eprintid: 578 rev_number: 13 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/00/05/78 datestamp: 2022-03-17 23:55:08 lastmod: 2023-07-11 23:30:15 status_changed: 2022-03-17 23:55:08 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Giampieri, Francesca creators_name: Quiles, José L. creators_name: Cianciosi, Danila creators_name: Forbes-Hernández, Tamara Yuliett creators_name: Orantes-Bermejo, Francisco Josè creators_name: Alvarez-Suarez, José Miguel creators_name: Battino, Maurizio creators_id: francesca.giampieri@uneatlantico.es creators_id: jose.quiles@uneatlantico.es creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: maurizio.battino@uneatlantico.es title: Bee Products: An Emblematic Example of Underutilized Sources of Bioactive Compounds ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_sn divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: honeybee byproducts; bee pollen; propolis; bee bread; royal jelly; beeswax abstract: Beside honey, honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are able to produce many byproducts, including bee pollen, propolis, bee bread, royal jelly, and beeswax. Even if the medicinal properties of these byproducts have been recognized for thousands of years by the ancient civilizations, in the modern era, they have a limited use, essentially as nutritional supplements or health products. However, these natural products are excellent sources of bioactive compounds, macro- and micronutrients, that, in a synergistic way, confer multiple biological activities to these byproducts, such as, for example, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. This work aims to update the chemical and phytochemical composition of bee pollen, propolis, bee bread, royal jelly, and beeswax and to summarize the main effects exerted by these byproducts on human health, from the anticancer and immune-modulatory activities to the antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, hypotensive, and anti-allergic properties. date: 2022-01 date_type: published publication: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry id_number: doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.1c05822 refereed: TRUE issn: 0021-8561 official_url: http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.1c05822 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Alimentación Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica Abierto Inglés Beside honey, honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are able to produce many byproducts, including bee pollen, propolis, bee bread, royal jelly, and beeswax. Even if the medicinal properties of these byproducts have been recognized for thousands of years by the ancient civilizations, in the modern era, they have a limited use, essentially as nutritional supplements or health products. However, these natural products are excellent sources of bioactive compounds, macro- and micronutrients, that, in a synergistic way, confer multiple biological activities to these byproducts, such as, for example, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. This work aims to update the chemical and phytochemical composition of bee pollen, propolis, bee bread, royal jelly, and beeswax and to summarize the main effects exerted by these byproducts on human health, from the anticancer and immune-modulatory activities to the antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, hypotensive, and anti-allergic properties. metadata Giampieri, Francesca; Quiles, José L.; Cianciosi, Danila; Forbes-Hernández, Tamara Yuliett; Orantes-Bermejo, Francisco Josè; Alvarez-Suarez, José Miguel y Battino, Maurizio mail francesca.giampieri@uneatlantico.es, jose.quiles@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, maurizio.battino@uneatlantico.es (2022) Bee Products: An Emblematic Example of Underutilized Sources of Bioactive Compounds. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. ISSN 0021-8561 document_url: http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/578/1/acs.jafc.1c05822.pdf