Honey antibacterial activity: A neglected aspect of honey quality assurance as functional food

J Majtan, M Bucekova, I Kafantaris, P Szweda… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Honey is considered as a functional food with health-promoting properties. Its
potent antibacterial and antibiofilm effects are the major attributes of so called 'medical …

Eucalyptus honey: Quality parameters, chemical composition and health-promoting properties

O Bobis, AR Moise, I Ballesteros, ES Reyes, SS Durán… - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Eucalyptus honey is an important unifloral honey commercialized worldwide and much
desired by consumers due to the medicinal properties attributed to it because of the plant …

Inhibitions of microbial fermentation by residual reductive lignin oil: Concerns on the bioconversion of reductive catalytic fractionated carbohydrate pulp

Y Wu, J Wen, C Su, C Jiang, C Zhang, Y Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) is an emerging biomass valorization strategy with
high atom economy, which primarily outputting extensively depolymerized reductive lignin …

Use of plant extracts, bee-derived products, and probiotic-related applications to fight multidrug-resistant pathogens in the post-antibiotic era

A Machado, L Zamora-Mendoza, F Alexis… - Future …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The 'post-antibiotic'era is near according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It is well
known, due to the work of the scientific community, that drugs (antibiotics, antifungals, and …

Ultrasound-assisted extraction of anthocyanins using natural deep eutectic solvents and their incorporation in edible films

P Velásquez, D Bustos, G Montenegro, A Giordano - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Extracts rich in bioactive compounds added to edible films have allowed the development of
active packaging that increases the shelf life of food. However, it is necessary to search for …

Antioxidative, antibacterial and antiproliferative properties of honey types from the Western Balkans

M Sakač, P Jovanov, A Marić, D Četojević-Simin… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the physicochemical characteristics and antioxidative, antibacterial and
antiproliferative effects of nineteen samples of different honey types (acacia, linden, heather …

Antibacterial and antibiofilm effect of Unifloral honeys against bacteria isolated from chronic wound infections

VL Balázs, L Nagy-Radványi, E Bencsik-Kerekes… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Honey is known as an alternative remedy for the treatment of wounds. To evaluate the
potential of five Hungarian honey types against wound-associated bacteria, in vitro …

Characterization of Sidr (Ziziphus spp.) Honey from Different Geographical Origins

AG Hegazi, FM Al Guthami, MFA Ramadan… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The current investigation was conducted to characterize the Sidr honey
through melissopalynological analysis, its physicochemical, and biochemical properties …

Phenolic Composition, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Extract from Flowers of Rosa damascena from Morocco

M Chroho, A Bouymajane, Y Oulad El Majdoub… - Separations, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rosa damascena is referred to as the queen of roses due to its ornamental, flavoring, and
perfuming uses, along with its recognized use in therapy. This study aimed to investigate the …

Ultrasonication for honey processing and preservation: a brief overview

TC Pereira, AG Cruz, JT Guimarães, G Cravotto… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Honey is a food product consumed all over the world. Besides its nutritional properties,
honey presents antibacterial, antioxidant, and wound-healing properties. To ensure that the …