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Brazilian bee pollen: phenolic content, antioxidant properties and antimicrobial activity
| dc.contributor.author | Arruda, Vanilda Aparecida Soares de | |
| dc.contributor.author | Santos, Alexandre Vieria | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sampaio, Davi Figueiredo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Araújo, Elias da Silva | |
| dc.contributor.author | Peixoto, André Luís de Castro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Estevinho, Leticia M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Almeida-Muradian, Ligia Bicudo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-19T10:00:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-22T15:11:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-19T10:00:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-22T15:11:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Bee pollen has been promoted as a dietary supplement for humans due to its nutritional and bioactive properties. Sixty-two samples of Apis mellifera dehydrated bee pollen collected in Brazil (eight states and Federal District) were analyzed for phenolic compounds, flavonoids, antioxidant activity using DPPH, β-carotene and ORAC methods, and antimicrobial activity. The values obtained for total phenolic compounds ranged from 12.60 to 84.22 mg GAE/g bee pollen while total flavonoids oscillated between 1.90 and 36.85 mg quercetin/g bee pollen. The IC50 ranged from 0.35 to 13.42 mg bee pollen/mL of extract. The inhibition percentages ranged from 52.58 to 98.37% of bee pollen extract using the β-carotene method. When measured by the ORAC method, antioxidant activity was between 132.98 and 575.85 μmols eq. Trolox/g bee pollen. Bee pollen efficiently inhibited the growth of all the microorganisms studied. Candida albicans was the most resistant, while Staphylococcus epidermides was the most sensitive. | en_EN |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP); under Grant #2009/52163-5 (thesis doctoral project) the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES); and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). | |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | en_EN |
| dc.identifier.citation | Arruda, Vanilda Aparecida Soares de; Santos, Alexandre Vieria dos; Sampaio, Davi Figueiredo; Araújo, Elias da Silva; Peixoto, André Luís de Castro; Estevinho, Leticia M.; Almeida-Muradian, Ligia Bicudo de (2021). Brazilian bee pollen: phenolic content, antioxidant properties and antimicrobial activity. Journal of Apicultural Research. ISSN 0021-8839. 60:5, p. 775-783 | en_EN |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/00218839.2020.1840854 | en_EN |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0021-8839 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10198/24284 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | en_EN |
| dc.subject | Antimicrobial activity | en_EN |
| dc.subject | Bee pollen | en_EN |
| dc.subject | Bleaching assay | en_EN |
| dc.subject | DPPH | en_EN |
| dc.subject | ORAC | en_EN |
| dc.subject | Total phenolic compounds | en_EN |
| dc.subject | β-carotene | en_EN |
| dc.title | Brazilian bee pollen: phenolic content, antioxidant properties and antimicrobial activity | en_EN |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| person.familyName | Estevinho | |
| person.givenName | Letícia M. | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | BA14-09D6-A406 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-9249-1948 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 6506577664 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | en_EN |
| rcaap.type | article | en_EN |
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