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Takahashi Y, Yoshida I, Yokozeki T, Igarashi T, Fujita K. Investigation of Foreign Amylase Adulteration in Honey Distributed in Japan by Rapid and Improved Native PAGE Activity Staining Method. J Appl Glycosci (1999) 2023; 70:67-73. [PMID: 38143568 PMCID: PMC10738855 DOI: 10.5458/jag.jag.jag-2023_0002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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Foreign amylase addition to honey in an effort to disguise diastase activity has become a widespread form of food fraud. However, since there is no report on the investigation in Japan, we investigated foreign amylases in 67 commercial honeys in Japan. First, the α-glucosidase and diastase activities of honeys were measured, which revealed that only α-glucosidase activity was significantly low in several samples. As both enzymes are secreted from honeybee glands, it is unlikely that only one enzyme was inactivated during processing. Therefore, we suspected the presence of foreign amylase. α-Amylase in honey were assigned using protein analysis software based on LC-QTOF-MS. As a result, α-amylases from Aspergillus and Geobacillus were detected in 13 and 6 out of 67 honeys, respectively. To detect foreign amylases easily, we developed a cost-effective method using native PAGE. Conventional native PAGE failed to separate the α-amylase derived from honeybee and Geobacillus. However, when native PAGE was performed using a gel containing 1 % maltodextrin, the α-amylase from honeybee did not migrated in the gel and the α-amylase could be separated from the other two α-amylases. The results from this method were consistent with those of LC-QTOF-MS method, suggesting that the novel native PAGE method can be used to detect foreign amylases.
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- Japan Food Research Laboratories Osaka Saito Laboratory
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Li J, Liu S, Yang C, Keyhani NO, Pu H, Lin L, Li X, Jia P, Wu D, Pan J, Stevenson PC, Fernández-Grandon GM, Zhang L, Chen Y, Guan X, Qiu J. Characterization of an α-Amylase from the Honeybee Chalk Brood Pathogen Ascosphaera apis. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:1082. [PMID: 37998887 PMCID: PMC10672707 DOI: 10.3390/jof9111082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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The insect pathogenic fungus, Ascosphaera apis, is the causative agent of honeybee chalk brood disease. Amylases are secreted by many plant pathogenic fungi to access host nutrients through the metabolism of starch, and the identification of new amylases can have important biotechnological applications. Production of amylase by A. apis in submerged culture was optimized using the response surface method (RSM). Media composition was modeled using Box-Behnken design (BBD) at three levels of three variables, and the model was experimentally validated to predict amylase activity (R2 = 0.9528). Amylase activity was highest (45.28 ± 1.16 U/mL, mean ± SE) in media composed of 46 g/L maltose and1.51 g/L CaCl2 at a pH of 6.6, where total activity was ~11-fold greater as compared to standard basal media. The enzyme was purified to homogeneity with a 2.5% yield and 14-fold purification. The purified enzyme had a molecular weight of 75 kDa and was thermostable and active in a broad pH range (> 80% activity at a pH range of 7-10), with optimal activity at 55 °C and pH = 7.5. Kinetic analyses revealed a Km of 6.22 mmol/L and a Vmax of 4.21 μmol/mL·min using soluble starch as the substrate. Activity was significantly stimulated by Fe2+ and completely inhibited by Cu2+, Mn2+, and Ba2+ (10 mM). Ethanol and chloroform (10% v/v) also caused significant levels of inhibition. The purified amylase essentially exhibited activity only on hydrolyzed soluble starch, producing mainly glucose and maltose, indicating that it is an endo-amylase (α-amylase). Amylase activity peaked at 99.38 U/mL fermented in a 3.7 L-bioreactor (2.15-fold greater than what was observed in flask cultures). These data provide a strategy for optimizing the production of enzymes from fungi and provide insight into the α-amylase of A. apis.
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- Jincheng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.L.); (S.L.); (C.Y.); (H.P.); (L.L.); (X.L.); (L.Z.); (Y.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.L.); (S.L.); (C.Y.); (H.P.); (L.L.); (X.L.); (L.Z.); (Y.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.L.); (S.L.); (C.Y.); (H.P.); (L.L.); (X.L.); (L.Z.); (Y.C.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60607, USA;
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.L.); (S.L.); (C.Y.); (H.P.); (L.L.); (X.L.); (L.Z.); (Y.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.L.); (S.L.); (C.Y.); (H.P.); (L.L.); (X.L.); (L.Z.); (Y.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.L.); (S.L.); (C.Y.); (H.P.); (L.L.); (X.L.); (L.Z.); (Y.C.)
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, China;
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Sciences, Shihezi 832061, China;
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- College of Biology & Pharmacy, Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China;
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime ME4 4TB, UK; (P.C.S.); (G.M.F.-G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.L.); (S.L.); (C.Y.); (H.P.); (L.L.); (X.L.); (L.Z.); (Y.C.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.L.); (S.L.); (C.Y.); (H.P.); (L.L.); (X.L.); (L.Z.); (Y.C.)
