Composition and properties of Apis mellifera honey: A review

AA Machado De-Melo… - Journal of apicultural …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Honey is a natural sweetener with a complex composition. Honey features vary depending
on the botanical source and geographical origin, as well as climatic, processing and storage …

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 …

Honey: its medicinal property and antibacterial activity

MD Mandal, S Mandal - Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Indeed, medicinal importance of honey has been documented in the world's oldest medical
literatures, and since the ancient times, it has been known to possess antimicrobial property …

Antibacterial components of honey

PHS Kwakman, SAJ Zaat - IUBMB life, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The antibacterial activity of honey has been known since the 19th century. Recently, the
potent activity of honey against antibiotic‐resistant bacteria has further increased the interest …

Antioxidant and antimicrobial capacity of several monofloral Cuban honeys and their correlation with color, polyphenol content and other chemical compounds

JM Alvarez-Suarez, S Tulipani, D Díaz… - Food and Chemical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Several monofloral Cuban honeys were analyzed to determine their total phenolic,
flavonoid, ascorbic acid, amino acid, protein and carotenoid contents as well as their radical …

Honey as a source of dietary antioxidants: structures, bioavailability and evidence of protective effects against human chronic diseases

JM Alvarez-Suarez, F Giampieri… - Current medicinal …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
In the long human tradition honey has been used not only as a nutrient but also as a
medicine. Its composition is rather variable and depends on the floral source and on …

Evaluation of the phenolic content, antioxidant activity and colour of Slovenian honey

J Bertoncelj, U Doberšek, M Jamnik, T Golob - Food chemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
Honey samples from the seven most common honey types in Slovenia were screened for
total phenolic content by the modified Folin–Ciocalteu method, for potential antioxidant …

Antibiotic, pesticide, and microbial contaminants of honey: human health hazards

N Al-Waili, K Salom, A Al-Ghamdi… - The scientific world …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural contamination with pesticides and antibiotics is a challenging problem that
needs to be fully addressed. Bee products, such as honey, are widely consumed as food …

How honey kills bacteria

PHS Kwakman, AA Velde, L de Boer… - The FASEB …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
With the rise in prevalence of antibioticresistant bacteria, honey is increasingly valued for its
antibacterial activity. To characterize all bactericidal factors in a medical‐grade honey, we …

Antioxidant activity of Portuguese honey samples: Different contributions of the entire honey and phenolic extract

ICFR Ferreira, E Aires, JCM Barreira, LM Estevinho - Food chemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
The antioxidant activity of Portuguese honeys was evaluated considering the different
contribution of entire samples and phenolic extracts. Several chemical and biochemical …