eprintid: 82 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 importid: 0 dir: disk0/00/00/00/82 datestamp: 2021-05-31 14:17:20 lastmod: 2021-06-30 15:38:28 status_changed: 2021-05-31 14:17:20 type: article succeeds: 0 commentary: 0 metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 sword_depositor: 0 creators_name: Alvarez-Suarez, José M. creators_name: Giampieri, Francesca creators_name: Brenciani, Andrea creators_name: Mazzoni, Luca creators_name: Gasparrini, Massimiliano creators_name: González-Paramás, Ana M. creators_name: Santos-Buelga, Celestino creators_name: Morroni, Gianluca creators_name: Simoni, Serena creators_name: Forbes-Hernández, Tamara Y. creators_name: Afrin, Sadia creators_name: Giovanetti, Eleonora creators_name: Battino, Maurizio creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: tamara.forbes@uneatlantico.es creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: maurizio.battino@uneatlantico.es title: Apis mellifera vs Melipona beecheii Cuban polifloral honeys: A comparison based on their physicochemical parameters, chemical composition and biological properties ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_sn divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: none keywords: Honey; Polyphenols; Mollipona beecherii; Total antioxidant capacity; Antimicrobial activity. abstract: Several polifloral honeys from the Apis mellifera and Melipona beecheii bee were analyzed to evaluate their pollen profile, physicochemical parameters, chemical composition and their antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Flavonoids and other phenolic derivatives, 16 compounds in Apis mellifera honeys and 19 compounds in Melipona beecheii honeys, were identified using the HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS analysis. The physicochemical parameters were within the ranges reported for these honeys, showing some of the distinctive characteristics of M. beecheii honeys compared to A. mellifera honeys, such as their high moisture and acidity. M. beecheii honey showed the highest values of total antioxidant capacity and total phenolic, flavonoid, carotenoids, ascorbic acid, free amino acid and protein contents compared to A. mellifera honey. M. beecheii honey also exhibited a higher antimicrobial activity. Our result shows that M. beecheii honeys is an important source of bioactive compounds with relevant biological properties compared to A. mellifera honey. date: 2018-00-00 date_type: published publication: LWT volume: 87 pagerange: 272-279 pages: 0 id_number: doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2017.08.079 refereed: TRUE issn: 0023-6438 official_url: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2017.08.079 num_pieces: 0 gscholar_impact: 0 gscholar_datestamp: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 citation: Artículo Materias > Alimentación Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica SIN ESPECIFICAR SIN ESPECIFICAR Several polifloral honeys from the Apis mellifera and Melipona beecheii bee were analyzed to evaluate their pollen profile, physicochemical parameters, chemical composition and their antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Flavonoids and other phenolic derivatives, 16 compounds in Apis mellifera honeys and 19 compounds in Melipona beecheii honeys, were identified using the HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS analysis. The physicochemical parameters were within the ranges reported for these honeys, showing some of the distinctive characteristics of M. beecheii honeys compared to A. mellifera honeys, such as their high moisture and acidity. M. beecheii honey showed the highest values of total antioxidant capacity and total phenolic, flavonoid, carotenoids, ascorbic acid, free amino acid and protein contents compared to A. mellifera honey. M. beecheii honey also exhibited a higher antimicrobial activity. Our result shows that M. beecheii honeys is an important source of bioactive compounds with relevant biological properties compared to A. mellifera honey. metadata Alvarez-Suarez, José M.; Giampieri, Francesca; Brenciani, Andrea; Mazzoni, Luca; Gasparrini, Massimiliano; González-Paramás, Ana M.; Santos-Buelga, Celestino; Morroni, Gianluca; Simoni, Serena; Forbes-Hernández, Tamara Y.; Afrin, Sadia; Giovanetti, Eleonora y Battino, Maurizio mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, tamara.forbes@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, maurizio.battino@uneatlantico.es (2018) Apis mellifera vs Melipona beecheii Cuban polifloral honeys: A comparison based on their physicochemical parameters, chemical composition and biological properties. LWT, 87. pp. 272-279. ISSN 0023-6438