Chemistry, biology and potential applications of honeybee plant-derived products / editor, Susana M. Cardoso ; co-editor, Artur M. S. Silva.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cardoso, Susana M., editor.

Silva, Artur M. S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicinal plants--Biotechnology.

Medicinal plants.

Plant biotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (492 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates : Bentham Science, 2016.

Summary:

"This eBook presents a comprehensive review on the chemical composition of natural products derived from honeybee farming. These products include honey, pollen and propolis. Each chapter details specific products and the contents are complemented with an e"

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

PREFACE

List of Contributors

Section I

Chemical Characterization of Honey

1. INTRODUCTION

2. MAIN COMPONENTS OF HONEY

2.1. Water and Sugars

2.2. Ash and Minerals

2.3. Color and Conductivity

2.4. Amino Acids

2.5. Quality Physicochemical Parameters

2.6. Bioactive Compounds

3. HONEY CHARACTERIZATION FOR DIFFERENTIATION

CONCLUSION

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

Latest Developments in Propolis Research: Chemistry and Biology

2. GENERAL PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PROPOLIS

3. NEW PROPOLIS CONSTITUENTS AND NEW PROPOLIS SOURCES, IDENTIFIED SINCE 2009

4. PROPOLIS AND BEE HEALTH

Chemical Composition of Bee Pollen

2. BEE POLLEN COLLECTING FOR HUMAN INTAKE

3. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF BEE POLLEN

4. POSSIBLE RISKS ASSOCIATED TO THE CONSUMPTION OF BEE POLLEN

Section II

Chromatography as a Tool for Identification of Bioactive Compounds in Honeybee Products of Botanical Origin

2. CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS

2.1. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

2.2. Gas Chromatography (GC)

2.3. Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC)

3. TYPICAL PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS OF HONEYBEE PRODUCTS

3.1. Non-Flavonoids

3.2. Flavonoids

Valuable Analytical Tools in Analysis of Honeybee Plant-Derived Compounds: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

2. HONEY

3. PROPOLIS

ABBREVIATIONS

Electrochemical Sensors for Assessing Antioxidant Capacity of Bee Products

1. INTRODUCTION.

2. VOLTAMMETRIC TECHNIQUES: GENERAL CONCEPTS

2.1. Electrochemical Cells

2.2. Cyclic Voltammetry

2.3. Differential Pulse Voltammetry

2.4. Square Wave Voltammetry

3. ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY ASSESSEMENT USING VOLTAMMETRIC DEVICES: HONEY AND PROPOLIS ANALYZES

3.1. Honey's Antioxidant Capacity Evaluation using Voltammetric Sensors

3.2. Propolis' Antioxidant Capacity Evaluation using Voltammetric Sensors

Infrared Spectroscopy as a Valuable Tool for the Analysis of Honey Bee Plant-Derived Products

2. INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS

3. APPLICATIONS OF INFRARED IN HONEY AND PRODUCTS

3.1. Honey Chemical Composition

3.2. Bee Pollen and Propolis

3.3. Honey Adulteration

CONCLUSIONS

Section III

Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products of Plant-Origin. Part 1. Honey

2. ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF HONEY

2.1. Compounds with Antioxidant Activity in Honey

2.2. Assessment of Antioxidant activities of Honey in Chemical Models

2.2.1. Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (TEAC)

2.2.2. 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) Assay

2.2.3. Ferric Reducing Ability of Plasma (FRAP)

2.2.4. Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC)

2.3. Assessment of Antioxidant Activities of Honey in Cellular Models

2.4. Assessment of Antioxidant Activities of Honey in in vivo Models

2.5. Correlation between Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Compounds

Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products of Plant-Origin Part 2. Propolis and Pollen

1. ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF PROPOLIS

1.1. Assessment using Chemical Models

1.2. Assessment in Cellular Models.

1.3. Assessment using In vivo Models

1.4. Correlation of Antioxidant Activities of Propolis with Phenolic Compounds

2. ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF POLLEN

2.1. Assessment using Chemical Models

2.2. Assessment using In vitro and In vivo Biological Models

Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Honeybee Plant-Derived Products Honey, Pollen and Propolis

1. INFLAMMATORY PROCESS: AN INTRODUCTION

3.1. Propolis Effects on Innate Immune Cells

3.2. Propolis Effects on Adaptive Immune Cells

4. BEE POLLEN

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Antitumor Properties of Honeybee Plant-Derived Products: Honey, Propolis and Pollen

1. CANCER

1.1. Hallmarks of Cancer

1.1.1. Sustaining Proliferative Signaling

1.1.2. Insensitivity to Anti-growth Signaling

1.1.3. Resistance to Cell Death

1.1.4. Replicative Immortality

1.1.5. Induction of Angiogenesis

1.1.6. Mechanisms of Invasion and Metastasis

1.2. Enabling Cancer Characteristics

1.3. Emerging Cancer Hallmarks

1.4. Tumor Microenvironment

2. HONEYBEE PLANT-DERIVED PRODUCTS

2.1. Honey

2.1.1. Honey Effects on Cancer Cell Growth and Proliferation

2.1.2. Honey Effect on Cancer Cell Apoptosis

2.1.3. Other Effects of Honey

2.2. Propolis

2.2.1. Propolis Effect on Cancer

2.2.2. Propolis Effect on Cancer Cell Growth and Proliferation

2.2.3. Propolis Effect on Cancer Cell Apoptosis

2.2.4. Propolis Can Exert Antiangiogenic Effects and Modulate the Tumor Microenvironment

2.3. Pollen

Antimicrobial Activity of Honeybee Plant-Derived Products

2. ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF HONEY.

2.1. Inhibitory Effect of Honey Against Biofilm Formation

3. ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF PROPOLIS

3.1. Antibacterial Activity

3.2. Antifungal Activity

3.3. Antiviral Activity

3.4. Inhibitory Effect of Propolis Against Biofilm Formation

4. ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF POLLEN

Section IV

Add Value Products of Honeybee Plant-Derived Origin

2. ADDING VALUE TO PRODUCTS OF BEEKEEPING

2.4. Mead and Other Fermented Honey-Based Beverages

2.4.1. Mead

2.4.2. Other fermented Honey-Based Beverages

SUBJECT INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 3, 2016).

ISBN:

1-68108-237-3

OCLC:

958547202