History, phytochemistry, experimental pharmacology and clinical uses of honey: A comprehensive review with special reference to Unani medicine

S Nikhat, M Fazil - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Honey is one of the most popular functional foods,
speculated to be in use since the advent of human civilization. Its health-protective activity is …

Biochemical reactions and their biological contributions in Honey

WMA Alaerjani, S Abu-Melha, RMH Alshareef… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Honey is known for its content of biomolecules, such as enzymes. The enzymes of honey
originate from bees, plant nectars, secretions or excretions of plant-sucking insects, or from …

A modified folin-ciocalteu assay for the determination of total phenolics content in honey

IL Lawag, ES Nolden, AAM Schaper, LY Lim… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Folin-Ciocalteu assay is a widely used method for measuring the total phenolic content
(TPC) in honey, but it can be affected by the presence of reducing sugars in honey, which …

Antibacterial activity and bee-derived protein content of honey as important and suitable complementary tools for the assessment of honey quality

M Bucekova, J Godocikova, L Kohutova… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Honey possesses health-promoting properties; however, industrial processing and
manipulation of raw honey can harm on its biological activities, including antibacterial …

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 …

Assessment of the botanical origin of polish honeys based on physicochemical properties and bioactive components with chemometric analysis

M Tarapatskyy, P Sowa, G Zaguła, M Dżugan… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Is it possible to characterize the types of honey based on their chemical composition, their
content of bioactive substances, and their physicochemical properties? The objective of this …

Phenolic and total flavonoid contents and physicochemical traits of Romanian monofloral honeys

A Albu, RM Radu-Rusu, D Simeanu, CG Radu-Rusu… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since ancient times, honey has been appreciated not only for its sensorial traits, but also for
the observed effects in rejuvenation and treatment against several bad health conditions …

The application of SDS-PAGE protein and HPTLC amino acid profiling for verification of declared variety and geographical origin of honey

M Dżugan, M Miłek, E Sidor, J Buczkowicz… - Food Analytical …, 2023 - Springer
Proteins and amino acids are minor components of honey that are rarely used for its quality
evaluation, although these components create its biological activity as well as can serve for …

Selected characteristics of multifloral honeys from North-Eastern Romania

A Albu, C Simeanu, IM Pop, A Pui, D Tarcău… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this research was to evaluate some characteristics (moisture, total solid
substances, specific gravity, pH, FA, ash, electrical conductivity, TPC and TFC, potassium …

SDS-PAGE Protein and HPTLC polyphenols profiling as a promising tool for authentication of goldenrod honey

M Dżugan, M Miłek, P Kielar, K Stępień, E Sidor… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to use protein and polyphenolic profiles as fingerprints of
goldenrod honey and to apply them for verification of the labeled variety. The markers for 10 …