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T1 Authentication of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) honeys from southern Europe based on compositional parameters and biological activities
A1 Osés Gómez, Sandra María
A1 Nieto, Sonia
A1 Rodrigo, Sara
A1 Pérez, Sergio
A1 Rojo, Susana
A1 Sancho Ortiz, María Teresa
A1 Fernández Muiño, Miguel Ángel
K1 Strawberry-tree honey
K1 Arbutus unedo L.
K1 Arbutin
K1 Polyphenols
K1 Norisoprenoids
K1 Benzene derivatives
K1 Antioxidant activities
K1 Anti-inflammatory activity
K1 Antimicrobial activities
K1 Alimentos
K1 Food
AB Strawberry-tree (Arbutus unedo L.) honey is expensive and difficult to characterize by melissopalinology. This study aimed to authenticate strawberry-tree (A. unedo L.) honeys from southern Europe, determining arbutin, groups of polyphenols, volatile and semivolatile compounds, as well as biological activities such as trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity, antioxidant activities against both hydroxyl (AOA) and superoxide radicals (SRS), oxygen radical absorbance capacity, anti-inflammatory activity, and antimicrobial activity against 7 microorganisms (Escherichia coli, Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium sp., and Penicillium commune). Arbutin, analyzed using HPLC-UV, was quantified in 83% of the samples. Polyphenols' contents were high. Norisoprenoids and benzene derivatives were the major compounds determined using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Theobromine was detected in 67% of samples. 2,6,6-Trimetyl-4-oxo-2-cyclohexen-1-carboxaldehyde, 3,4,5 trimethylphenol and 2-hydroxycyclopent-2-en-1-one were proposed as potential strawberry-tree floral markers. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities were significant. Honeys’ extracts showed higher AOA and SRS, and better antimicrobial activities than the honeys. This study highlights the potential of strawberry-tree honeys and/or their phenolic extracts for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic uses.
PB Elsevier
SN 2212-4292
YR 2020
FD 2020-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5544
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5544
LA eng
NO Spanish Junta de Castilla y León, Spain (BU041G18)
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 18-abr-2024