Fig 1.
Modified Mucilage Extraction Protocol [2].
Fig 2.
Parietal Molecules Extraction Protocol (Pectins, Celluloses and Hemicelluloses) Cladodes Opuntia ficus indica L. [7].
Table 1.
Dextrose/Pectin and dextrose/hemicellulose ratio in PDA Media.
Table 2.
Mass yield and colorimetric dosage of the fractions extracted from the different fractions of Opuntia ficus-indica L cladodes.
Fig 3.
Overlaid FTIR-ATR spectra of Crude (orange), P2 (blue) and P1 (purple) fractions.
Arrows indicate: (1) ν(O-H) stretching vibration at ~3400 cm ⁻ ¹, (2) ν(C = O) stretching of carboxyl groups at ~1750 cm ⁻ ¹. Note the progressive intensity increase of the C = O peak following extraction.
Table 3.
Percentage of monosaccharide composition of mucilage.
Fig 4.
Monosaccharide composition of mucilage.
Monosaccharide Composition of Mucilage extracted from the cladodes of Opuntia ficus indica L., expressed as a percentage (%) relative to the surface of the peaks obtained in GC; Mucilage1: First fraction from cold water hydrolysis, Mucilage2: Second fraction from cold water hydrolysis, Mucilage3: Third fraction from cold water hydrolysis, Ara: Arabinose, Rha: Rhamnose,Xyl:Xylose,Gal:Galactose,Glc:Glucose,Fuc:Fucose,Mn:Manose,GlcA:Glucoronic acid, GalA:Galacturonic acid.
Table 4.
Percentages of sugar levels of parietal fractions.
Fig 5.
Monosaccharide composition of cladode polysaccharide fractions.
Monosaccharide composition of the polysaccharide fractions of cladodes, expressed as a percentage (%) relative to the surface area of the peaks obtained in GC; Pectin1: Pectic fraction extracted with hot water, Pectin2: Pectic fraction extracted with EDTA, Hemicellulose: Hemicellulosic fraction, extracted with.
Fig 6.
Influence of the Concentration of Polysaccharides (Pectin and Hemicellulose) Extracted from Opuntia ficus-indica L. Cladodes on the Growth of Penicillium sp.