Research Article

Chemical Composition, Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antidiabetic Activities of Ethanolic Extracts of Opuntia dillenii Fruits Collected from Morocco

Table 1

Linearity of phenolic compounds standards and sensitivity of the HPLC-DAD method.

N°CompoundsConcentration range (mg/mL)Linear regressionraLODb (mg/mL)LOQc (mg/mL)

1Gallic acid0.2–1y = 904.2x + 40.60.990.020.05
2Catechin0.2–1y = 2784.3x + 133.30.990.050.16
34-Hydroxybenzoic acid0.2–1y = 3406.7x + 235.10.990.010.03
4Vanillic acid0.2–1y = 2040.9x + 124.80.990.030.09
5Caffeic acid0.2–1y = 24178x + 522.40.990.010.02
6Syringic acid0.2–1y = 14815x + 177.80.990.010.03
7Vanillin0.2–1y = 1622x + 91.90.990.020.07
8p-Coumaric acid0.2–1y = 4265.3x + 40.40.990.020.05
9Sinapic acid0.2–1y = 1052.4x + 34.20.990.030.09
10Ferulic acid0.2–1y = 987.9x + 3.50.990.020.06
11Naringin0.2–1y = 443.3x + 15.30.990.010.03
12Rutin0.2–1y = 578.4x + 8.30.990.010.04
13Salicylic acid0.2–1y = 815.1x + 12.20.990.030.08
14Quercetin0.2–1y = 7989.6x + 116.20.990.020.05
15Cinnamic acid0.2–1y = 828.1x − 18.10.990.050.16
16Quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucoside0.2–1y = 1090.6x + 15.20.990.020.07
17Kaempferol0.2–1y = 1000.9x + 12.50.990.030.09
18Chalcone0.2–1y = 2666x + 5.10.990.010.04

a, Correlation coefficients of the regression equation. b, LOD limit of detection. c, LOQ limit of quantification.