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Honey Antibacterial Effect Boosting Using Origanum vulgare L. Essential Oil
Joint Authors
Imtara, Hamada
Badiaa, Lyoussi
Elamine, Youssef
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The appearance of new bacterial strains which cause pathogenic diseases and which are resistant to the most used antibiotics requires probing new antibacterial agents sources.
Therefore, the main aim of the present work was to follow the antibacterial activity of honey samples from Palestine and Morocco, after the combination with Origanum vulgare L.
essential oil, and figure out whether the honey physicochemical parameters and geographic origin influence the final activity.
The results of this study showed good geographical discrimination between the Palestinians and Moroccan honey samples.
The antioxidant and antimicrobial activities showed a significant correlation with honey color, melanoidins, and phenolic and flavonoids contents.
Furthermore, the possible effect of honey physicochemical parameters on the gained antimicrobial activities was assessed using the principal component analysis (PCA).
Some parameters showed a promising effect and seem to be important in the process of honey samples selection.
Namely, melanoidins content, phenolic content, electrical conductivity, and mineral content were shown to be positively influencing the gained antibacterial activity after the combination with essential oil against the tested strains, although a significant negative correlation was seen with the FIC only in the case of Escherichia coli (ATB: 57).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Imtara, Hamada& Elamine, Youssef& Badiaa, Lyoussi. 2018. Honey Antibacterial Effect Boosting Using Origanum vulgare L. Essential Oil. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Imtara, Hamada…[et al.]. Honey Antibacterial Effect Boosting Using Origanum vulgare L. Essential Oil. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Imtara, Hamada& Elamine, Youssef& Badiaa, Lyoussi. Honey Antibacterial Effect Boosting Using Origanum vulgare L. Essential Oil. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156293
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1156293