Beehive products as antibacterial agents: A review

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dc.contributor.authorAbou-Nader, Rita
dc.contributor.authorMackieh, Rawan
dc.contributor.authorWehbe, Rim
dc.contributor.authorObeid, Dany El
dc.contributor.authorSabatier, Jean-Marc Marc
dc.contributor.authorFajloun, Ziad
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Biology
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T11:21:07Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T11:21:07Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractHoneybees are one of the most marvelous and economically beneficial insects. As pollina-tors, they play a vital role in every aspect of the ecosystem. Beehive products have been used for thousands of years in many cultures for the treatment of various diseases. Their healing properties have been documented in many religious texts like the Noble Quran and the Holy Bible. Honey, bee venom, propolis, pollen and royal jelly all demonstrated a richness in their bioactive compounds which make them effective against a variety of bacterial strains. Furthermore, many studies showed that honey and bee venom work as powerful antibacterial agents against a wide range of bacteria including life-threatening bacteria. Several reports documented the biological activities of honeybee products but none of them emphasized on the antibacterial activity of all beehive products. Therefore, this review aims to highlight the antibacterial activity of honey, bee venom, propolis, pollen and royal jelly, that are produced by honeybees. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10060717
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85108795785
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/25209
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartofAntibiotics
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAntibacterial activity
dc.subjectBee venom
dc.subjectHoney
dc.subjectHoneybee products
dc.subjectPollen
dc.subjectPropolis
dc.subjectRoyal jelly
dc.subjectAntibiotic agent
dc.subjectAntiinfective agent
dc.subjectHoneybee venom
dc.subjectAnimal product
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectBacterial growth
dc.subjectBacterial strain
dc.subjectBacterium culture
dc.subjectBacterium identification
dc.subjectBacterium isolate
dc.subjectBeehive product
dc.subjectBeneficial insect
dc.subjectBiological activity
dc.subjectCampylobacter
dc.subjectEcosystem
dc.subjectEnterobacter aerogenes
dc.subjectEnterobacter cloacae
dc.subjectEscherichia coli
dc.subjectHoneybee
dc.subjectLactobacillus
dc.subjectListeria monocytogenes
dc.subjectMethicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
dc.subjectMicrococcus luteus
dc.subjectMinimum bactericidal concentration
dc.subjectMinimum inhibitory concentration
dc.subjectNonhuman
dc.subjectPropionibacterium acnes
dc.subjectSalmonella enterica serovar enteritidis
dc.subjectSalmonella enterica serovar typhimurium
dc.subjectShigella flexneri
dc.subjectShigella sonnei
dc.subjectStaphylococcus epidermidis
dc.subjectStreptococcus mutans
dc.subjectStreptococcus pyogenes
dc.titleBeehive products as antibacterial agents: A review
dc.typeArticle

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