Nutritional composition of <i>Apis mellifera adansonii</i> L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from three ecological zones of Nigeria

Bamidele, Julius Akolawole; Idowu, A. B.; Ademolu, K. O.; Osipitan, A. A.

doi:10.1080/00218839.2021.1874709

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“…A somewhat higher value for protein (56.8%) of adult workers was reported by Ozimek et al (1985). Bamidele et al (2021) reported their protein content of A. mellifera adansonii to be within the range of 7.4 to 8.7% on fresh weight basis, which upon conversion to a dry weight datum turns out to be 37.1%, which is less than what earlier researchers had reported. Finke (2005) estimated the protein content of 94 g per kg of bee brood to be about 40.5% on the dry matter basis, which is in agreement with the reports published by Ghosh et al (2016), Hu and Li (2001).…”

Section: Protein and Amino Acid Compositionmentioning

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“…Finke (2005) came up with a detailed account on the nutrient composition of honey bee brood although his broods were not separated based on developmental stages, but consisted mostly of pupae and less than 10% mature larvae. In a recent study, Bamidele et al (2021) estimated the nutritional composition of honey bees from different ecological regions of Nigeria.…”

Section: Literature Review Of Published Work On the Nutritional Composition Of Honey Bees And Their Broodmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Honey bees and their brood: a potentially valuable resource of food, worthy of greater appreciation and scientific attention

2021

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Despite the consumption of bee brood in several parts of the world, particularly in the tropical areas, the practice has received comparatively little attention. We have reviewed all the available information on the nutrient composition and functional properties of different developmental stages of honey bee workers belonging to different species and subspecies. Noticing the competent nutrient composition of, in particular, honey bee brood, pupae, and prepupae, we suggest that they could be a potential source of human nutrition as well as animal feed. Moreover, drone brood is an ideal candidate for use as a food or as food ingredient. However, to analyze the functional properties of different honey bee species remains a task for further analysis.

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Section: Protein and Amino Acid Compositionmentioning

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Section: Literature Review Of Published Work On the Nutritional Composition Of Honey Bees And Their Broodmentioning

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Honey bees and their brood: a potentially valuable resource of food, worthy of greater appreciation and scientific attention

2021

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“…Cycloartane triterpenes are ubiquitous in plants and trees growing in rainforest regions such as Musa sapientum, Mangifera indica, Manihot esculenta, Zea mays and Capsicum annum. 11 Cycloartane triterpenes have been reported to have antitumor, antiinflammatory, antidiabetic, splasmolytic, and cytotoxic properties. 10,12,13 (2).…”

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Cycloeucalenol and Ρ-Coumaric Acid from Nigerian Propolis and their Antimicrobial Activity

2022

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Propolis is a honeybee product employed in folkloric medicine and as a source of various bioactive constituents. Chromatography is a proven method for isolating natural compounds and the ethyl acetate extracts of propolis from Owerri in Imo State and Umuahia in Abia State Nigeria were subjected to column chromatography and the isolated compounds were identified by proton nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H-NMR) analysis. The compounds isolated were cycloeucalenol and para-coumaric acid. Antimicrobial assay of the isolated compounds was carried out by agar well diffusion and broth dilution methods using local clinical isolates. The isolated compounds showed good antibacterial and antifungal activities with zones of inhibition ranging between 25-34 mm. The MIC/MBC/MFC values were between 5 mg/mL and 2.5 mg/mL. This study confirmed the folkloric use of propolis and its varying phytochemical composition.

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Nutritional composition of Apis mellifera adansonii L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from three ecological zones of Nigeria

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Honey bees and their brood: a potentially valuable resource of food, worthy of greater appreciation and scientific attention

Honey bees and their brood: a potentially valuable resource of food, worthy of greater appreciation and scientific attention

Cycloeucalenol and Ρ-Coumaric Acid from Nigerian Propolis and their Antimicrobial Activity

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