Antioxidant and antibacterial capacity of stingless bee honey from Borneo (Sarawak) |
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Authors: | Lalita Tuksitha Yi-Lin Sophia Chen Yi-Ling Chen Kie-Yiong Wong Chi-Chung Peng |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biotechnology, National Formosa University, Yunlin, Taiwan;2. Department of Biotechnology and Animal Science, National Ilan University, Ilan, Taiwan;3. BEE EXC SCI TECK SDN. BHD. Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
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Abstract: | Stingless honey bees form a large group of bees that lack of a sting and are found among Meliponinae species indigenous to various tropical and subtropical regions. They are able to produce “stingless bee honey” that contains divergent categories of phenolic and flavonoid compounds and have been associated with antioxidant and antibacterial activity. This study examines the physicochemical properties, antioxidant-activity and anti-microbial activity of stingless bee honey from Malaysia that was produced by Geniotrigona thoracica, Heterotrigona itama and Heterotrigona erythrogastra. The results show that G. thoracica honey has the highest concentration of the total phenolic context (99.04?±?5.14?mg/ml) and the greatest reducing power (19.05?±?0.79%), while flavonoids (17.67?±?0.75?mg/ml), reducing power (18.10?±?0.35%), DPPH (47.40?±?3.18%) and FRAP (50.66?±?5.77?mM of Fe2+/100?g) of H. itama honey is significantly higher than those of the other honeys. In addition, G. thoracica honey has the highest antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus xylosus (2.10?±?0.10?cm), which is Gram-positive bacterium, and against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1.60?±?0.10?cm) and Vibrio parahaemolyticus (2.03?±?0.06?cm), which are Gram-negative bacteria. These results suggest that stingless bee honeys possess useful amounts of phenolic and flavonoid compounds that are able to act as natural anti-oxidants and also have significant anti-microbial activity. |
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Keywords: | Stingless bee honey Anti-oxidant activity Anti-microbial activity DPPH-1 1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl MIC minimum inhibitory concentration MBC minimum bactericidal concentration TSS total soluble solids FRAP Ferric reducing antioxidant power PMS phenazine methosulfate NADH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NBT nitroblue tetrazolium chloride TPTZ tripyridyl triazine TSA tryptic soy agar |
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