physicochemical and antioxidant properties of algerian honey物理化学和阿尔及利亚蜂蜜的抗氧化性能.pdf

Molecules 2012, 17, 11199-11215; doi:10.3390/molecules170911199 OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Physicochemical and Antioxidant Properties of Algerian Honey 1,2, 1 3 3 Md. Ibrahim Khalil *, Mohammed Moniruzzaman , Laïd Boukraâ , Mokhtar Benhanifia , 4 1 1 4 Md. Asiful Islam , Md. Nazmul Islam , Siti Amrah Sulaiman and Siew Hua Gan 1 Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia 2 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh 3 Laboratory of Research on Local Animal Products, Ibn Khaldoun University, Tiaret 14000, Algeria 4 Human Genome Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: drmikhalil@; Tel.: +8802-770-8478-85 (ext. 1379); Fax: +8802-770-8069. Received: 15 July 2012; in revised form: 25 August 2012 / Accepted : 2 September 2012 / Published: 20 September 2012 Abstract: The aim of the present study was to characterize the physical, biochemical and antioxidant properties of Algerian honey samples (n = 4). Physical parameters, such as pH, moisture content, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved so