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Mānuka nectar and the factors modulating its production
Abstract: Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) is valued for its unique bioactive honey, but relatively little is known about mānuka nectar...
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Factors for the Identification and Determination of Mānuka Honey
Abstract: Methods for the determination of the authenticity of samples of mānuka honey are reviewed. Suggestions are made as...
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A universally calibrated microplate FRAP assay for foods and applications to Manuka honey
Abstract: The ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay was recently adapted to a microplate format. How- ever, microplate-based FRAP...
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Determination of characteristic compound in Manuka honey
Abstract: A method for the determination of characteristic compound 3,5-dime thoxybenzoate- 4-diglucoside (leptosperin) in Manuka honey was developed by...
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Unique fluorescence markers in Manuka Honey
Abstract: This study compared the fluorescence properties (λex/em = 350/450 nm) and molecular size of proteins from manuka and...
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Molecular Mechanisms of Natural Honey Against H. pylori Infection
Background and Aims: Natural honey has been used as a medicine since ancient times. Honey is widely known for...
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Manuka honey inhibits jack bean urease activity
Abstract: Manuka honey (Leptospermum scoparium) exerts a strong antibacterial effect. Bacterial enzymes are an important target for antibacterial compounds....
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Correlation of the immunostimulatory activities of honeys
Abstract: Honeys with unique compositions and properties are worth studying for their health-promoting effects. In order to correlate bioactive...
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Anti-influenza Viral Effects of Honey
Background and Aims: Influenza viruses are a serious threat to human health and cause thousands of deaths annually. Thus,...
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Activation of AMPKNrf2 signalling by Manuka honey protects human dermal fibroblasts
Abstract: Excessive amounts of free radicals are deleterious for cells, resulting in cell damage, affecting the wound healing process...
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Novel assay of antibacterial components in manuka honey
Abstract: Five components (hydrogen peroxide, methylglyoxal, dihydroxyacetone, fructose and glucose) of New Zealand manuka honey (Leptospermum scoparium) were analyzed...
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Reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay for foods
Abstract: The ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay was recently adapted to a microplate format. How- ever, microplate-based FRAP...
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Changes in DHA, MGO and Leptosperin in Honey Stored for four years
Background: In 2011 Oritain collected representative floral type honeys from throughout New Zealand on behalf of the NZ honey...
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NMR and chemometrics to discriminate mānuka honey from other floral honey types
Abstract: Mānuka honey is a product produced essentially in New Zealand, and has been widely recognised for its antibacterial...
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Manuka Honey-Induced Suppression of Human Breast Cancer Cells
Abstract: There is renewed interest in the potential use of natural compounds in cancer therapy. Previously, we demonstrated the...
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Anti-influenza Viral Effects of Honey In Vitro
Abstract: Influenza viruses are a serious threat to human health and cause thousands of deaths annually. Thus, there is...
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Diluted honey inhibits biofilm formation
Abstract: Biofilms are ubiquitous and when mature have a complex structure of microcolonies in an extracellular polysaccharide and extracellular...
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Killing wound pathogens with Manuka Honey dressings
Abstract: While Manuka honey in vitro is strongly antimicrobial, there have been, to the best of the authors’ knowledge,...
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Compositional analysis of Scottish honeys
Abstract: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a major health concern and honey may provide an alternative to anti- biotic use under...
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Screening bioactivity and bioactive constituents of Nordic unifloral honeys
Abstract: The objective of this study was to screen the antibacterial and antioxidant activity of thirty nine honey samples...
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Sidr Honey Chemotyping
Abstract: An ultra high performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry method has been developed for the simultaneous separation, identification...
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New approach: Chemical and fluorescence profiling of NZ honeys
Abstract: New Zealand ma̅nuka (Leptospermum scoparium) and kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) honeys contain a unique array of chemical markers useful...
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Polyphenols as Possible Markers of Botanical Origin of Honey
In recent years, the botanical and geographical origin of food has become an important topic in the context of...
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Regional, Annual, and Individual Variations in the Dihydroxyacetone Content of the Nectar of Ma̅nuka (Leptospermum scoparium) in New Zealand
Abstract: A method was designed and validated for the analysis of dihydroxyacetone in the floral nectar of ma̅ nuka...
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Mono and Multifloral Bee Pollen Extracts Show Antioxidant Activity
Abstract: Recent research shows variations in pollen chemical constituents and, consequently, in their therapeutic properties. Mono and multifloral bee...
