Composition and antioxidant activity of honey from Africanized and stingless bees in Alagoas (Brazil): a multivariate analysis

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2012) Composition and antioxidant activity of honey from Africanized and stingless bees in Alagoas (Brazil): a multivariate analysis, Journal of Apicultural Research, 51:1, 23-35 To link to this article: http://dx. SummaryThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity of honey from different entomological sources which were harvested in the dry season of 2008-2009 from distinct mesoregions of the State of Alagoas in the North East of Brazil. Honey produced by five different species of bees, even from the same region and season, showed a statistically significant difference (p <0.05) in the content of phenols, flavonoids and antioxidants, with higher levels of these compounds found in honey produced by Plebeia spp. and A. mellifera. Honey from stingless bees was quite different from that of A. mellifera, especially from the Plebeia spp. A dendrogram of the five species of bees showed the formation of 3 groups, one being formed by Apis mellifera, one by the genus Melipona (M. subnitida, M. quadrifasciata and M. scutellaris) and another formed by Plebeia spp.Composición y actividad antioxidante de la miel de abejas africanizadas y sin aguijón en Alagoas (Brasil): un análisis multivariante Resumen El propósito de este estudio fue evaluar la actividad antioxidante de la miel de diferentes fuentes entomológicas que se recogieron en la estación seca de 2008-2009 de distintas mesorregiones del Estado de Alagoas en el noreste de Brasil. La miel producida por cinco especies distintas de abejas, incluso de la misma región y de temporada, mostró una diferencia estadísticamente significativa (p < 0,05) en el contenido de fenoles, flavonoides y antioxidantes, con mayores niveles de estos compuestos se encuentran en la miel producida por Plebeia spp y A. mellifera. La miel de las abejas sin aguijón era muy diferente de la de A. mellifera, especialmente de las especies de Plebeia. Un dendrograma de las cinco especies de abejas mostró la formación de tres grupos, uno de ellos formado por Apis mellifera, uno por el género Melipona (M. subnitida, M. quadrifasciata y M. scutellaris) y otro formado por Plebeia spp.M. scutellaris, this parameter varied from 4.67-52.56 mg GA equivalent / 100 g (mean 18.45 ± 11.41 mg. GA equivalent / 100 g), being lower than in honey from Apis, Fig. 1.In honey from M. quadrifasciata, M. subnitida and Plebeia spp., the antioxidants averages, according to this method were 32.96 ± 30.67, 16.19 ± 5.76 and 49.91 ± 21.36 mg GA equivalent / 100 g, respectively. Statistically significant correlations (p < 0.01) were observed between the content of total phenolics and FRAP (r = 0.814) and between the total flavonoid content and FRAP (0.795), demonstrating, again, the contribution of these compounds in the antioxidant activity of honey. There was also a statistically significant correlation between the content expressed by FRAP and the antioxidant content by DPPH expressed as GA (r = 0.584) and Q (r = 0.568), Table 2. Detection of antioxidant compounds by TLCRegarding the identification of ant...

Honey potentially mitigates morphine analgesic tolerance and physical dependence in rats

“…Aforesaid reviews indicated that free radicals and nitric oxide signaling play critical roles in the growth of opioid analgesic tolerance and dependence, and radical scavenging agents, as well as nitric oxide synthase inhibitors, can be possibly implemented within the avoidance of morphine tolerance and withdrawal syndrome 5,21,22,2,4 . The excessive antioxidant activity of honey and its compounds have been discovered in common reports 23,24,26,27,28 . Moreover, a bioactive component of honey along with a phenolic compound, adequately overthrows gathering of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and re-establishes endogenous antioxidant glutathione degrees and up-regulates the countenance of antioxidant enzymes.…”

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“…which is 106.01 ± 9.85 mg GA equivalent/ 100g compared to Apis sp. 92.34 ± 13.55 mg GA acid equivalent/ 100 g (Duarte et al, 2012). Meanwhile for antioxidant activity of Plebeia spp.…”

“…Previous study showed that stingless bee honey can act as anti-inflammatory (Borsato et al, 2014), anticancer (Kustiawan et al, 2014;Yazan et al, 2016), antimicrobial (Miorin et al, 2003;Demera et al, 2004;Garedew et al, 2004;Temaru et al, 2007;Kimoto-Nira and Amano, 2008;Chanchao et al, 2009;Boorn et al, 2010;Rodríguez et al, 2012;Ilechie et al, 2012;Andualem, 2013;Ewnetu et al, 2013;Mercês et al, 2013;Queiroz et al, 2013;Zainol et al, 2013;Nobre da Cruz et al, 2014;Massaro et al, 2014;Zamora et al, 2014;Medeiros et al, 2016;De Sousa et al, 2016; and possessed antioxidant properties (Duarte et al, 2012;Almeida da Silva et al, 2013;De Sousa et al, 2016). However, the beneficial of stingless bee honey has been abandoned in modern medicine due to the paucity of systematic scientific studies for supporting its medical properties (Pe´rez et al, 2006).…”

“…The color of the honey is usually clearer, liquid and has a sweet and sour taste (Roowi et al, 2012). The recent studies showed that the stingless bee honey has the potential to treat colorectal cancer (Yazan et al, 2016), anti-inflammatory (Borsato et al, 2014), antimicrobial (Zainol et al, 2013;Nobre da Cruz et al, 2014;Massaro et al, 2014;Medeiros et al, 2016;De Sousa et al, 2016; and has an antioxidant property (Almeida Da Silva et al, 2013;Duarte et al, 2012).…”

Antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities of Apis mellifera honey on the Helicobacter pylori infection of Wistar rats gastric mucosa

“…After 60 days, every 72 hours for more 16 days, the rats were force-feeding with 1mL of the specific therapy, using an inox gavage cannula. The quality safety and composition of the honey used in this work was previously analyzed, as soon as it was harvested, in September/2009 (Duarte, 2009;Duarte et al, 2012). Dnce all the treatments had been carried out, the animals underwent anesthesia and surgical removal of their stomach, which were excised, fixed, included in paraffin, sectioned, stained and macro and microscopically analyzed as previously described.…”