Antioxidant and antibacterial characteristics of phenolic extracts of locally produced honey in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 513-517

  Al Hindi, Rashad Rizk ^a   Bin Masalam, Maged Salem ^a   El Shahawi, Mohammad Soror ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities; Saudi honey; Total phenolic extract

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HONEY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SAUDI ARABIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; HONEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; SAUDI ARABIA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79960242712     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2010.550276     Document Type: Article

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