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Unique Pattern of Protein-Bound Maillard Reaction Products in Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) Honey
Abstract: As a unique feature, honey from the New Zealand Manuka tree (Leptospermum scoparium) contains substantial amounts of dihydroxyacetone (DHA)...
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Fluorescence: A Novel Method for Determining Mānuka Honey Floral Purity
Abstract: Manuka honey, harvested from Leptospermum scoparium, is New Zealand’s most recog‐ nised honey type and commands a premium...
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A Review of Leptospermum Scoparium (Myrtaceae) in New Zealand
Abstract: Information about Leptospermum scoparium (Myrtaceae), the most widespread and important New Zealand indigenous shrub species, is reviewed. L....
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Physico-Chemical Methods for the Characterisation of Unifloral Honeys: A Review
INTRODUCTION The objective of this work is to review all known physico-chemical methods used for the determination of the...
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Genuine Manuka Honey – Technische Universitat Dresden
Speer Beitlich Presentation Rome Nov. 2016
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Fluorescent Pteridine Derivatives as New Markers for the Characterization of Monofloral Genuine New Zealand Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) Honey
ABSTRACT New Zealand mānuka honey is well-known for its unique antibacterial activity. Due to its high price and limited...
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Powder Formulation of Mānuka Honey Improves Wound Healing
Application of DoE approach in the development of mini-capsules, based on biopolymers and manuka honey polar fraction, as powder...
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Mānuka Honey May Be the Future of Antibacterial Superbug Medicine
(NaturalNews) Honey has been prized for centuries for its antibacterial and other medicinal properties, and in recent years, Mānuka...
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Using Sensor and Spectral Analysis to Classify Botanical Origin and Determine Adulteration of Raw Honey
Abstract The feasibility of sensors (Electronic Nose, EN; Electronic Tongue, ET) and spectra (Near Infrared spectrum, NIR; Mid Infrared...
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The Role of Bioengineered Honey in Wound Care
In vitro and clinical studies of a new bioengineered medical-grade honey suggest it has a broad-spectrum antimicrobial effect in...
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Honey Inhibits Biofilm Formation
Biofilms are ubiquitous and when mature have a complex structure of microcolonies in an extracellular polysaccharide and extracellular DNA...
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Dilute Honey ‘May Fight Urine Infections’
Honey and water might be a useful weapon against urine infections in hospital patients, say UK researchers. Patients often...
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Mānuka Honey Could Help Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections
Manuka honey could fight off deadly infections in hospital equipment. Manuka honey could be a powerful new weapon in...
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Honey Reduces Exercise-Induced DNA Damage in White Blood Cells
A randomized controlled trial examining the effects of 16 weeks of moderate-to-intensive cycling and honey supplementation on lymphocyte oxidative...
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Honey Helps Treat Radio/Chemotherapy-Induced Mucositis
Effects of honey use on the management of radio/chemotherapy-induced mucositis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials This meta-analysis aimed...
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Review of Use of Honey for Wound Care in the 21st Century
This review is written in memory of Professor Peter Molan, who published a paper in the Journal of Wound...
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Leptospermum Honey Boosts Healing of Wound in Premature Infant
Leptospermum Honey for Wound Care in an Extremely Premature Infant. BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION TO CASE: Neonatal wound care is challenging due...
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Mānuka Honey Helps Fight, Prevent Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs From Developing
Honey is known to fight infection with its high concentration of antibacterial agents and one kind of honey, which...
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Mānuka Honey Makes Bacteria Less Resistant to Antibiotics
Manuka honey has been a firm favourite on health food shop shelves for several years now, but has long...
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Honeybee Lactic Acid Bacteria Helps Heal Wounds
In the global perspective of antibiotic resistance, it is urgent to find potent topical antibiotics for the use in...
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There’s a Battle to Trademark Mānuka, the Champagne of Honeys
There’s a fight Down Under over manuka honey, the so-called superfood famed for its antibacterial qualities. On one side,...
