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Evaluating the quality, physicochemical properties, and biological activities o...
Filipe, Márcia Santos; Kowalczyk, Tomasz; Kukula-Koch, Wirginia; Wieczfinska, Joanna; Bangay, Gabrielle; Diaz-Lanza, Ana María; Cardoso, Rossana V.C.Honey, a natural production of honeybees, underscores Turkey’s prominence as one of the world’s largest honey producers. The country’s diverse flora fosters optimal conditions for beekeeping, resulting in the production of exceptional-quality honey. Centauri® Honey is uniquely sourced from remote alpine regions in Turkey, characterized by bees that inhabit isolated caves with access to medicinal endemic flowers...
Medicinal centauri honey: a promising ingredient?
Filipe, Márcia Santos; Pires, Tânia C.S.P.; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Diaz-Lanza, Ana María; Vilas-Boas, Miguel; Falcão, Soraia; Rijo, PatríciaHoney is a natural product with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, has been used as a medicinal substance for centuries. Thisnatural product is main- ly composed of a supersaturated solution of sugars, containing low water con- tent and trace amounts of bioactive compounds. The flower source, climate, geographical origin, harvesting process and storage conditions are factors that influence the compositio...
Centauri honey: a promising medicinal ingredient?
Filipe, Márcia Santos; Pires, Tânia C.S.P.; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Diaz-Lanza, Ana María; Vilas-Boas, Miguel; Falcão, Soraia; Rijo, PatríciaHoney is a natural product that has been used over the centuries as a medicine due to its biological activities. Centauri Cave Nymph Honey is a Cave honey extracted from 2500 meters high altitude above sea level from a deep cave by professional speleologists and is located at Caucasus Mountains of Turkey. The Apis mellifera Caucasica bee colony is located 50 kilometers away from human residences, ensuring its i...
Biological activity screening of plant oils for skincare applications
Filipe, Márcia Santos; Pires, Tânia C.S.P.; Mandim, Filipa; Diaz-Lanza, Ana María; Barros, Lillian; Rijo, PatríciaEssential and vegetables oils are both types of oils derived from plants, but they have distinct characteristics and uses. Essential oils are a precious source of secondary metabolites (mainly polyphenols, alkaloids and terpenes) potentially endowed with a plethora of biological activities. Vegetable oils, also known as plant oils, are lipidic extracts derived from plants that are commonly used for cooking, cos...
Biological activity of 6,7-dehydroroyleanone derivatives from Plectranthus aliciae
Filipe, Márcia Santos; Dominguez, Eva; Isca, Vera; Pereira, Raquel; Mandim, Filipa; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Diaz-Lanza, Ana María; Barros, LillianPlectranthus genus (Lamiaceae) is known to be rich in bioactive abietane royleanone-type diterpenes, such as 6,7-dehydroxyroyleanone (1, Fig. 1), which have been previously found in P. madagascariensis (var. aliciae Codd). This abietane royleanone presents moderate to significant to cytoxic activity against several cancer cell lines. Moreover, 1 has one hydroxyl group suitable for deri- vatization that can be e...