Chemical constituents of selected unifloral Greek bee-honeys with antimicrobial activity

Food Chemistry

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 284-290

  Melliou, Eleni ^a   Chinou, Ioanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

3 Hydroxy 4 phenyl 2 butanone; 8 Hydroxylinalool; Antimicrobial activity; Honey

Indexed keywords

3-HYDROXY-4-PHENYL-2-BUTANONE; 8-HYDROXYLINALOOL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; CHEMICAL MARKERS; ENANTIOMERIC RATIO; HONEY; ISOLATED COMPOUNDS; METHYL ANTHRANILATE;

KETONES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISMS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

3 HYDROXY 4 PHENYL 2 BUTANONE; 8 HYDROXYLINALOOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; NETILMICIN; SANGUINARINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HONEYBEE; ISOMERISM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; THYME;

APOIDEA; CITRUS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 79959981741     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.04.047     Document Type: Article

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