Organic Chemistry: Current Research
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ISSN: 2161-0401
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0401
+44 1478 350008
Ahmed Moussa
Institute of Veterinary Sciences,
Tiaret
Algeria
Research Article
The Relationship between Fructose, Glucose and Maltose Content with Diastase Number and Anti-Pseudomonal Activity of Natural Honey Combined with Potato Starch
Author(s): Ahmed Moussa, Djebli Noureddine, Aissat Saad and Salima DouicheneAhmed Moussa, Djebli Noureddine, Aissat Saad and Salima Douichene
Honey whose medicinal uses date from ancient times has been lately rediscovered as therapy for burns.
Objective: To evaluate the additive action of potato starch on the antipseudomonal activity of natural honey.
Methods: Physicochemical parameters of 6 samples of Algerian honeys were analysed; four parameters were measured, including Diastase, glucose, fructose and maltose. The antibacterial activity was tested using the well-agar diffusion assay.
Results: Six honey samples with initial diastase activity between 22.1 and 7.3 Schade units were tested. Glucose, fructose and maltose values range between 21, 45-30, 95%, 25, 20-37, 81% and 4, 72-78, 45% respectively. The zone inhibition diameter (ZID) for the six honey samples without starch against P. aureogenosa ranged between 26 and 31 mm. When starch was m.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0401.1000111