The composition and biological activity of honey: A focus on manuka honey

Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 420-432

  Alvarez Suarez, José M ^a,b   Gasparrini, Massimiliano ^a   Forbes Hernández, Tamara Y ^a,b   Mazzoni, Luca ^a   Giampieri, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b International Ibero American University   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Manuka honey; Polyphenolic composition; Wound treatments

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101903698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23048158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/foods3030420     Document Type: Review

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