Total phenolic content, antiradical, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Rhododendron honeys
FOOD CHEMISTRY, vol.121, no.1, pp.238-243, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 121 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2010
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.11.078
- Journal Name: FOOD CHEMISTRY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.238-243
- Keywords: Mad or toxic honey, Phenolic content, Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity
- Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Fifty Rhododendron honey samples obtained from Black Sea Region of Turkey were screened for total phenolic content by the modified Folin-Ciocalteu method, for potential antioxidant activity using phosphomolybdenum assay and by the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) method for antiradical activity. The antimicrobial activity was studied by the agar diffusion method, using eleven bacteria and two yeasts.