Mohamed Mahaneem, Sirajudeen Kns, Swamy M, Yaacob Nik Soriani, Sulaiman Siti Amrah
Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150-Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2009 Oct 15;7(1):59-63. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v7i1.57256.
Honey has been used since ancient times for its nutritional as well as curative properties. Tualang honey is collected from wild honey bees' hives on Tualang trees found in the Malaysian rain forest. It has been used traditionally for the treatment of various diseases, where its therapeutic value has partly been related to its antioxidant properties. This study therefore assessed the colour intensity, total phenolic content, antioxidant activity and antiradical activity of gamma irradiated Tualang Honey. The colour intensity at ABS₄₅₀ was 489.5 ± 1.7 mAU, total phenolic content was 251.7 ± 7.9 mg (gallic acid) /Kg honey, total antioxidant activity by FRAP assay was 322.1 ± 9.7 (µM Fe(II)) and the antiradical activity by DPPH assay was 41.30 ± 0.78 (% inhibition). The data confirms that the antioxidant properties of gamma irradiated Tualang honey are similar to other types of honeys reported in the literature.
蜂蜜因其营养和治疗特性自古就被使用。土琅蜂蜜采自马来西亚雨林中土琅树上的野生蜜蜂蜂巢。传统上它被用于治疗各种疾病,其治疗价值部分与其抗氧化特性有关。因此,本研究评估了γ辐照土琅蜂蜜的颜色强度、总酚含量、抗氧化活性和抗自由基活性。在ABS₄₅₀处的颜色强度为489.5±1.7 mAU,总酚含量为251.7±7.9毫克(没食子酸)/千克蜂蜜,通过FRAP法测定的总抗氧化活性为322.1±9.7(μM Fe(II)),通过DPPH法测定的抗自由基活性为41.30±0.78(%抑制率)。数据证实,γ辐照土琅蜂蜜的抗氧化特性与文献中报道的其他类型蜂蜜相似。