Honey, a natural food of nutritional and medicinal value, has been favored by consumers in recent years. Based on the identification of bioactive components from honey of Apis cerana Fabricius (A. cerana honey) and discovery of biomarkers, this study was dedicated to investigate the bioactivity of A. cerana honey including antibacterial, antioxidant, hepatoprotective and anti-colitis. The results showed that A. cerana honey inhibits the growth of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, prevents alcohol/chemical-induced liver damage and defenses dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis via improving biochemical indicators, inflammatory-related proteins and genes, or modulating gut microbiota, etc.These new insights conduced to studying the biological functions and emerging health benefits of A. cerana honey.

Honey of <i> Apis cerana </i> Fabricius from China: Structures, biological functions and emerging health benefits

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Honey of Apis cerana Fabricius from China: Structures, biological functions and emerging health benefits