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Antioxidants activity and physicochemical properties of honey from social bees ...
Silva, Irana Paim; Caldas, Maiara Janine Machado; Machado, Cerilene Santiago; Nascimento, Andreia Santos do; Lordêlo, Maurício SantanaThis study compared the nutraceutical potential of Apis mellifera and Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides honeys from the semiarid region of Bahia, Brazil, using microbiological, melissopalynological, and physicochemical techniques. Total phenols and flavonoids and the antioxidant activity were also determined. All samples had good microbiological quality and safety with an absence of coliforms, Escherichia co...
Antioxidant, photoprotective and inhibitory activity of tyrosinase in extracts ...
Morais, Daniel Vieira; Costa, Maria Angélica Carvalho; Bárbara, Marivalda; Silva, Fabiane de Lima; Moreira, Manuela M.; Delerue-Matos, CristinaDalbergia ecastaphyllum is a native Brazil plant with importance for beekeeping, and widely used in folk medicine. For the first time, the extracts of this plant were assessed for the presence of hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidants, as well as inhibition of tyrosinase, free radicals scavenging and sunscreen protection. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by free radical scavenging (DPPH) andβ-carotene bl...