A Proteomic Approach for Investigation of Bee Products: Royal Jelly, Propolis and Honey

Abstract

Bee products such as royal jelly, honey and propolis have been reported to possess several biological activities. In order to better understand their mechanism of action and, consequently, their efficiency and safety, 'omic' approaches are used. Here cases with proteomic approach are indicated. In addition to studying biological activity at a proteome level, a proteomic approach for investigation of bee products has also been applied in analyzing proteins as their (bioactive) components.

Keywords

• proteomics
• bioactive components
• propolis
• royal jelly
• honey
• yeast