Active macromolecules of honey form colloidal particles essential for honey antibacterial activity and hydrogen peroxide production

Abstract Little is known about the global structure of honey and the arrangement of its main macromolecules. We hypothesized that the conditions in ripened honeys resemble macromolecular crowding in the cell and affect the concentration, reactivity, and conformation of honey macromolecules. Combined...

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Main Authors: Katrina Brudzynski, Danielle Miotto, Linda Kim, Calvin Sjaarda, Liset Maldonado-Alvarez, Henryk Fukś
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08072-0