Medicinal honey research is undergoing a substantial renaissance. From a folklore remedy largely dismissed by mainstream medicine as “alternative”, we now see increased interest …
Manuka honey is known for its unique antibacterial activity, which is due to methylglyoxal (MGO). After establishing a suitable assay for measuring the bacteriostatic effect in a liquid …
The phyllosphere microbiome is increasingly recognised as an influential component of plant physiology, yet it remains unclear whether stable host-microbe associations generally …
D Chagné, S Montanari, C Kirk, C Mitchell… - Tree Genetics & …, 2023 - Springer
Leptospermum scoparium is the basis of a flourishing honey industry in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) and Australia. The genetic structure of L. scoparium across its range in NZ and …
MJ Clearwater, M Revell, S Noe… - Annals of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Floral nectar can be variable in composition, influencing pollinator behaviour and the composition of honey derived from it. The non-peroxide …
E Koot, E Arnst, M Taane, K Goldsmith… - Horticulture …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Leptospermum scoparium JR Forst et G. Forst, known as mānuka by Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand), is a culturally and economically significant shrub …
The word 'honey'means the natural sweet substance produced by bees (Apis mellifera) from the nectar of plants. The nectar composition, mainly consisting of sucrose, glucose, and …
MNC Grainger, M Manley-Harris, JR Lane, RJ Field - Food Chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
The kinetics of conversion of dihydroxyacetone (DHA) to methylglyoxal (MGO) were investigated in mānuka honeys and DHA-doped clover honeys stored between 4 and 37° C …
M Hellwig, J Rückriemen, D Sandner… - Journal of agricultural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
As a unique feature, honey from the New Zealand manuka tree (Leptospermum scoparium) contains substantial amounts of dihydroxyacetone (DHA) and methylglyoxal (MGO) …