Generation of linalool derivatives in an artificial honey produced from bees fed with linalool-enriched sugar syrup

dc.contributor.author	Alissandrakis, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Mantziaras, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Tarantilis, PA	en
dc.contributor.author	Harizanis, PC	en
dc.contributor.author	Polissiou, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:50:30Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:50:30Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	14382377	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-010-1248-0	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5045
dc.subject	Adulteration	en
dc.subject	Biotransformation	en
dc.subject	Honey	en
dc.subject	Linalool	en
dc.subject	Linalool derivatives	en
dc.subject.other	A plants	en
dc.subject.other	Adulteration	en
dc.subject.other	GC-MS analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Sugar syrups	en
dc.subject.other	Ultrasound-assisted extraction	en
dc.subject.other	Aldehydes	en
dc.subject.other	Enzymes	en
dc.subject.other	Sugar (sucrose)	en
dc.subject.other	Bioconversion	en
dc.subject.other	Apis mellifera	en
dc.subject.other	Apoidea	en
dc.subject.other	Citrus	en
dc.title	Generation of linalool derivatives in an artificial honey produced from bees fed with linalool-enriched sugar syrup	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s00217-010-1248-0	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	This paper presents a novel procedure to investigate the bioconversion of nectar components via the 'intermediate' honeybee and under the effect of the conditions in the beehive. The procedure was applied with linalool, the major component in the extract of Citrus spp. flowers, in order to investigate its bioconversion to linalool derivatives, the major volatiles of citrus honey. Bees were fed daily with 1 L sugar syrup 1:1 (w/v) containing 1 mL of (±) linalool, while control bees were fed with the same amount of linalool-free syrup. The artificial honey was analysed by means of ultrasound-assisted extraction followed by GC-MS analysis. The results show that the formation of both furan and pyran linalool oxides as well as terpendiol I is favoured, probably catalysed by the enzymes secreted by the bee. On the contrary, important linalool derivatives of citrus honey such as lilac aldehydes, cis- and trans-dehydroxy linalool oxides (E)-2,6-dimethyl-6-hydroxy-2,7-octadienal and (Z)-8-hydroxylinalool were absent in the artificial honey, suggesting the requirement of a plant-derived enzyme for their bioconversion. The same stands for (E)-8-hydroxylinalool, major volatile of citrus honey, although small amounts were present in the artificial honey. From these results, it can be concluded that feeding honeybees with linalool-enriched sugar syrup is not an effective way to produce artificial citrus honey similar to the natural one. © Springer-Verlag 2010.	en
heal.journalName	European Food Research and Technology	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	231	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s00217-010-1248-0	en
dc.identifier.spage	21	en
dc.identifier.epage	25	en