Calorimetric investigation of the antimicrobial action and insight into the chemical properties of "angelita" honey - A product of the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula from Colombia

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 415, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 107-113

  Torres, Alexandra ^a   Garedew, Assegid ^a   Schmolz, Erik ^a   Lamprecht, Ingolf ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angelita; Antimicrobial activity; Honey; Microcalorimetry; Tetragonisca angustula

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BEE; BIOASSAY; CALORIMETRY; COLOMBIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DILUTION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EXPERIMENT; FUNGUS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HONEY; HONEYBEE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; TECHNIQUE; TETRAGONISCA ANGUSTULA;

EID: 2342511441     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2003.06.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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