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Kinetics of Conversion of DHA to MGO in New Zealand Mānuka Honey Dr. Merilyn Manley- Harris Presentation at This Is Mānuka Honey Symposium
The kinetics of the conversion of DHA to MGO
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Jiangsu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (JSCIQ) Ding Tao Presentation at This is Mānuka Honey Symposium
Jiangsu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (JSCIQ)
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Differentiating Mānuka and Kanuka Honey/Nectar by NMR Prof. Stephan Schwarzinger Presentation at This is Mānuka Honey Symposium
Differentiating Manuka and Kanuka Honey/Nectar by NMR
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Different Analytical Techniques to Distinguish Honey Dr. Kiri McComb Presentation at This is Mānuka Honey Symposium
Different analytical techniques to distinguish honey
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A New Chemical Method to Authenticate Mānuka Honey Dr. Terry Braggins Presentation at This is Mānuka Honey Symposium
A Portable Device for Detecting Manuka Honey A New Chemical Method to Authenticate Mānuka Honey
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What Does This Mean For The UMF Honey Association? John Rawcliffe Presentation at This Is Mānuka Honey Symposium
What does this mean for the UMFHA
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The Evolution of UMF Tony Wright Presentation at This is Mānuka Honey Symposium
The Evolution of UMF®
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Statistical Analysis of Metabolite Data for the Determination of Mānuka Honey Authenticity Dr. Adrian Charlton Presentation at This is Mānuka Honey Symposium
Statistical analysis of the NZ honey and nectar collection
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Robust Classifications of Foodstuffs; Natural Ingredient to Product Dr. Jonathan Stephens Presentation at This is Mānuka Honey Symposium
The nectar and honey sample collection
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New Method of Rapid Detection of Mānuka Honey Purity Prof. Kerry Loomes Presentation at This is Mānuka Honey Symposium
New Method of Rapid Detection of Manuka Honey Purity
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World First Move to Scientifically Classify Mānuka Honey Could Help Prevent Fraud
A New Zealand honey association has praised the discovery of a new method of classifying valuable manuka honey, saying...
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Mānuka Honey Symposium Showcases Latest Research
Using the latest science, the UMF Honey Association can now classify what is genuine Manuka Honey. This announcement follows...
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Honey Treats Children’s Cough Better Than OTC Treatments
Efficacy and tolerability of a polysaccharide-resin-honey based cough syrup as compared to carbocysteine syrup for children with colds: a...
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The Many Benefits of Raw Honey
While putting honey in my coffee this morning, I thought of all the good honey does in the world...
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Mānuka Honey Promotes Wound Healing
Journal of Functional Foods Volume 25, August 2016, Pages 38–49 Excessive amounts of free radicals are deleterious for cells,...
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Mānuka Honey Wound Healing Could Be Due to Improved Antioxidant Response
Journal of Functional Foods Volume 25, August 2016, Pages 38–49 Excessive amounts of free radicals are deleterious for cells,...
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Bees Can Help Combat E. coli Infections and Malaria
Experts say bees hold the secret to tackling human infections. For thousands of years man’s relationship with bees has...
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Honey Helps Treat Irritative Cough
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the immediate improvement rate of irritative cough in patients treated with the combination of Ananas comosus...
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Honey Helps Treat Radiation-Induced Mucositis
Effectiveness of honey on radiation-induced oral mucositis, time to mucositis, weight loss, and treatment interruptions among patients with head...
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Honey Better for Burn Wound Healing than Silver
A systematic review and meta-analysis of dressings used for wound healing: the efficiency of honey compared to silver on...
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Isolation of maltol glucoside from the floral nectar of New Zealand Mānuka
New Zealand mānuka honey is derived from the floral nectar of themānuka tree (Leptospermum scoparium J.R. Forst. & G. Forst., Myrtaceae). Dihydroxyacetone...
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Therapeutic Mānuka Honey: No Longer so Alternative
Front Microbiol. 2016 Apr 20;7:569 Medicinal honey research is undergoing a substantial renaissance. From a folklore remedy largely dismissed...
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Honey is Effective in Treating Oral Mucositis in Cancer Patients
Honey on oral mucositis: A Randomized controlled trial Gulf J Oncolog. 2016 Jan;1(20):30-37 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The main stream...
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Mānuka honey, one of nature’s unique wonder foods
It has been used successfully in treatment of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant micro-organisms. Indian Express, 4/23/2016 Honey is more...
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Gelam Honey May Help Treat Diabetes
Gelam Honey Attenuates the Oxidative Stress-Induced Inflammatory Pathways in Pancreatic Hamster Cells Purpose: Type 2 diabetes consists of progressive...
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Honey Decreases Pain, Odor in Wounds
A Comparative Study of Honey and Phenytoin Dressings for Chronic Wounds Chronic wounds are a common problem faced by...
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How methylglyoxal kills bacteria
How methylglyoxal kills bacteria: An ultrastructural study. Antibacterial activity of honey is due to the presence of methylglyoxal (MGO), H2O2,...
