A review of commonly used methodologies for assessing the antibacterial activity of honey and honey products

ML Hossain, LY Lim, K Hammer, D Hettiarachchi… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Honey, a naturally sweet and viscous substance is mainly produced by honeybees (Apis
mellifera) from flower nectar. Honey exerts a plethora of biological and pharmacological …

Recent advances in the chemical composition and biological activities of propolis

O Belmehdi, N El Menyiy, A Bouyahya… - Food Reviews …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Propolis is a resinous substance from beehive produced by the combination of plants and
bee secretions. For a long time, this substance has gotten high attention in traditional and …

Bioactive Potential of Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.): Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Activity, Bioaccessibility and Prebiotic Potential

IM Haș, BE Teleky, K Szabo, E Simon, F Ranga… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to its abundance of physiologically active ingredients, one of the oldest medicinal
herbs, elderberry (EB) Sambucus nigra L., is beneficial for both therapeutic and dietary …

Egyptian propolis extract for functionalization of cellulose nanofiber/poly (vinyl alcohol) porous hydrogel along with characterization and biological applications

S Saleh, A Salama, AM Ali, AK Saleh, BA Elhady… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Bee propolis is one of the most common natural extracts and has gained significant interest
in biomedicine due to its high content of phenolic acids and flavonoids, which are …

Characterization of the black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) honey from Türkiye

M Kemal, ÜZÜ Esertaş, ED Kanbur, Y Kara, AE Özçelik… - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
This case report study investigated the botanical, physicochemical, and phenolic
compositions, as well as the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of varying amounts of …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical investigation, physicochemical characterization, and antimicrobial activities of Ethiopian propolis

TN Afata, R Nemo, N Ishete, GT Tucho… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Propolis is a natural resin substance produced by honeybees by collecting from parts of
plants, buds, and exudates that are used for several biological activities such as …

Evaluation of Total Phenolic and Flavonoid Contents, Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities of Hungarian Propolis Ethanolic Extract against Staphylococcus aureus

S Bouchelaghem, S Das, RS Naorem, L Czuni, G Papp… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Propolis is a natural bee product that is widely used in folk medicine. This study aimed to
evaluate the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) on …

Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of some types of honey from Banat region, Romania

S Pătruică, E Alexa, D Obiștioiu, I Cocan, I Radulov… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Honey is a natural product with multiple health benefits. The paper presents the chemical
characterization and the antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of ten types of honey …

Evaluation of physicochemical properties of honey powder using rice and pea proteins as carriers

T Toniazzo, M Collado-González, CC Tadini… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Honey is a special product widely appreciated because of its peculiar flavor and aroma as
well as its beneficial effects on health due to its constituents. However, the use of honey in its …

Diversity of monofloral honey based on the antimicrobial and antioxidant potential

A Hulea, D Obiștioiu, I Cocan, E Alexa, M Negrea… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate the antioxidant profile and the antimicrobial activity of four
different types of monofloral honey (manuka (MH), brassica rapeseed (BH), acacia (AH), and …