Honey quality parameters, chemical composition and antimicrobial activity in twelve Ecuadorian stingless bees (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) tested against multiresistant human pathogens

Villacrés-Granda, Irina; Coello, Dayana; Proaño, Adrián; Ballesteros, Isabel; Roubik, David W.; Jijón, Gabriela; Granda-Albuja, Genoveva; Granda-Albuja, Silvana; Abreu-Naranjo, Reinier; Maza, Favian; Tejera, Eduardo; Gonzaléz-Paramás, Ana M.; Bullón, Pedro; Álvarez-Suárez, José M.

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“…The different of glucose/moisture of honey is affected by plant types as the nectar source, glucose and moisture content from each honey, honeybee or stingless bee species, and geographical origins (Da Silva et al 2016). The recent study reported that the different of geographical origins and stingless bee species (12 species) are influencing moisture, ash, pH, and electrical conductivity (Villacrés-Granda et al 2021), however in our study from the same species.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…The ash content of honey from Indonesian stingless bee T. laeviceps is acceptable by Indonesian national standard not to exceed 0.5% for stingless bees honey (SNI 2018), except honey from Lombok. In addition, the ash content of honey from Indonesian stingless bee T. laeviceps (Figure 3) is differ to those previously studied (Souza et al 2006;Oddo et al 2008;Suntiparapop et al 2012;Chuttong et al 2016;Ranneh et al 2018;Villacrés-Granda et al 2021). The ash content is affected by plant types as the nectar source and geographical origins which impact on the different soil nutrients, and influence the mineral content of nectar (Karabagias et al 2014;Da Silva et al 2016).…”

Section: Physicochemical Composition Of Honeymentioning

confidence: 62%

“…In addition, when honey is harvested might be pot pollen (bee bread) is attached to the pot honey is also harvested so it influences the protein content of honey. The protein content of honey from Indonesian stingless bee T. laeviceps (Figure 3) is differ to those previously studied for stingless bee honey (Souza et al 2006;Ranneh et al 2018;Villacrés-Granda et al 2021). The different protein content of honey is affected by plant types as the nectar and pollen sources, honeybee or stingless bee species, and geographical origins (Da Silva et al 2016).…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Honey from Indonesian stingless bee T. laeviceps is low in sugar content (Agussalim et al 2019) and high in phenolic content, flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity . The chemical composition of honey from stingless bee species from the various country have been studied (Souza et al 2006;Oddo et al 2008;Guerrini et al 2009;Suntiparapop et al 2012;Biluca et al 2016;Chuttong et al 2016;Ranneh et al 2018;Villacrés-Granda et al 2021), but in Indonesia has not yet studied as comprehensive from Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara), Sleman, and Gunungkidul (Yogyakarta).…”

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The physicochemical composition of honey from Indonesian stingless bee (Tetragonula laeviceps)

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Abstract. Agussalim, Umami N, Nurliyani, Agus A. 2021. The physicochemical composition of honey from Indonesian stingless bee (Tetragonula laeviceps). Biodiversitas 22: 3257-3263. The demand of honey has recently increased significantly, but this situation is widely used by irresponsible humans who made a fake honey. This present study aims to evaluate the quality based on the physicochemical composition of honey from Indonesian stingless bee Tetragonula laeviceps. Honey was obtained from three geographical origins in Indonesia, i.e. Sleman, Gunungkidul, and Lombok. The physicochemical composition of honey was analyzed such as moisture, ash, protein, pH, glucose/moisture ratio, and electrical conductivity, and amino acids. The results showed that the geographical origins had a highly significant effect (P<0.01) on moisture, pH, and significant effect (P<0.05) on ash, electrical conductivity, protein, and glucose/moisture ratio. Honey from Indonesian stingless bee T. laeviceps was found 17 amino acids were arginine, histidine, lysine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, valine, threonine, tyrosine, proline, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, serine, alanine, glycine, and cysteine. The dominant amino acids of honey from Sleman were glutamic acid, histidine, lysine, and arginine. Honey from Lombok were glutamic acid, aspartic acid, lysine, and histidine. Furthermore, honey from Gunungkidul were lysine, arginine, histidine, and phenylalanine. Honey from Sleman and Lombok have the best quality than honey from Gunungkidul based on the chemical composition and amino acids profile.

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“…Honey, as a natural sweetening agent, is mainly composed of water and several types of sugars, such as glucose, fructose and sucrose [25]. The composition of honey also involves a small proportion of vitamins, enzymes, amino acids, minerals or phenolic compounds [26,27].…”

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Applicability of Honey on Silkworms (Bombyx mori) and Quality Improvement of Its Biomaterials

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Since ancient times, honey has been considered one of the most illustrious and esteemed natural products. Honey plays two key roles; specifically, it is an appreciated nutritional product, and also exhibits a wide range of beneficial properties for human health as a therapeutic agent. Furthermore, it has been shown that honey has valuable effects on the biological and physiological features of mulberry silkworms (Bombyx mori). Bombyx mori exhibits importance not only for the economy, but it also serves as an important biotechnological bioreactor for the production of recombinant proteins that have a great impact in the medical field and beyond. It also represents an important model organism for life sciences. In view of the fact that silk fibroin serves as a natural biopolymer that displays high biocompatibility with human organisms and due to honey’s various and remarkable properties for human health, the two elements are currently used together in order to develop ideal biomaterials for a wide range of purposes. In this review, by discussing the applicability of honey on Bombyx mori and beyond, the importance of honey for life sciences and related fields is spotlighted.

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Floral Visitation, Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Bioproducts from Tetragonisca angustula (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): A Review

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Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille, 1811) is an indigenous neotropical stingless bee, popularly known as “Jataí”, with a wide distribution in the Brazilian territory. T. angustula produces other derivatives such as propolis, geopropolis, fermented (saburá pollen), cerumen and resins, which are important in folk medicine. In this review, the objective was to gather research on the main plant species visited by T. angustula, as well as studies that verified the chemical composition and biological properties of T. angustula bioproducts. The bibliographic review was performed by searching the Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and PubMed databases for publications from 2003 to February 2023. We found 78 studies that analyzed the interactions between T. angustula and floral species, with species from the botanical families Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Malvaceae, Bignoniaceae, Solanaceae, Myrtaceae and Lamiaceae being the most reported as the main food sources for this species. The presence of compounds belonging to the class of flavonoids, phenolic acids, terpenoids and alkaloids has been identified by studying the chemical composition of honey, propolis, geopropolis and fermented pollen (saburá) in 21 studies. The data collected in the literature emphasize that these T. angustula products have remarkable biological properties, especially their antibacterial and antioxidant activities.

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Honey quality parameters, chemical composition and antimicrobial activity in twelve Ecuadorian stingless bees (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) tested against multiresistant human pathogens

Cited by 32 publications

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The physicochemical composition of honey from Indonesian stingless bee (Tetragonula laeviceps)

The physicochemical composition of honey from Indonesian stingless bee (Tetragonula laeviceps)

Applicability of Honey on Silkworms (Bombyx mori) and Quality Improvement of Its Biomaterials

Floral Visitation, Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Bioproducts from Tetragonisca angustula (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): A Review

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