The Antibacterial Activity of Australian Leptospermum Honey Correlates with Methylglyoxal Levels.

ABSTRACT: Most commercially available therapeutic honey is derived from flowering Leptospermum scoparium (manuka) plants from New Zealand. Australia has more than 80 Leptospermum species, and limited research to date has found at least some produce honey with high non-peroxide antibacterial activity (NPA) similar to New Zealand manuka, suggesting Australia may have a ready supply of medical-grade honey. The activity of manuka honey is largely due to the presence of methylglyoxal (MGO), which is produced non-enzymatically from dihydroxyacetone (DHA) present in manuka nectar. The aims of the current study were to chemically quantify the compounds contributing to antibacterial activity in a collection of Australian Leptospermum honeys, to assess the relationship between MGO and NPA in these samples, an

SUBMITTER: Cokcetin NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5193333 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature