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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Effect-Directed Profiling of Monofloral Honeys from Ethiopia by High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry.

Gertrud E Morlock, Abera Belay, Julia Heil, Annabel Mehl, Hannelore Borck

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Gertrud E MorlockInstitute of Nutritional Science, Chair of Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9406-0351
Abera BelayInstitute of Nutritional Science, Chair of Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9616-0831
Julia HeilInstitute of Nutritional Science, Chair of Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Annabel MehlInstitute of Nutritional Science, Chair of Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5217-3841
Hannelore BorckInstitute of Nutritional Science, Chair of Food Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft INST 162/471-1 FUGGDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft INST 162/536-1 FUGG
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ethiopian honey is used not only as food but also for treatment in traditional medicine. For its valorization, bioactive compounds were analyzed in nine types of monofloral Ethiopian honey. Therefore, a non-target effect-directed profiling was developed via high-performance thin-layer chromatography combined with multi-imaging and planar effect-directed assays. Characteristic bioactivity profiles of the different honeys were determined in terms of antibacterial, free-radical scavenging, and various enzyme inhibitory activities. Honeys from Hypoestes spp. and Leucas abyssinica showed low activity in all assays. In contrast, others from Acacia spp., Becium grandiflorum, Croton macrostachyus, Eucalyptus globulus, Schefflera abyssinica, Vernonia amygdalina, and Coffea arabica showed more intense activity profiles, but these differed depending on the assay. In particular, the radical scavenging activity of Croton macrostachyus and Coffea arabica honeys, the acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting activity of Eucalyptus globulus and Coffea arabica honeys, and the antibacterial activity of Schefflera abyssinica honey are highlighted. Bioactive compounds of interest were further characterized by high-resolution mass spectrometry. Identifying differences in bioactivity between mono-floral honey types affects quality designation and branding. Effect-directed profiling provides new insights that are valuable for food science and nutrition as well as for the market, and contributes to honey differentiation, categorization, and authentication.

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AraliaceaeCoffeaEucalyptusHoneyAcetylcholinesteraseAnti-Bacterial AgentsChromatography, Thin LayerEthiopiaMass SpectrometryAcetylcholinesteraseAnti-Bacterial Agentsantibacterial assayantioxidative assayenzyme inhibition assayHPTLC-direct bioautographyHPTLC–HRMSradical scavenging assay

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PMID35684478
PMCPMC9182560
OpenAlexW4281742527

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