Bee pollen as functional food: Insights into its composition and therapeutic properties

A El Ghouizi, M Bakour, H Laaroussi, D Ousaaid… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bee pollen is a hive product made up of flower pollen grains, nectar, and bee salivary
secretions that beekeepers can collect without damaging the hive. Bee pollen, also called …

Optimisation of bee pollen extraction to maximise extractable antioxidant constituents

IL Lawag, O Yoo, LY Lim, K Hammer, C Locher - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the findings of a comprehensive review on common bee pollen
processing methods which can impact extraction efficiency and lead to differences in …

Investigation of potential inhibitor properties of ethanolic propolis extracts against ACE-II receptors for COVID-19 treatment by molecular docking study

HI Guler, G Tatar, O Yildiz, AO Belduz, S Kolayli - Archives of microbiology, 2021 - Springer
The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-related carboxypeptidase, ACE-II, is a type I
integral membrane protein of 805 amino acids that contains 1 HEXXH-E zinc binding …

The profile of polyphenolic compounds, contents of total phenolics and flavonoids, and antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of bee products

T Sawicki, M Starowicz, L Kłębukowska, P Hanus - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to characterize bee products (bee bread, bee pollen, beeswax, and
multiflorous honey) with the profile of phenolic compounds, total phenolic (TPC) and …

Monofloral and polyfloral bee pollens: Comparative evaluation of their phenolics and bioactivity profiles

G Alimoglu, E Guzelmeric, PI Yuksel, C Celik, I Deniz… - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
Botanical origin of a bee pollen sample is frequently determined by palynological analysis
which also enables classification of the bee pollen samples as monofloral and polyfloral …

Bio-Functional Activities of Tuscan Bee Pollen

E Chelucci, C Chiellini, A Cavallero, M Gabriele - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bee pollen represents one of the most complete natural foods playing an important role in
the diet for its health qualities and therapeutic properties. This work aimed to characterize a …

Turkish bee pollen: Composition, regional discrimination and polyphenol bioaccessibility

C Mutlu, M Erbas - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Bee pollen has received significant attention due to its high nutritional value and the
phenolic composition responsible for its bioactivity. The current research aims to investigate …

In vivo and in vitro anti‐diabetic activity of ethanolic propolis extract

R El Adaouia Taleb, N Djebli, H Chenini… - Journal of food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The study investigated whether ethanolic propolis extract would exhibit an anti‐diabetic
effect in rats. The animals were divided into four groups of five rats each. Diabetic rats …

Ethanolic extract of Turkish bee pollen and propolis: phenolic composition, antiradical, antiproliferative and antibacterial activities

HA Kahraman, H Tutun, MM Kaya… - Biotechnology & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Bee pollen and propolis are considered as health-promoting foods with many therapeutic
(antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant) activities. This study analyzed the phenolic profile …

Bee pollen: Its antioxidant activity

H Tutun, MM Kaya, MS Usluer… - Uludağ Arıcılık …, 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
Bee pollen is a honey bee product containing over 250 biologically active substances such
as phenolic bases, amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, enzymes and coenzymes, vitamins …