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Opuntia ficus

 Taxonomy:                                                                                     

                                                                                                                Kingdom :  Plantae      

                                                                                                                Division  :  Magnoliophyta

                                                                                                                Class        : Magnoliopsida

                                                                                                                Order       :  Caryophyllales

                                                                                                                Family      : Cactaceae

                                                                                                                Genus      :  Opuntia

 

                                                                                                         

 

Chemical Constituents:

The plant contains Methyl 2-methylbutanoate (98 : 2%, S : R), methyl 3-hydroxybutanoate (73 : 27%, R : S), 1-phenyl-ethanol (74 : 26%, R : S), linalool (68 : 32%, R : S), -nonalactone (65 : 35%, S : R), -deca-lactone (79 : 21%, R : S) ,-dodecalactone (>99% R), saboten, eight flavonoids, kaempferol (1), quercetin (2), kaempferol 3-methyl ether (3), quercetin 3-methyl ether (4), narcissin (5), (+)-dihydrokaempferol (aromadendrin, 6), (+)-dihydroquercetin (taxifolin, 7), eriodictyol (8), and two terpenoids, (6S,9S)-3-oxo-alpha-ionol-beta-D-glucopyranoside (9),corchoionoside C, isorhamnetin 3-O-(6''-O-E-feruloyl)neohesperidoside (1), (6R)-9,10-dihydroxy-4,7-megastigmadien-3-one-9-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (2) and (6S)-9,10-dihydroxy-4,7-megastigmadien-3-one-9-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (3) along with 15 known compounds. Structures of compounds (1-3), isorhamnetin 3-O-(6''-O-E-feruloyl)neohesperidoside (1), (6R)-9,10-dihydroxy-4,7-megastigmadien-3-one-9-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (2) and (6S)-9,10-dihydroxy-4,7-megastigmadien-3-one-9-O-beta-d-glucopyranoside (3) along with 15 known compounds

Part used : Leaf.

Refrence:

            Chemical constituents  

  • Constituents of the stems and fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten. 

             http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14723334

            Anti hyperglycemic activity

             http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1307994

  • Effect of a dehydrated extract of nopal (Opuntia ficus indica Mill.) on blood glucose.   

              http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2561256

 

 

 

    

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