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Free radical production and quenching in honeys with wound healing potential

Author(s) -

Ana Henriques

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl336

Subject(s) - manuka honey , radical , chemistry , hydrogen peroxide , wound healing , quenching (fluorescence) , antibacterial activity , antioxidant , food science , photochemistry , biochemistry , medicine , bacteria , biology , surgery , physics , quantum mechanics , fluorescence , genetics

Honey-impregnated wound dressings are now available on drug tariff in the UK, though the modes of action of honeys with antibacterial and wound healing properties are not entirely clear. The action of some but not all of these honeys is linked to the production of hydrogen peroxide on dilution of the honey with wound exudate. The present study investigates both free radical production and the antioxidant potential of some honeys, properties which may have a role to play in wound healing.

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