear flower extract contained a significant amount of quercetin and kaempferol derivatives (Benayad et al, ; De Leo et al, ; Yeddes, Chérif, Guyot, et al, ). This study detected free form of quercetin which is one of the most commonly consumed flavonoids well studied for its potential health benefits potential.…”

“…In addition, quercetin possesses anti‐proliferative, anti‐carcinogenic, and antioxidant activities (Middleton & Kandaswami, ). Yeddes, Chérif, Guyot, et al () reported that the main cactus pear flower polyphenols in Tunisian thornless form were flavonols (isorhamnetin, quercetin, and kaempferol derivatives) as well as phenolic acids. Benayad et al () also reported that the flower extracts of the Moroccan O. ficus indica showed significantly higher values of flavonol glycoside derivatives compared to phenolic acids.…”

The UPLC–ESI–QqQLIT–MS/MS method for quantitative determination of phytochemicals in ethanolic extracts of different parts of eight Ficus species: Development and validation

“…[10] High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) have been reported for the analysis of the bioactive compounds in the Ficus species. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] However, the UPLC-ESI-QqQ LIT -MS/MS method in the MRM mode provides efficient separation and detection with high selectivity, sensitivity, and accuracy in comparison with the HPLC and HPTLC methods. It is a very powerful tool for rapid quantitative analysis of trace amounts of phytochemicals in crude extracts.…”