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Kinetics of the Conversion of Dihydroxyacetone to Methylglyoxal in New Zealand Mānuka Honey: Part II – Model Systems
Kinetics of the conversion of dihydroxyacetone to methylglyoxal in New Zealand manuka honey: Part II – Model systems The...
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Kinetics of Conversion of Dihydroxyacetone to Methylglyoxal in New Zealand Mānuka Honey: Part III – A Model to Simulate the Conversion
Kinetics of conversion of dihydroxyacetone to methylglyoxal in New Zealand manuka honey: Part III – A model to simulate the...
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Kinetics of Conversion of Dihydroxyacetone to Methylglyoxal in New Zealand Mānuka Honey: Part I – Honey Systems
Kinetics of conversion of dihydroxyacetone to methylglyoxal in New Zealand manuka honey: Part I – Honey systems The kinetics of...
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Antistaphylococcal Activity and Metabolite Profiling of Mānuka Honey (Lectospermum scoparium L.) After in Vitro Simulated Digestion.
Antistaphylococcal activity and metabolite profiling of manuka honey (Lectospermum scoparium L.) after in vitro simulated digestion. The antistaphylococcal activity...
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The Antimicrobial Activity of Honey Against Common Wquine Wound Bacterial Isolates
The antimicrobial activity of honey against common equine wound bacterial isolates Delayed healing associated with distal limb wounds is...
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Competitive Immunochromatographic Assay for Leptosperin as a Plausible Authentication Marker of Mānuka Honey
Competitive immunochromatographic assay for leptosperin as a plausible authentication marker of manuka honey Manuka honey is known as one...
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A Revision of the New Zealand Kunzea Ericoides (Myrtaceae) Complex
A revision of the New Zealand Kunzea ericoides (Myrtaceae) complex A revision of the New Zealand Kunzea ericoides complex...
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Isolation by HPLC and Characterisation of the Bioactive Fraction of New Zealand Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) Honey
Isolation by HPLC and characterisation of the bioactive fraction of New Zealand manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) honey Using HPLC a...
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Immunochemical Authentication of Mānuka Honey Using a Monoclonal Antibody Specific to a Glycoside of Methyl Syringate
Immunochemical authentication of manuka honey using a monoclonal antibody specific to a glycoside of methyl syringate Leptosperin, a novel...
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Identification of Botanical Biomarkers Found in Corsican Honey
Identification of botanical biomarkers found in Corsican honey Honeys from specified botanical sources often command a premium price due...
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Identification of a Novel Glycoside, Leptosin, as a Chemical Marker of Mānuka Honey
Identification of a Novel Glycoside, Leptosin, as a Chemical Marker of Manuka Honey As a preliminary study, we have...
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Identification and Quantification of Methylglyoxal as the Dominant Antibacterial Constituent of Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) Honeys from New Zealand
Identification and quantification of methylglyoxal as the dominant antibacterial constituent of Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) honeys from New Zealand The...
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How Honey Kills Bacteria
How Honey Kills Bacteria With the rise in prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, honey is increasingly valued for its antibacterial...
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Accepted Mānuka Speer 2014
Accepted Manuka Speer 2014 In the present study, pollen-identical pure manuka and kanuka honeys and an 3 Australian jelly...
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Honey Authenticity: A Review
Honey Authenticity: A Review Honey is the only natural sweetener offered world-wide today, which has the status of being...
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Floral Markers in Honey of Various Botanical and Geographic Origins: A Review
Floral Markers in Honey of Various Botanical and Geographic Origins: A Review In view of the expanding global market,...
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Floral Classification of Honey Using Liquid Chromatography Diode Array Detection China 2013
Floral classification of honey using liquid chromatography diode array detection China 2013 A high performance liquid chromatography–diode array detection–tandem...
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Fast and Global Authenticity Screening of Honeys Using NMR French 2015
Fast and global authenticity screening of honeys using NMR french 2015 An innovative analytical approach was developed to tackle...
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Dr Stephens – The Factors Responsible for UMF in Mānuka Honey
Dr Stephens – The factors responsible for UMF in Manuka honey The variability in the level of the non-peroxide...
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DNA ID in Honey 2013
DNA id in honey 2013 An objective of workpackage 3 within the European Research Project ‘‘TRACE” was the identification...
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Corrigendum to First Paper on NPA_MGO Correcting Curve
Corrigendum to First Paper on NPA_MGO correcting curve Upon reviewing the data for the methylglyoxal concentrations by the derivatisation...
