The genus Mimosa belongs to the Fabaceae family and comprises almost 400 species of
herbs, shrubs and ornamental trees. The genus Mimosa is found all over the tropics and …

The Mimosa genus belongs to the Fabaceae family of legumes and consists of about 400
species distributed all over the world. The growth forms of plants belonging to the Mimosa …

The least understood aspects of the nutritional needs of bees are the elemental composition
of pollen and the bees' need for a stoichiometrically balanced diet containing the required …

The potential of near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) with remote reflectance fiber-optic probes
for determining the mineral composition of propolis was evaluated. This technology allows …

The relation between lead (Pb) and iron (Fe) becomes increasingly concerned because they
are both divalent metals that are absorbed by the same intestinal mechanism, and Pb …

The environmental status of an area impacted by Roman mining activities was assessed in
order to establish the current risks posed by such old mine emplacements. For this purpose …

This review article presents 20 years of achievements made in the element analysis of bee
pollen and bee bread. Special attention is paid to the sample pre-treatment and preparation …

Highlights•Manganese is an essential element for animals and plants.•Manganese
superoxide dismutase is a mitochondrial enzyme critical for reducing oxidative …

The effect of adding bee pollen in beef burger on the oxidative stability was investigated.
Antioxidant properties, chemical composition and vitamins were also determined. The …

Concentrations of nine trace elements (Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Tl and Zn) were
measured in a plant bearing allergenic pollens (ragweed) and their transfers from soils to …