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T1 Relationships among Hydrogen Peroxide Concentration, Catalase, Glucose Oxidase, and Antimicrobial Activities of Honeys
A1 Osés Gómez, Sandra María
A1 Rodríguez, Carlos
A1 Valencia García, Olga
A1 Fernández Muiño, Miguel Ángel
A1 Sancho Ortiz, María Teresa
K1 Honey
K1 Hydrogen peroxide
K1 Glucose oxidase
K1 Catalase
K1 Antimicrobial activity
K1 Alimentos
K1 Food
AB Honey is a natural sweetener made by bees that exhibits antimicrobial activity, mainly related to its H2O2 content. The aim of this work was to research the H2O2 concentration of 24 Spanish honeys from different botanical origins, studying their possible correlation with glucose oxidase (GOx), catalase (CAT), and anti-Staphylococcus aureus activities (minimal inhibition concentration (MIC), minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC), and percentage of inhibition at 5% (w/v) honey against Staphylococcus aureus), as well as possible correlations among all the analyzed parameters. The results showed that the H2O2 concentration did not depend on the botanical origin of the honeys. There were neither correlations between the H2O2 concentration and the activities of GOx and CAT, nor between GOx and antimicrobial activity. However, CAT and antimicrobial activities were positively correlated. Therefore, CAT could be successfully used as a possible marker of the antimicrobial activity of honeys against Staphylococcus aureus. Furthermore, a linear regression model has been fitted to explain the antimicrobial activity from CAT and GOx activity and H2O2 concentration. Although H2O2 is one of the compounds involved in honey’s antibacterial activity, this capacity also strongly depends on other honey components (such as low water activity, acidity, osmolarity, and phenolic compounds). The very high anti-Staphylococcus aureus activity exhibited by all samples could be interesting for commercial honey-based formulations also helping to promote local beekeeping.
PB MDPI
SN 2304-8158
YR 2024
FD 2024-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9089
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9089
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 22-dic-2024