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dc.creatorMontenegro,Gloria
dc.creatorDíaz-Forestier,Javiera
dc.creatorFredes,Carolina
dc.creatorRodríguez,Sharon
dc.date2013-01-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-02T21:22:12Z
dc.date.available2019-05-02T21:22:12Z
dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602013000200009
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/82307
dc.descriptionQuillaja saponaria Mol. (Quillajaceae) is one of the most important melliferous species in Chile, mainly as a source of monofloral honey. Honey made by A. mellifera presents biological activity against pathogens and antioxidant capacity associated with the presence of phenolic compounds deriving from the nectar, as a result of bee honey foraging. The aim of this study was to identify and quantify the phenolic compounds from the floral nectar of Q. saponaria and the honey made in apiaries in the central zone, and compare the composition of the chromatographic profiles of nectar and honey to known phenolic compounds. The results obtained by HPLC-DAD (high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection) showed a similar profile of phenolic compounds, in which gallic acid, myricetin, rutin, quercetin and naringenin were identified. The phenolic compounds detected could be used as a reference for future studies for determining potential chemical markers of this honey, complementing the present identification of honeys by determining their botanical origin. The identification of bioindicators of the floral origins for honey of this species could provide added value to honey commercialization by certifying the botanical origin of their chemical features and biological attributes.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherSociedad de Biología de Chile
dc.relation10.4067/S0716-97602013000200009
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceBiological Research v.46 n.2 2013
dc.subjectApis mellifera
dc.subjectchromatographic profile
dc.subjectfloral nectar
dc.subjecthoney
dc.subjectphenolic compounds
dc.subjectQuillaja saponaria
dc.titlePhenolic profiles of nectar and honey of Quillaja saponaria Mol. (Quillajaceae) as potential chemical markers


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