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; (J.L.); (S.L.); (C.Y.); (H.P.); (L.L.); (X.L.); (L.Z.); (Y.C.)
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El-Hawiet A, Elessawy FM, El Demellawy M, El-Yazbi AF. Green fast and simple UPLC-ESI-MRM/MS method for determination of trace water-soluble vitamins in honey: Greenness assessment using GAPI and analytical eco-scale. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ng WJ, Sit NW, Ooi PAC, Ee KY, Lim TM. Botanical Origin Differentiation of Malaysian Stingless Bee Honey Produced by Heterotrigona itama and Geniotrigona thoracica Using Chemometrics. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26247628. [PMID: 34946710 PMCID: PMC8704392 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Stingless bee honey, specifically honeydew honey, is generally valued for its better health benefits than those of most blossom types. However, scientific studies about the differentiation of stingless bee honey based on honeydew and blossom origins are very limited. In this study, 13C NMR spectroscopy was employed to quantify the seven major sugar tautomers in stingless bee honey samples, and the major sugar compositions of both honeydew and blossom types were found not significantly different. However, several physicochemical properties of honeydew honey including moisture content, free acidity, electrical conductivity, ash content, acetic acid, diastase, hydrogen peroxide, and mineral elements levels were significantly higher; while total soluble solid, proline, and hydroxymethylfurfural were significantly lower than blossom honey. Greater antioxidant capacity in honeydew honey was proven with higher total phenolic compounds, ABTS, DPPH, superoxide radical scavenging activities, peroxyl radical inhibition, iron chelation, and ferric reducing power. Using principal component analysis (PCA), two clusters of stingless bee honey from the honeydew and blossom origin were observed. PCA also revealed that the differentiation between honeydew and blossom origin of stingless bee honey is possible with certain physicochemical and antioxidant parameters. The combination of NMR spectroscopy and chemometrics are suggested to be useful to determine the authenticity and botanical origin of stingless bee honey.
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Al Naggar Y, Giesy JP, Abdel-Daim MM, Javed Ansari M, Al-Kahtani SN, Yahya G. Fighting against the second wave of COVID-19: Can honeybee products help protect against the pandemic? Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:1519-1527. [PMID: 33519274 PMCID: PMC7832137 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has infected people in 210 nations and has been declared a pandemic on March 12, 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO). In the absence of effective treatment and/or vaccines for COVID-19, natural products of known therapeutic and antiviral activity could offer an inexpensive, effective option for managing the disease. Benefits of products of honey bees such as honey, propolis, and bee venom, against various types of diseases have been observed. Honey bees products are well known for their nutritional and medicinal values, they have been employed for ages for various therapeutic purposes. In this review, promising effects of various bee products against the emerging pandemic COVID-19 are discussed. Products of honey bees that contain mixtures of potentially active chemicals, possess unique properties that might help to protect, fight, and alleviate symptoms of COVID-19 infection.
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- Yahya Al Naggar
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt
- General Zoology, Institute for Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Hoher weg 8, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SKS7N 5B3, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 15 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University Bareilly), 244001, India
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- Arid Land Agriculture Department, College of Agricultural Sciences & Foods, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, 44519 Al Sharqia, Egypt
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biology, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Paul-Ehrlich Str. 24, Kaiserslautern 67663, Germany
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Erban T, Shcherbachenko E, Talacko P, Harant K. A single honey proteome dataset for identifying adulteration by foreign amylases and mining various protein markers natural to honey. J Proteomics 2021; 239:104157. [PMID: 33631366 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Honey adulteration is a common practice that deceives consumers and devalues the unique curative and food properties of honey. For marketing, each honey must satisfy an internationally valid Codex standard. One of the quality parameters is diastase/amylase activity, which, if lowered, may be compensated for by the addition of foreign amylases. However, the estimation of enzyme activity does not enable identification of artificially added amylases. 45 honey samples were analyzed using label-free nanoLC-MS/MS proteomics. Four honeys were found to contain the foreign amylases from Aspergillus niger, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and/or Bacillus licheniformis. This result was confirmed via proof of specificity at multiple levels. Furthermore, we identified a series of plant-related protein groups. Despite plant-related proteins constituting a significant portion of honey proteins, they were minor components compared to the major honey bee-derived proteins. Bioinformatic analysis also provided evidence for aphid and catalase proteins in honey, but the limited specificity of the MS/MS identified peptides must be considered. Overall, we demonstrate a proteomics approach employing LC-MS/MS that is useful for proving adulteration and assessing honey quality. As an resource useful for reference, we provide curated sequence databases. In addition, we provide many markers that are naturally found in honey for future studies. SIGNIFICANCE: Honey is unique natural product used since ancient times as a food and natural medicine. Humans strive to understand honey components because they can characterize different types of honey and be used for authentication and origin assessment. One of the important honey components are proteins. The proteins present in honey can naturally occur in honey, but some of them can be used to mask deficiencies in some honey quality properties. Diastases/amylases are such proteins, and their activity, a measure of honey freshness, can decrease in time or due to processing. To our knowledge, we for the first time specifically identify foreign amylases in honey. However, this study provided new information on other non-honey bee proteins in honey. Thus, this study is also of importance due to its identification of plant and aphid proteins and catalase-related proteins. This study provides a clue explaining the controversial presence of catalase in honey, since catalases can be identified and their origin determined via proteomics.