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Clinical Trial Showing Safety of UMF 20+ Mānuka Honey
Clinical Trial showing safety of UMF 20+ Manuka honey Honey is an established traditional medicine with a variety of...
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Botanical Discrimination and Classification of Honey Samples Applying GC-MS Fingerprinting of Headspace Volatile Compounds
Botanical discrimination and classification of honey samples applying GC-MS fingerprinting of headspace volatile compounds A validated method for the...
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Authentcity of Honey and Other Bee Porducts: State of the Art
AUTHENTICITY OF HONEY AND OTHER BEE PRODUCTS: STATE OF THE ART Honey authenticity is defined by the Codex Alimentarius...
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The Limitations of the Methods of Identifying the Floral Source of Honeys
The limitations of the methods of identifying the floral source of honeys The pollen grains in honey reveal the...
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Storage-Induced Chemical Changes in Active Components of Honey De-Regulate its Antibacterial Activity
Storage-induced chemical changes in active components of honey de-regulate its antibacterial activity To elucidate reasons for the observed variability...
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Pollen Analysis of New Zealand Honey
Pollen analysis of New Zealand honey A pollen analytical study of New Zealand honey provides a basis for identifying...
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Physico-Chemical Methods for the Characterisation of Unifloral Honeys: A Review
Physico-chemical methods for the characterisation of unifloral honeys: a review The objective of this work is to review all...
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Near Infrared Spectral Fingerprinting for Confirmation of Claimed PDO Provenance of Honey
Near infrared spectral fingerprinting for confirmation of claimed PDO provenance of honey Near infrared spectroscopic fingerprints of Corsican honey...
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MGO Only Partially Responsible for Antibiofilm Activity of Mānuka Honey
MGO only partially responsible for antibiofilm activity of Manuka honey Low pH, hydrogen peroxide generation, and the hyperosmolarity mechanisms...
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Medical Honey for Wound Care Still the Latest Resort
Medical Honey for Wound Care Still the Latest Resort While the ancient Egyptians and Greeks used honey for wound...
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Pollen Analysis of NZ Honey
Pollen Analysis of NZ Honey This report summarises the results of a pilot study into a palynological analysis of...
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Regional Annual and Individual Variations in the Dihydroxyacetone
Regional Annual and Individual Variations in the Dihydroxyacetone A method was designed and validated for the analysis of dihydroxyacetone...
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Analysis of Volatile Compounds in New Zealand Unifloral Honeys by SPME–GC–MS and Chemometric-Based Classification of Floral Source
Analysis of volatile compounds in New Zealand unifloral honeys by SPME–GC–MS and chemometric-based classification of floral source New Zealand...
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Stephens Molan 2008 Pollen
Stephens Molan 2008 Pollen There is not a New Zealand industry standard for pollen analysis of Manuka Honey. However,...
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The Antibacterial Activity of Honey Derived from Australian Flora
The Antibacterial Activity of Honey Derived from Australian Flora Chronic wound infections and antibiotic resistance are driving interest in...
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The Use of Australian Honey in Moist Wound Management
The Use of Australian Honey in Moist Wound Management The use of honey as a therapeutic agent dates to...
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Two Medicinal honeys have different mechanisms
Two Medicinal honeys have different mechanisms Honey is increasingly valued for its antibacterial activity, but knowledge regarding the mechanism...
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Indicators of Bioactivity and Floral Origin of New Zealand Honeys
Indicators of Bioactivity and Floral Origin of New Zealand Honeys The existences of indicator compounds in honeys from various...
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Flavonoids, Phenolic Acids and Abscisic Acid in Australian and New Zealand Leptospermum Honeys
Flavonoids, phenolic acids and abscisic acid in Australian and New Zealand Leptospermum honeys The quality of honey is judged...
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Authenticity of Honey and Other Bee Products
Authenticity of Honey and other Bee Products The authenticity issue is especially important for natural products such as bee...
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The Factors Responsible for the Varying Levels of UMF in Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) Honey
The factors responsible for the varying levels of UMF® in mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) honey The variability in the level...
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DNA ID in Honey 2013
DNA id in honey 2013 An objective of workpackage 3 within the European Research Project ‘‘TRACE” was the identification...
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Clinical Trial Showing Safety of UMF 20+ Mānuka Honey
Clinical Trial showing safety of UMF 20+ Manuka honey Honey is an established traditional medicine with a variety of...