Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Polish herbhoneys

Food Chemistry

Volume 171, 15 March 2015, Pages 84-88

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Isidorov, V.A.^a, 

Bagan, R.^a, 

Bakier, S.^b , 

Swiecicka, I.^c

 

^a  Institute of Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry Department, University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
^b  Department of Forestry, Białystok University of Technology, Hajnówka, Poland
^c  Institute of Biology, Microbiology Department, University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland 

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Abstract

The present study focuses on samples of Polish herbhoneys (HHs), their chemical composition and antimicrobial activity. A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method was used to analyse eight samples of herbal honeys and three samples of nectar honeys. Their antimicrobial activities were tested on selected Gram-positive (Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus schleiferi) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria, as well as on pathogenic fungi Candida albicans. Ether extracts of HHs showed significant differences in composition but the principal groups found in the extracts were phenolics and aliphatic hydroxy acids typical of royal jelly and unsaturated dicarboxylic acids. In spite of the differences in chemical composition, antimicrobial activity of the extracts of HHs against all the tested microorganisms except E. coli was observed. © 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chemical composition; Genuine honey; Herbhoney; Royal jelly acids

Indexed keywords

Anti-microbial activity; Chemical compositions; Genuine honey; Herbhoney; Royal jelly

EMTREE drug terms: dicarboxylic acid derivative; herbhoney; hydroxyacid; natural product; phenol derivative; royal jelly; unclassified drug; antiinfective agent

EMTREE medical terms: antimicrobial activity; Article; Bacillus cereus; Candida albicans; chemical composition; controlled study; Escherichia coli; honey; mass fragmentography; minimum inhibitory concentration; nonhuman; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus schleiferi; analysis; animal; Bacillus; bee; chemistry; drug effects; honey; microbial sensitivity test; Poland; Staphylococcus

MeSH: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Bacillus; Bees; Candida albicans; Escherichia coli; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Honey; Hydroxy Acids; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Phenols; Poland; Staphylococcus
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Chemicals and CAS Registry Numbers: royal jelly, 8031-67-2;Anti-Infective Agents; Hydroxy Acids; Phenols

ISSN: 03088146 CODEN: FOCHDSource Type: Journal Original language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.08.112 PubMed ID: 25308646Document Type: Article

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

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  Bakier, S.; Department of Forestry, Białystok University of Technology, Poland
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