EFFECT OF THERMAL PROCESSING ON ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF MULTIFLORAL HONEYS

• Autor(a) principal: Pimentel-Gonzalez, D. J.
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Basilio-Cortes, U. A., Hernandez-Fuentes, A. D., Figueira, A.C., Quintero-Lira, A., Campos-Montiel, R. G.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11268
• topic: Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant; Capacity; Extracts; Impact

In this study, the effects of thermal processing in the antibacterial activity of four multifloral honeys were determined. The thermal treatments were carried out at 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80C, and the following characteristics were determined: total phenols and antibacterial activity of three gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes) and three gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). The results showed that the behavior of total phenols in relation to temperature depended on the floral sources of honey. The honeys presented curves of either linear or quadratic responses of the antibacterial activity in relation to the thermal process, depending on the honey's floral sources and the kind of bacterium to inhibit. The results suggest that the honey's antibacterial activities and behavior with the temperature are different depending on the honey's floral sources and the kind of bacteria that they inhibit.