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