Dipartimento DEMETRA, Università degli studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Edificio 5, 90128, Palermo, Italy.
Nat Prod Res. 2013;27(14):1305-14. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2012.734823. Epub 2012 Nov 21.
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.
通过水蒸馏法获得了来自西西里岛两种 Opuntia ficus-indica（cv. Sanguigna 和 cv. Surfarina）品种的果实的果皮、果肉和种子的精油成分，并通过与文献报道的数据进行比较，研究了其可能的抗氧化、抗菌和半化学作用。本研究中发现的抗氧化剂和抗菌剂的存在增加了具有有益特性的化合物在 O. ficus-indica 中的种类。此外，本研究中鉴定的几种化合物已被报道影响植食性害虫地中海实蝇的行为，该害虫对包括 O. ficus-indica 在内的多种作物造成严重损害，而果实气味的信息素活性似乎是由分析的各种基质中发现的化合物混合物提供的。
