2016
DOI: 10.1038/srep21641
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Antibacterial synergic effect of honey from two stingless bees: Scaptotrigona bipunctata Lepeletier, 1836, and S. postica Latreille, 1807

Abstract: Several studies have tested antimicrobial activity of combinations of honey and various substances. In this study, we tested a combination of two stingless bee honeys against various bacterial strains. In particular: the antibacterial activity of honeys produced by Scaptotrigona bipunctata (SB) and Scaptotrigona postica (SP) was evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains by agar well diffusion assays, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assessment, construction of growth and viabili… Show more

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“…Honey is reported to prevent the onset of various pathological processes in the human body; such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's as well as giardiasis (Mohammed et al, 2015) It has also shown to possess anti-stress, anticarcinogenic (Muhammad et al, 2015) and antibacterial (Nishio et al, 2014) properties. The medicinal properties of honeys are associated with their antioxidant activity which are linked to the phenolic compounds present in the honey samples which may vary depending on the floral source, storage, geography and species of the bees (Liu et al, 2012;Cimpoiu et al, 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Honey is reported to prevent the onset of various pathological processes in the human body; such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's as well as giardiasis (Mohammed et al, 2015) It has also shown to possess anti-stress, anticarcinogenic (Muhammad et al, 2015) and antibacterial (Nishio et al, 2014) properties. The medicinal properties of honeys are associated with their antioxidant activity which are linked to the phenolic compounds present in the honey samples which may vary depending on the floral source, storage, geography and species of the bees (Liu et al, 2012;Cimpoiu et al, 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Para ello, cuenta con un conjunto de factores que afectan directamente a los microorganismos patógenos, como bacterias gram positivas y negativas, aerobias y anaerobias, incluyendo a los tipos de bacterias multiresistentes a los antibióticos (Estrada et al, 2005;Lay-flurrie, 2008;Nishio et al, 2016). Estos factores comprenden la acción del peróxido de hidrógeno, la alta osmolaridad, la acidez y factores no basados en peróxido, tales como metilglioxal (MGO) (Adams et al, 2008), el péptido antimicrobiano de abeja defensina-1 (Kwakman et al, 2010), hidroximetifurfural (HMF) (Nafea et al, 2011) y compuestos fenólicos, tales como flavonoides (Cushnie & Lamb, 2005).…”
Section: Propiedades Anti-bacterianas De La Mielunclassified
“…In addition, fac- (Hadagali and Chua 2014) tors such as phenolic compounds (i.e. flavonoids and phenolic acids) (Kwakman and Zaat 2012;Sousa et al 2016) and some unknown floral or bee components are being considered as contributing to the antibacterial activity of honey as well (Nishio et al 2016). …”
Section: Antibacterial Activitymentioning
confidence: 99%