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  • Acta Botanica Hungarica 43 (3—4), pp. 311—317, 2001
  • MELITOPALYNOLOGICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF HONEYS FROM ELAZIG (E TURKEY)

    N. GUR, M. DIĞRAK, D.ÇOBANOĞLU and N. DILSIZ

    Ftrat Universitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakultesi, Biyoloji BdlUmu Elazzg, Turkey;(Received 15 March, 2001)

  • In this study, the pollen analyses and antimicrobial effect were conducted in honey samples, which were collected from seven localities where apiculture has intensively been practiced. Upon pollen analyses of 16 different plants have been determined. The plants contributing nectar to honey samples in Elazi~ were found as follows; Fabaceae: Astragalus, Tnfolium, Vicia, Onobrychi~ Asteraceae: Centaurea triumfettii, Carduus, Xeranthemum, Helianthus annuus; Lamiaceae: Salvia, Mentha; Rosaceae: Rubus, Prunus; Vitaceae: Vitis; Apiaceae: Daucus; Zygophyllaceae: Peganum harmala; Ranunculaceae: Ranunculus. The honey samples have inhibited the growth of bacteria used in our work at varying degrees. None of the samples had any antifungal effect against Candida albicans FMC-17 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    UAG-102.

    Key words: honey, pollen grains, antimicrobial properties