Royal jelly (RJ) is a yellowish-white and acidic secretion of hypopharyngeal and mandibular
glands of nurse bees used to feed young worker larvae during the first three days and the …

Royal jelly (RJ) demand is growing every year and so is the market for functional foods in
general. RJ is formed by different substances, mainly carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids, but …

Royal Jelly (RJ), a honeybee hypopharyngeal gland secretion of young nurse and an
exclusive nourishment for bee queen, has been used since ancient times for care and …

Royal jelly (RJ) is a kind of bee product widely used in cosmetics, medicine and other fields.
Not only can RJ regulate the physiological function of bee population, but also play a …

Royal Jelly (RJ) is a nutrient rich substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal glands of
young worker bees. Owing to the exceptional biological properties, RJ is used in …

In the honeybee, Apis mellifera, the queen larvae are fed with a diet exclusively composed
of royal jelly (RJ), a secretion of the hypopharyngeal gland of young worker bees that nurse …

Glucose and fructose account for over 90% of the total sugar content in royal jelly (RJ). Other
sugars reported in minor quantities are sucrose, maltose, trehalose, melibiose, ribose and …

Royal jelly, a honey bee secretion, plays a critical role in caste determination in honey bees
because it serves as the source of nutrition for young larvae destined to become queens. It is …

Abstract Background In the honeybee Apis mellifera, female larvae destined to become a
queen are fed with royal jelly, a secretion of the hypopharyngeal glands of young nurse …

The major royal-jelly proteins (MRJPs) are the main constituents responsible for the specific
physiological role of royal jelly (RJ) in honeybees. Male and female Drosophila flies were …