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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

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Ecuadorian honey samples of eight genera and 12 stingless bee species from three geographic regions (Andes, Amazon and Pacific) were studied for their physicochemical parameters, chemical composition, mineral elements and antimicrobial activity. Meliponine honey is acidic and has a high water content, but our study revealed substantial chemical variation. Oxytrigona mellaria was highest in proteins, while Melipona sp. had the most free amino acid content. Five species of honey contained vitamin C, which was highest in O. mellaria. The most abundant minerals were the macronutrients, potassium and calcium. All honey inhibited microbial growth in gram-negative and gram-positive multiresistant human pathogens, with O. mellaria and Trigona silvestriana being most effective against both bacteria.

Stingless bee (Meliponini) honeyEcuadorian honeyAntioxidant activityAntibacterial activityPhysicochemical analysis

Villacres-Granda, Irina、Coello, Dayana、Proano, Adrian、Ballesteros, Isabel、Roubik, David W.、Jijon, Gabriela、Granda-Albuja, Genoveva、Granda-Albuja, Silvana、Abreu-Naranjo, Reinier、Maza, Favian、Tejera, Eduardo、Gonzalez-Paramas, Ana M.、Bullon, Pedro、Alvarez-Suarez, Jose M.

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Univ Las Amer, AgroSci & Food Res Grp, Quito 170125, Ecuador

Smithsonian Trop Res Inst, Ancon 084303092, Panama

Univ Las Amer, Grp Invest Biodiversidad Medio Ambiente & Salud, Quito 170125, Ecuador

Univ Las Fuerzas Armadas, Dept Biotecnol, Sangolqui 171103, Ecuador

Univ Estatal Amazonica, Dept Ciencias Vida, Puyo 160150, Ecuador

Univ Tecn Machala, Fac Ciencias Agr, Machala, Ecuador

Univ Las Amer, Grp Bioquimioinformat, Quito 170125, Ecuador

Univ Salamanca, Grp Invest Polifenoles GIP USAL, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Salamanca 37007, Spain

Univ Seville, Dept Oral Med & Periodontol, Seville 41009, Spain

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2021

10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110737

LWT-Food Science & Technology

LWT-Food Science & Technology

ISSN：0023-6438
年,卷(期)：2021.140
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