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The Antibacterial Activity of Honey (Paperback)
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The Antibacterial Activity of Honey (Paperback)
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Honey is an old remedy recently rediscovered as a possible
alternative to modern antibiotics in wound management but its mode
of action is not fully understood. The antibacterial activity of
honey can be divided into hydrogen peroxide and non-hydrogen
peroxide-derived activity. This later type of activity is
characteristic of honeys from Australasia (e.g. manuka honey) and
preferred for wound management, although historically local honeys
have been used. The main aim of this study was to investigate the
mechanisms of antibacterial action of manuka honey, but also other
local honeys. This work shows that the non-peroxide activity is
also found in local honeys and that the antibacterial activity of
honey on wound infecting microoganisms is distinct in terms of
targets of activity. For Gram negative it seems to act by
physically disrupting the cell wall, whilst for Gram positive is
appears to have physiological effect on cellular processes such as
cytokinesis. By the end it was possible to elucidate some of the
aspects that make this natural product atractive for modern medical
use.
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