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 …

History, phytochemistry, experimental pharmacology and clinical uses of honey: A comprehensive review with special reference to Unani medicine

S Nikhat, M Fazil - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Honey is one of the most popular functional foods,
speculated to be in use since the advent of human civilization. Its health-protective activity is …

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 …

Anti-biofilm effects and characterisation of the hydrogen peroxide activity of a range of Western Australian honeys compared to Manuka and multifloral honeys

A Sindi, MVB Chawn, ME Hernandez, K Green… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The antibacterial activity of honeys derived from the endemic flora of the southwest corner of
Western Australia, including the trees Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) and Marri (Corymbia …

[HTML][HTML] An innovative method for preventing honey crystallization

S Amariei, L Norocel, LA Scripcă - Innovative food science & emerging …, 2020 - Elsevier
The paper aims to promote a new method to prevent honey crystallization by using
trehalose, a disaccharide found in all types of honey in different proportions. Two batches of …

Ultrasonication for honey processing and preservation: a brief overview

TC Pereira, AG Cruz, JT Guimarães, G Cravotto… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Honey is a food product consumed all over the world. Besides its nutritional properties,
honey presents antibacterial, antioxidant, and wound-healing properties. To ensure that the …

Factors affecting the physicochemical properties and chemical composition of bee's honey

MEA Mohammed - Food Reviews International, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The physicochemical properties and chemical composition of bee's honey determine its
nutritional and medicinal uses. The chemical constituents of honey include sugars …

Honey-Mediated Wound Healing: H2O2 Entry through AQP3 Determines Extracellular Ca2+ Influx

S Martinotti, U Laforenza, M Patrone, F Moccia… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Since Biblical times, honey has been utilized in “folk medicine”, and in recent decades the
positive qualities of honey have been re-discovered and are gaining acceptance. Scientific …

Demanding new honey qualitative standard based on antibacterial activity

M Bucekova, V Bugarova, J Godocikova, J Majtan - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Honey is a functional food with health-beneficial properties and it is already used as a
medical device in wound care management. Whether ingested orally or applied topically …