The aim of the present study is to quantify hydrogen peroxide, generated from various types of honey produced in Crete, as a potent antimicrobial agent, and establish any correlation with their physicochemical parameters. The basic physicochemical parameters (diastase activity, HMF content, moisture, electrical conductivity, color, and sugars) of 30 authentic honey samples were determined. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide in all samples was found to be within the range 0.010–0.092 mM. The known correlation between the electrical conductivity and the color of honey was confirmed in this study. Univariate and multivariate statistics applied to the results indicate that the results can be used to discriminate honey sample groups of different botanical origins.

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克里特岛蜂蜜中过氧化氢的定量及其与理化参数的关系

本研究的目的是量化由克里特岛生产的各种类型的蜂蜜产生的过氧化氢作为有效的抗菌剂，并与其理化参数建立任何关联。确定了30个纯正蜂蜜样品的基本理化参数（酶活性，HMF含量，水分，电导率，颜色和糖分）。发现所有样品中的过氧化氢浓度都在0.010-0.092 mM的范围内。这项研究证实了电导率和蜂蜜颜色之间的已知相关性。结果的单变量和多变量统计表明，该结果可用于区分不同植物来源的蜂蜜样品组。