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MICROMORPHOLOGY AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF OPUNTIA LITTORALIS ENGLEM. CLADODES

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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The present study was conducted to investigate the micromorphological structure and phytochemical constituents of Opuntia littoralis stem (cladodes) growing at the western Mediterranean coast of Egypt. The cladodes were collected during the wet season (February) and dry season (September) of 2015. The size of the cladode cells differ from wet to dry season, where both composed of thin cuticle covering the epidermis, hypodermis layer, parenchyma with storage cells and scattered bicollateral vascular bundles. The stem cells facing the sun contain pheloderm layer to protect the plant. The presence of high amounts of calcium oxalate crystals was also demonstrated. Phytochemical screening of Opuntia littoralis cladodes showed that it contains many of active phytochemical constituents such as; flavonoids, tannins, carbohydrates, glycosides, terpens and coumarines.

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10.21608/ejdr.2017.5850

Keywords

Opuntia litorallis, micromorphology, epidermis, hypodermis, Phytochemical constituents, Flavonoids

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Tarek

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Galal

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M.

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Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo 11790, Egypt

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Loutfy

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Hassan

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M.

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Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo 11790, Egypt

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First Name

Adel

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Youssef

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Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Desert Research Center, El-Matareya, Cairo 11753, Egypt

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First Name

Heba

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Abd El-Moaty

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Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Desert Research Center, El-Matareya, Cairo 11753, Egypt

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torkeyheba@yahoo.com

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Hanaa

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Gouda

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Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Desert Research Center, El-Matareya, Cairo 11753, Egypt

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hana.mo1684@gmail.com

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67

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1

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1031

Issue Date

2017-06-01

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2017-04-03

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2017-06-30

Page Start

155

Page End

170

Print ISSN

1687-8043

Online ISSN

2356-9875

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EJDR_Volume 67_Issue 1_Pages 155-170.pdf

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https://ejdr.journals.ekb.eg/article_5850.html

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Egyptian Journal of Desert Research

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MICROMORPHOLOGY AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF OPUNTIA LITTORALIS ENGLEM. CLADODES

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22 Jan 2023