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- Tomas Erban
- Proteomics and Metabolomics Laboratory, Crop Research Institute, Drnovska 507/73, Prague, CZ-16106, Czechia.
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- Proteomics and Metabolomics Laboratory, Crop Research Institute, Drnovska 507/73, Prague, CZ-16106, Czechia
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Prumyslova 595, Vestec CZ-25242, Czechia
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Prumyslova 595, Vestec CZ-25242, Czechia
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Kamboj R, Sandhu RS, Kaler RSS, Bera MB, Nanda V. Optimization of process parameters on hydroxymethylfurfural content, diastase and invertase activity of coriander honey. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2019; 56:3205-3214. [PMID: 31274888 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-019-03774-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Floral authenticity of coriander (Coriandrum sativum) honey samples was confirmed by melissopalynology. Effect of temperature, time and pH on quality parameters i.e. hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content, diastase and invertase activity of coriander honey was analysed using response surface methodology. Central composite rotatable design was adopted for optimization of process variables. An increased in HMF content was observed with increase in temperature and pH whereas diastase activity decreased with increase in temperature and with a pH value other than the optimum value of 4.6-5.6. Invertase activity was maximum at 4.8 pH. Interaction effect of temperature and pH was significant for HMF whereas interaction effect of temperature and time was significant for HMF, diastase and invertase activity. Optimization of variables was done by the mathematical method, and optimized values of HMF content, diastase, and invertase activity were obtained as 7.78 (mg/kg), 17.95 DN and 13.96 IN, respectively at 47.5 °C (temperature), 4.7 (pH) and 9 min (time).
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- Rajni Kamboj
- Department of Food Technology, Ch. Devi Lal State Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panniwala Mota, Haryana 125077 India
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- Department of Food Technology, Ch. Devi Lal State Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panniwala Mota, Haryana 125077 India.,2Department of Food Science and Technology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab India
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- 2Department of Food Science and Technology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab India
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- 3Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, Punjab 148106 India
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- 3Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, Punjab 148106 India
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Łuczycka D, Pentoś K. The use of dielectric honey features for overheating diagnostics. ACTA ALIMENTARIA 2019. [DOI: 10.1556/066.2018.0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- D. Łuczycka
- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. J. Chełmońskiego 37/41, 51-630 Wrocław. Poland
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- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. J. Chełmońskiego 37/41, 51-630 Wrocław. Poland
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Polyphenol-Protein Complexes and Their Consequences for the Redox Activity, Structure and Function of Honey. A Current View and New Hypothesis – a Review. POL J FOOD NUTR SCI 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/pjfns-2015-0030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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KOYAMA K, SHONO J, TAGUCHI H, TORIBA A, HAYAKAWA K. Effect of Starch on the Inactivation of Amylase in Starch-Containing Foods. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 2013. [DOI: 10.3136/fstr.19.989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Chemical composition, characterization, and differentiation of honey botanical and geographical origins. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2011; 62:89-137. [PMID: 21504822 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385989-1.00003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Botanical and biographical origins of honey are an important issue in food quality and safety. This chapter focuses on use of chemical components to determine botanical and geographical origins of honey. The botanical and geographical origins of the nectar are related with the chemical composition of honey. Honey can originate from single and multiplant species. In general, the prices of honey from single plant species are much higher than those of common polyfloral honey because of consumer preferences. Single and multiple chemicals and components can well indicate the botanical and geographical origins of the honey. Marker chemicals and components include flavonoids, pollen, aroma compounds, oligosaccharides, trace elements, amino acids, and proteins. If multiple chemicals are used as markers, patterns of the chemicals are often used to detect the botanical and geographical origins of honey. Modern statistical software in combination with advanced analytical instrumentation provides high potential for the differentiation of the botanical and geographical origins of the honey.
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Furkan Yardibi M, Gumus T. Some physico-chemical characteristics of honeys produced from sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus L.). Int J Food Sci Technol 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02184.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nagai T, Inoue R, Suzuki N, Nagashima T. Alpha-Amylase from Persimmon Honey: Purification and Characterization. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10942910701867764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Silva I, Gurruchaga M, Goñi I. Physical blends of starch graft copolymers as matrices for colon targeting drug delivery systems. Carbohydr Polym 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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