Bee Products – Chemical and Biological Properties / edited by José M. Alvarez-Suarez.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alvarez-Suarez, José M., Editor.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal biotechnology.

Biochemistry.

Pharmacology.

Alternative medicine.

Animal Biotechnology.

Chemical Biology.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Local Subjects:

Animal Biotechnology.

Biochemistry.

Pharmacology.

Chemical Biology.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 562 p. 50 illus., 18 illus. in color.)

Edition:

2nd ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This fully updated and extended second edition provides a comprehensive overview of the most important products by Apis mellifera bees. The book provides an easy-to-read introduction to honey classification, sensory and pollen analysis, and a complete compendium of the chemical composition of the main bee products honey, propolis, royal jelly, pollen and bee venom. In addition, this new edition includes two brand new sections on bee bread and wax. The beneficial medicinal and nutritional aspects of these products in aging and age-related diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and infections are discussed in detail and the methods used to analyse and characterise the individual bioactive compounds are reviewed. The book is a must for researchers in the field of biochemistry of natural products, students and professional beekeepers interested in the chemical diversity of compounds derived from bee products.

Contents:

Part I. Honey

Chapter 1. Botanical Classification

Chapter 2. Sensory Studies

Chapter 3. Chemical Composition of Honey

Chapter 4. Honey Health Benefits and Uses in Medicine

Part II. Propolis

Chapter 5. Phenolic Composition of Propolis

Chapter 6. Propolis and Geopropolis Volatiles

Chapter 7. The Chemical and Biological Properties of Propolis

Part III. Royal Jelly

Chapter 8. Chemical Composition of Royal Jelly

Chapter 9. Volatile Compounds of Royal Jelly

Chapter 10. Royal Jelly: Health Benefits and Uses in Medicine

Part IV. Bee Pollen

Chapter 11. Chemical Composition of Bee Pollen

Chapter 12. Health Benefits and Uses in Medicine of Bee Pollen

Part V. Bee Bread

Chapter 13. Chemical Composition of Bee Bread

Chapter 14. Health Benefits and Uses in Medicine of Bee Bread

Part VI. Beeswax

Chapter 15. Chemical Composition of Beeswax

Chapter 16. Health Benefits and Uses in Medicine of Beeswax

Part VII. Bee Venom

Chapter 17. Health Benefits and Uses in Medicine of Bee Venom.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

3-031-89049-3

OCLC:

1524424123