Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8330360 | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | 2015 | 35 Pages |
Abstract
Histopathological studies of the granulation tissue indicated that the derma is properly arranged with the Opuntia flowers extract, compared with the control group. The mucilage extract was more effective than the methanol extract, but both showed significant results compared with the control. Such investigation was supported by the efficiency of the methanolic and mucilage extract as antimicrobial and antioxidant. Indeed, the extracts showed a potential antioxidant activity determined by different test systems, namely DPPH radicals scavenging activity, trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity, reducing power, β-carotene bleaching assay and metal chelating activity and exhibited significant antibacterial activity against almost all tested bacteria.
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Authors
Imene Ammar, Sana Bardaa, Massara Mzid, Zouheir Sahnoun, Tarak Rebaii, Hamadi Attia, Monia Ennouri,