An evaluation of the chemical content and microbiological contamination of Anatolian bee venom.

Bee venom is a natural substance produced by worker bees. The aim of this research paper is to determine the characteristics of Anatolian bee venom by evaluating its chemical content and microbiological properties. Physical, chemical and microbiological analyses were performed on 25 bee venom sample...

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Autores principales:	Aslı Elif Tanuğur-Samanc, Meral Kekeçoğlu
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:de134b7dadae4d11bf5db1c2d55e94f42021-12-02T20:04:56ZAn evaluation of the chemical content and microbiological contamination of Anatolian bee venom.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0255161https://doaj.org/article/de134b7dadae4d11bf5db1c2d55e94f42021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255161https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Bee venom is a natural substance produced by worker bees. The aim of this research paper is to determine the characteristics of Anatolian bee venom by evaluating its chemical content and microbiological properties. Physical, chemical and microbiological analyses were performed on 25 bee venom samples from different areas of Anatolia, Turkey. Data obtained by 3-replicate studies were evaluated with normality and one-way and two-way ANOVA / Tukey tests. Chemical analyses of the bee venoms revealed average melittin, apamin, and phospholipase A2 contents of 40.57%, 2.12% and 13.67%, respectively. The results suggest that Anatolian bee venom has a high phospholipase A2 content compared to the previous literature. The results for apamin content were similar to those reported in other countries. Melittin content was within the range of standard values. Bee venom samples were also observed to have a high sugar content, associated with pollen and nectar contamination. Total aerobic mesophilic bacteria counts revealed no microbial development in 11 samples of bee venom. Staphylococcus aureus was not detected in any sample. A low microbial load was associated with a high phospholipase A2 content in the bee venom composition, thus contributing to its antimicrobial character. This study presents an examination of Anatolian bee venom in terms of chemical content and microbial quality. The examination of other components in addition to phospholipase A2, melittin and apamin in future studies, together with an analysis of antimicrobial properties will further our understanding of Anatolian bee venom.Aslı Elif Tanuğur-SamancMeral KekeçoğluPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0255161 (2021)
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description	Bee venom is a natural substance produced by worker bees. The aim of this research paper is to determine the characteristics of Anatolian bee venom by evaluating its chemical content and microbiological properties. Physical, chemical and microbiological analyses were performed on 25 bee venom samples from different areas of Anatolia, Turkey. Data obtained by 3-replicate studies were evaluated with normality and one-way and two-way ANOVA / Tukey tests. Chemical analyses of the bee venoms revealed average melittin, apamin, and phospholipase A2 contents of 40.57%, 2.12% and 13.67%, respectively. The results suggest that Anatolian bee venom has a high phospholipase A2 content compared to the previous literature. The results for apamin content were similar to those reported in other countries. Melittin content was within the range of standard values. Bee venom samples were also observed to have a high sugar content, associated with pollen and nectar contamination. Total aerobic mesophilic bacteria counts revealed no microbial development in 11 samples of bee venom. Staphylococcus aureus was not detected in any sample. A low microbial load was associated with a high phospholipase A2 content in the bee venom composition, thus contributing to its antimicrobial character. This study presents an examination of Anatolian bee venom in terms of chemical content and microbial quality. The examination of other components in addition to phospholipase A2, melittin and apamin in future studies, together with an analysis of antimicrobial properties will further our understanding of Anatolian bee venom.
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title	An evaluation of the chemical content and microbiological contamination of Anatolian bee venom.
title_short	An evaluation of the chemical content and microbiological contamination of Anatolian bee venom.
title_full	An evaluation of the chemical content and microbiological contamination of Anatolian bee venom.
title_fullStr	An evaluation of the chemical content and microbiological contamination of Anatolian bee venom.
title_full_unstemmed	An evaluation of the chemical content and microbiological contamination of Anatolian bee venom.
title_sort	evaluation of the chemical content and microbiological contamination of anatolian bee venom.
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An evaluation of the chemical content and microbiological contamination of Anatolian bee venom.

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