TY - EJOU
AU - G, Montenegro
AU - Salas, F
AU - Peña, RC
AU - Pizarro, R
TI - Antibacterial and antifungic activity of the unifloral honeys of Quillaja saponaria, an endemic Chilean species
T2 - Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany
PY - 2009
VL - 78
IS - all
SN - 1851-5657
AB - The detection of phenolics, flavonoids and related compounds by HPLC in extracts of unifloral honey of Quillay (Quillaja saponaria) showed phenolic compounds such as caffeic, coumaric and salicylic acids, the flavanone naringenin and the flavonol kaempferol. These extracts showed antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aureginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus typhi, S. aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae type β, and Vibrio cholerae, and antifungal activity against Candida albicans. Additionally, some aroma and decomposition compounds were identified in the ethanol extract.
KW - honey
KW - MIC
KW - Quillaja saponaria
KW - “Manuka”
KW - flavonols
KW - flavanone
KW - phenolic compounds
DO - 10.32604/phyton.2009.78.141