Investigation of the nutraceutical potential of monofloral Indian mustard bee pollen

Ketkar, Sameer; Rathore, Atul; Lohidasan, Sathiyanarayanan; Rao, Lakshmi Narasimha; Paradkar, Anant; Mahadik, Kakasaheb R.

doi:10.1016/s2095-4964(14)60033-9

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“…In bee pollen samples from the Doro region (Portugal), Féas et al (2012) found 5.2% crude fat, and linolenic acid was the main fatty acid, followed by linoleic, palmitic and oleic acids, and the liposoluble pro-vitamin β-carotene. On the other hand, Ketkar et al (2014), who studied the monofloral Indian mustard bee pollen, observed an average concentration of fats of 137.7±6.8 mg/g, which was almost double the levels found in the samples of this study.…”

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“…Marchini, Reis, and Moreti (2006) obtained a mean of 28.4% for samples of bee pollen from their studies. Studies by Ketkar et al (2014) with the monofloral Indian mustard bee pollen showed an average concentration of carbohydrates of 560.6 ± 17.4 mg/g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, bee pollen from Caatinga showed less variation in this parameter for pollen samples with the same botanical source as C1 to C4 (P. juliflora), with values between 127.0 (C2) to 152.0 mg BSA eq/g (C3). Studies by Ketkar et al (2014) with the monofloral Indian mustard bee pollen showed an average concentration of proteins of 182.2 ± 5.9 mg/g. A common method used to assess proteins in foods, including pollen, is the microKjeldahl method, which quantifies total nitrogen.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, studies by Ketkar et al (2014) of monofloral Indian mustard bee pollen showed an average concentration of total phenolics of 18.29 ± 0.374 mg GA eq/g, and research from the group of Féas et al (2012) on bee pollen related to 9 plant species in the Douro International Natural Park showed a total phenolics content (12.9-19.8 mg GA eq/g) lower than the content found in the "MA" and "C" samples of the present study. (Table 4), significant differences were observed among the mesoregions regarding the content of phenolics (95%, p <0.05), which showed a negative correlation (-0.412) with the total protein content and a positive correlation with the lipid content (0.660) at a level of 99% (p <0.01) ( Table 5).…”

Section: Total Phenolic Contentmentioning

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“…Studies with the monofloral Indian mustard bee pollen (Ketkar et al, 2014) showed an average concentration of total flavonoids of 1.22 ±0.053 mg Q eq/g, and using highperformance liquid chromatography-photo diode array (HPLC-PDA) analysis, the authors detected the presence of kaempferol (0.065 ±0.0005 mg Q eq/g) and quercetin (0.051 Table 5: Spearman coefficient correlation between the parameters evaluated in the bee pollen samples collected from the mesoregions of Mata Atlântica ("MA"), South Coast ("SC") and Caatinga ("C") of Alagoas, Brazil during the dry season (2008/09 ±0.0004 mg Q eq/g), which can be used as markers for determining the quality of bee pollen. Almeida et al (2017) also found both flavonoids to be the predominant ones in the bee pollen sampled in their studies, which showed that they can be used to determine the botanical origin of such foods.…”

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Physicochemical composition and antioxidant potential of bee pollen from different botanical sources in Alagoas, Brazil

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Bee pollen results from the mixture of pollen and floral nectar with the salivary substances of bees and has increasingly been used as a food with therapeutic properties. In this study, 30 samples of bee pollen from Apis mellifera apiaries in three mesoregions of Alagoas (Brazil) -Mata Atlântica, South Coast and Caatinga, were collected during the dry season of 2008/09 and analysed. Mata Atlântica and Caatinga had good production of bee pollen. In the same season, Mata Atlântica contained a higher diversity of pollen types for feeding bees with a predominance of herbaceous pollen (63%), whereas the Caatinga samples contained monofloral pollen. Physicochemical data were analysed with the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis statistical test. The Caatinga samples were analysed to determine their contents of total phenolic compounds (25.85 ± 10.80 mg gallic acid eq/g) and flavonoids (45.62 ± 32.19 mg quercetin eq/g) and their antioxidant activity (for instance, 70.62 ± 4.50% in the DPPH test), which were possibly affected by the environmental conditions of this biome.

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Section: Total Protein Carbohydrate and Lipid Contentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Exploring the Botanical Origins of Bee‐Collected Pollen: A Comprehensive Historical and Contemporary Analysis

Kostić,

Dramićanin,

Milinčić

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Chemistry & Biodiversity

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Bee‐collected pollen is one of the most important bee products. In order to predict its chemical composition and nutritional value botanical origin of pollen plays a crucial role. This review intended to collect all available data published about botanical origin of pollen collected all around the world. Due to enourmous amount of data and variables nonlinear principal component analysis (NLPCA), by applying Categorical Principal Component Analysis (CATPCA), was conducted in order to try to determine any specifity and/or differences among samples. Also, importance of some plant families/genera/species for bees was monitored. Based on CATPCA results families can serve in order to distinct samples from North/South America. Also, some samples from Europe (Turkey and Serbia) were characterized with presence of some specific families. Genera were excellent tool to distinguish samples from different parts of Brazil as well as Australia, Asia and Africa. Due to high and specific biodiversity pollen samples obtained from Sonoran desert (USA) completely were separated during analysis. This review presents the first attempt to summarize and classify a large number of data about botanical sources of bee‐collected pollen. Keywords bee‐collected pollen • botanical sources • palynological analysis • statistical analyses

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Synergistic effects of floral phytochemicals against a bumble bee parasite

Palmer‐Young¹,

Sadd

Irwin

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Ecology and Evolution

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Floral landscapes comprise diverse phytochemical combinations. Individual phytochemicals in floral nectar and pollen can reduce infection in bees and directly inhibit trypanosome parasites. However, gut parasites of generalist pollinators, which consume nectar and pollen from many plant species, are exposed to phytochemical combinations. Interactions between phytochemicals could augment or decrease effects of single compounds on parasites. Using a matrix of 36 phytochemical treatment combinations, we assessed the combined effects of two floral phytochemicals, eugenol and thymol, against four strains of the bumblebee gut trypanosome Crithidia bombi. Eugenol and thymol had synergistic effects against C. bombi growth across seven independent experiments, showing that the phytochemical combination can disproportionately inhibit parasites. The strength of synergistic effects varied across strains and experiments. Thus, the antiparasitic effects of individual compounds will depend on both the presence of other phytochemicals and parasite strain identity. The presence of synergistic phytochemical combinations could augment the antiparasitic activity of individual compounds for pollinators in diverse floral landscapes.

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Investigation of the nutraceutical potential of monofloral Indian mustard bee pollen

Cited by 29 publications

References 37 publications

Physicochemical composition and antioxidant potential of bee pollen from different botanical sources in Alagoas, Brazil

Physicochemical composition and antioxidant potential of bee pollen from different botanical sources in Alagoas, Brazil

Exploring the Botanical Origins of Bee‐Collected Pollen: A Comprehensive Historical and Contemporary Analysis

Synergistic effects of floral phytochemicals against a bumble bee parasite

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