Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of proteins isolated from Melipona beecheii honey [PDF]
Food Chemistry: X, 2022 Proteins from Melipona beecheii honey were purified by concanavalin A (conA) affinity chromatography and eluted with a stepwise glucose gradient into fractions named F2-F5.
Jesús M. Ramón-Sierra +5 more
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Waste Management in the Stingless Bee Melipona beecheii Bennett (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2014 Waste management is important in insect societies because waste can be hazardous to adults, brood and food stores. The general organization of waste management and the influence of task partitioning, division of labor and age polyethism on waste ...
Luis A. Medina-Medina +2 more
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Phenolic Content and Bioactivity as Geographical Classifiers of Propolis from Stingless Bees in Southeastern Mexico [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Propolis collected by stingless bees is a valuable biocultural resource and a source of bioactive compounds. Methodologies to establish both the geographic origin and the potential pharmacological activity of propolis of stingless bees are required to ...
Jorge Carlos Ruiz Ruiz +5 more
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Cuban stingless bee livestock exhibit specialized floral resource use: a palynological study on honey samples from Matanzas and Mayabeque provinces [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2022 The knowledge of the different plant species that make up the feeding diet of animals is highly important to develop more efficient strategies. This research aimed to characterize the food potential available for the Cuban stingless bee livestock of the
Leydi Fonte Carballo +7 more
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Frequency and behavior of Melipona stingless bees and orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in relation to floral characteristics of vanilla in the Yucatán region of Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONEVanilla planifolia is native to the Mexican tropics. Despite its worldwide economic importance as a source of vanilla for flavoring and other uses, almost all vanilla is produced by expensive hand-pollination, and minimal documentation exists for its ...
José Javier G Quezada-Euán +3 more
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Cuticular hydrocarbon profiles reveal geographic chemotypes in stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCuticular hydrocarbon (CHCs) variation has been detected in various insect taxa, but the potential contribution of cuticular compounds for analyzing intraspecific diversity at the population level has been little explored.
Melody Patricia Rodrigues Méndez +4 more
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A Comparative Study on the Physicochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Honeys From Apis mellifera L. and Meliponula beccarii L. Collected From Western Oromia, Ethiopia. [PDF]
Int J Food SciHoney is a natural substance synthesized by honeybees. Its physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities differ among honey types due to floral and entomological origins. This is a comparative study on the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of honey from Apis mellifera and Meliponula beccarii L.
Tesfaye O, Muleta D, Desalegn A.
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Determination of Total Phenolics, Flavonoids, and Antioxidant Activity and GC-MS Analysis of Malaysian Stingless Bee Propolis Water Extracts. [PDF]
Scientifica (Cairo), 2021 Propolis contains polyphenolic compounds such as flavonoids and phenols that are able to demonstrate a broad spectrum of biological activities including antioxidant, antibacterial, and many more. This study was carried out to determine the total phenolics, flavonoids, and antioxidant activity of water‐extracted propolis samples from three different ...
Syed Salleh SNA +5 more
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Comparison of the Antimicrobial Activities of Four Honeys From Three Countries (New Zealand, Cuba, and Kenya) [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Skin and chronic wound infections are an increasing and urgent health problem worldwide. Their management is difficult and the development of antibiotic resistance by both planktonic and biofilm-associated bacteria necessitates the use of alternative ...
Gianluca Morroni +13 more
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Honey as a Natural Flavorful Product: A Comprehensive Review of Its Potential Biological Activities and Recent Studies. [PDF]
Food Sci NutrHealth impacts of honey. ABSTRACT Honey is a natural and nutritious product of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) with low water content. Its color ranges from white to amber, with taste varying accordingly. The chemical form and viscosity of honey depend on its composition.
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