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Extraction and characterization of mucilage in Opuntia spp.
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The colour analysis showed a high L* value and the chromatic co-ordinates were in the yellow-greenish spectrum, and the use of isopropyl alcohol is recommended in ratio 1:3, since its commercial value is lower in comparison with ethanol.About:
This article is published in Journal of Arid Environments.The article was published on 2007-03-01. It has received 239 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mucilage & Extraction (chemistry).read more
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Desarrollo y evaluación de una película comestible obtenida del mucílago de nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica) utilizada para reducir la tasa de respiración de nopal verdura
TL;DR: In this paper, a methodology was developed for dehydrated nopal mucilage with features that allow homogeneous dispersion thereof to rehydrate during formulation with plasticizers, which is expected to obtain an increase in the lifetime for marketing.
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Functional Components and Medicinal Properties of Cactus Products
TL;DR: This chapter describes cacti as multifunctional plants that offer the possibility of taking advantages from the whole plant, which impacts positively on regional economies of arid and semiarid lands where population deals with subsistence economies.
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Optimization of Extraction Condition and Characterization of Malva Verticillata Root Bark Mucilage
TL;DR: In this article, a study aimed at optimizing the extraction conditions and establishing the physicochemical properties of the extracted mucilage obtained from root bark of Malva verticillata was conducted.
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Extraction and sugar composition of mucilage in urginea indica/drimia indica (roxb) kunth hyacinthaceae
TL;DR: The present investigation showed that U. indica mucilage has high pharmaceutical significance with the presence of high amount of maltose, which makes it an attractive source of carbohydrate.
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Emerging plant-based flocculation treatment of phosphate clay: case study from Metlaoui-Gafsa (southwest Tunisia)
TL;DR: The objective of this study was to investigate the ability of cactus Opuntia ficus-indica, used as a natural flocculant in the treatment of phosphate clay as an industrial wastewater to remove high turbidity from industrial effluents.
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Reporting of Objective Color Measurements
TL;DR: The analysis of color is frequently an important consideration when determining the efficacy of a variety of postharvest treatments, and many researchers continue to analyze this characteristic inappropriately.
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Rheological properties of the mucilage gum (Opuntia ficus indica)
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the rheological properties of aqueous solutions of the mucilage isolated from Opuntia ficus indica and found that the viscosity was dependent on ionic strength, as in the case of polyelectrolytes.
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Cacti : biology and uses
TL;DR: This book presents a meta-anatomy of the Cacti of Mesoamerican Domestication and Diffusion, and some of the mechanisms behind its domestication and distribution, which are described in more detail in the preface.
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Structure and morphology of cladodes and spines of Opuntia ficus-indica. Cellulose extraction and characterisation
Mohamed E. Malainine,Alain Dufresne,Danièle Dupeyre,Mostafa Mahrouz,Roger Vuong,Michel R. Vignon +5 more
TL;DR: It was observed that the tensile modulus decreases as the moisture content increases and the mechanical properties of these natural spines were investigated by tensile tests at various conditioning relative humidities.