Ventura-Aguilar Rosa Isela, Bosquez-Molina Elsa, Bautista-Baños Silvia, Rivera-Cabrera Fernando
CONACYT-Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, San Isidro Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico.
Biotechnology, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Colonia Vicentina, Mexico.
J Sci Food Agric. 2017 Dec;97(15):5065-5073. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.8493. Epub 2017 Aug 28.
Cactus stem (Opuntia ficus-indica Mill) is native to Mesoamerica and marketed in different forms such as fresh, frozen or pre-cooked. Worldwide, this vegetable is recognized for its pharmaceutical actions, including its antioxidant, diuretic, anticarcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and anti-hypercholesterolemic properties, as well as their antiviral and antispermatogenic effects. However, not all of these properties have been associated with its chemical composition; therefore, this review aims to present and integrate information available on the physiology and anatomy of cactus stem and its chemical composition, focusing on some of the many factors that determine its biofunctionality. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
仙人掌茎（仙人掌科仙人掌属米氏仙人掌）原产于中美洲，有新鲜、冷冻或预煮等不同形式在市场上销售。在全球范围内，这种蔬菜因其药用功效而闻名，包括抗氧化、利尿、抗癌、抗炎、抗糖尿病和抗高胆固醇特性，以及抗病毒和抗生精作用。然而，并非所有这些特性都与其化学成分相关；因此，本综述旨在呈现并整合有关仙人掌茎的生理学、解剖学及其化学成分的现有信息，重点关注决定其生物功能的众多因素中的一些因素。© 2017化学工业协会。
