Honey antibacterial activity: A neglected aspect of honey quality assurance as functional food

J Majtan, M Bucekova, I Kafantaris, P Szweda… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Honey is considered as a functional food with health-promoting properties. Its
potent antibacterial and antibiofilm effects are the major attributes of so called 'medical …

A review on the phytochemical composition and health applications of honey

GWZ Young, R Blundell - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background Though honey has long been used as medicine, there is a scarcity of
knowledge on how it interacts with the body. Scope and approach While different types of …

Anti-bacterial, anti-biofilm and anti-quorum sensing activities of honey: A review

B Khataybeh, Z Jaradat, Q Ababneh - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Man has used honey to treat diseases since ancient times,
perhaps even before the history of medicine itself. Several civilizations have utilized natural …

Physicochemical characterization and biological properties of pine honey produced across Greece

E Tsavea, FP Vardaka, E Savvidaki, A Kellil, D Kanelis… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pine honey is a honeydew honey produced in the East Mediterranean region (Greece and
Turkey) from the secretions of the plant sucking insect Marchalina hellenica (Gennadius) …

Beehive products as antibacterial agents: A review

RA Nader, R Mackieh, R Wehbe, D El Obeid… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Honeybees are one of the most marvelous and economically beneficial insects. As
pollinators, they play a vital role in every aspect of the ecosystem. Beehive products have …

Conventional and emergent technologies for honey processing: A perspective on microbiological safety, bioactivity, and quality

H Scepankova, CA Pinto, V Paula… - … Reviews in Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Honey is a natural food of worldwide economic importance. Over the last decades, its
potential for food, medical, cosmetical, and biotechnological applications has been widely …

Antibacterial activity and bee-derived protein content of honey as important and suitable complementary tools for the assessment of honey quality

M Bucekova, J Godocikova, L Kohutova… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Honey possesses health-promoting properties; however, industrial processing and
manipulation of raw honey can harm on its biological activities, including antibacterial …

Antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties of Latvian honey against causative agents of wound infections

I Skadiņš, KD Labsvārds, A Grava, J Amirian… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Honey is widely used in traditional medicine and modern wound healing biomaterial
research as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent. The …

Antibacterial and biofilm degradation effects of Hungarian honeys linked with botanical origin, antioxidant capacity and mineral content

Á Farkas, VL Balázs, T Kõszegi, R Csepregi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The aim of the study was to assess the impact of four unifloral honeys on the food-borne
pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, by analyzing the honeys' …

Towards a better understanding of nutritional and therapeutic effects of honey and their applications in apitherapy

AA Cucu, GM Baci, AR Moise, Ş Dezsi, BD Marc… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The nutritional and therapeutic aspects of natural products have gained more interest in
recent years, owing to the importance that has been given to health and well-being. In this …