Honey quality parameters, chemical composition and antimicrobial activity in twelve Ecuadorian stingless bees (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) tested against multiresistant human pathogens

Irina Villacrés-Granda; Dayana Coello; Adrián Proaño; Isabel Ballesteros; David W. Roubik; Gabriela Jijón; Genoveva Granda-Albuja; Silvana Granda-Albuja; Reinier Abreu-Naranjo; Favian Maza; Eduardo Tejera; Ana M. González-Paramás; Pedro Bullón; José M. Alvarez-Suarez

doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110737

Honey quality parameters, chemical composition and antimicrobial activity in twelve Ecuadorian stingless bees (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) tested against multiresistant human pathogens

Irina Villacrés-Granda
, Dayana Coello
, Adrián Proaño
, Isabel Ballesteros
, David W. Roubik
, Gabriela Jijón
, Genoveva Granda-Albuja
, Silvana Granda-Albuja
, Reinier Abreu-Naranjo
, Favian Maza
, Eduardo Tejera
, Ana M. González-Paramás
, Pedro Bullón
, José M. Alvarez-Suarez^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador
Universidad de Sevilla
Smithsonian Institution
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE
Universidad Estatal Amazónica
Universidad Técnica de Machala
Universidad de Salamanca
King Fahd Medical Research Center

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Abstract

Ecuadorian honey samples of eight genera and 12 stingless bee species from three geographic regions (Andes, Amazon and Pacific) were studied for their physicochemical parameters, chemical composition, mineral elements and antimicrobial activity. Meliponine honey is acidic and has a high water content, but our study revealed substantial chemical variation. Oxytrigona mellaria was highest in proteins, while Melipona sp. had the most free amino acid content. Five species of honey contained vitamin C, which was highest in O. mellaria. The most abundant minerals were the macronutrients, potassium and calcium. All honey inhibited microbial growth in gram-negative and gram-positive multiresistant human pathogens, with O. mellaria and Trigona silvestriana being most effective against both bacteria.

Original language	English
Article number	110737
Journal	LWT
Volume	140
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110737
State	Published - Apr 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Antibacterial activity
Antioxidant activity
Ecuadorian honey
Physicochemical analysis
Stingless bee (Meliponini) honey

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Villacrés-Granda, I., Coello, D., Proaño, A., Ballesteros, I., Roubik, D. W., Jijón, G., Granda-Albuja, G., Granda-Albuja, S., Abreu-Naranjo, R., Maza, F., Tejera, E., González-Paramás, A. M., Bullón, P., & Alvarez-Suarez, J. M. (2021). Honey quality parameters, chemical composition and antimicrobial activity in twelve Ecuadorian stingless bees (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) tested against multiresistant human pathogens. LWT, 140, Article 110737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110737

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Honey quality parameters, chemical composition and antimicrobial activity in twelve Ecuadorian stingless bees (Apidae: Apinae: Meliponini) tested against multiresistant human pathogens

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