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Factors Affecting Quality of Honey Bee Venom Cover

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Fig. 1

Standard calibration curve of melittin, apamin, and PLA2.
Standard calibration curve of melittin, apamin, and PLA2.

Fig. 2

HPLC chromatograms of different quality HBV samples. A (lower value): Apamin; 1.47%, melittin 20.73%, PLA2, 10.28%. B (average value): Apamin; 1,76%, melittin; 48.66%, PLA2; 10.96%. C (higher value): Apamin; 2.05%, melittin; 62.80%, PLA2; 13.90%.
HPLC chromatograms of different quality HBV samples. A (lower value): Apamin; 1.47%, melittin 20.73%, PLA2, 10.28%. B (average value): Apamin; 1,76%, melittin; 48.66%, PLA2; 10.96%. C (higher value): Apamin; 2.05%, melittin; 62.80%, PLA2; 13.90%.

Apamin, melittin, and PLA2 contents of samples (DS) grouped according to the production seasona

APAMIN, %MELITTIN, %PLA2, %b

SEASONNMeanSEbMin.Max.MeanSEbMin.Max.MeanSEbMin.Max.
MAY152.000.101.472.7738.641.4930.9649.0314.090.6210.3117.86
JUNE182.220.171.273.9538.852.4325.5763.1815.191.088.4926.25
JULY102.310.111.732.8541.411.6631.1247.4815.440.8610.4120.95
AUGUST72.230.111.692.6144.371.8437.3751.8512.790.709.9614.86
F 0.86 1.17 1.18
pc 0.47 0.33 0.33
Average value 2.17 40.07 14.58

Apamin, melittin, and PLA2 contents of samples grouped into the factors of harvesting time and collection site of the beehivea

ComponentGrouping FactorsGroup CodebNMeanSEcMin.Max.tpd
Harvesting TimeApaminSamples collected from the inside of beehives either at day or night-timeIH/DC162.230.131.623.810.400.68
IH/NC172.170.091.622.77
MelittinIH/DC1639.021.9429.5061.900.130.72
IH/NC1739.881.4429.6648.56
PLA2IH/DC1615.790.9310.8826.250.310.20
IH/NC1714.350.6210.4117.86
Harvesting SiteApaminSamples collected at day-time either from the inside or entrance of beehives.IH/DC162.230.131.623.810.400.62
EH/DC172.130.161.273.95
MelittinIH/DC1639.021.9429.5061.900.760.46
EH/DC1741.252.2225.5763.18
PLA2IH/DC1615.790.9310.8826.250.080.11
EH/DC1713.660.898.4924.95

Sample groups described according to the selected factorsa

Code for Sample GroupaTotal Sample NumbersFactors
Harvesting TimeHarvesting Site of the BeehiveSeasonsGeographic Location
IH / DC16DayInsideMay, June, July, AugustDAGEM Apiary, Duzce
EH/DC17DayEntranceMay, June, July, AugustDAGEM Apiary, Duzce
IH/NC16NightInsideMay, June, July, AugustDAGEM Apiary, Duzce
DS50Day timeInsideMay, June, July, AugustDAGEM Apiary, Duzce
DGL27DayInside-Apiaries located in Manisa, Muğla, Balikesir, Düzce and Mersin

Apamin, melittin, and PLA2 contents of samples (DGL) obtained from different geographic locationsa

APAMIN, % MELITTIN, % PLA2, %b

LOCATIONNMeanSEbMin.Max.MeanSEbMin.Max.MeanSEbMin.Max.
DÜZCE102.560.162.043.8151.873.0639.2864.0418.451.2112.7026.25
MANİSA51.960.111.742.3737.831.5134.3842.0511.120.559.8413.00
MUĞLA52.170.241.472.8136.714.5419.6143.7211.641.347.2215.48
BALIKESİR41.920.331.502.2946.974.8541.1661.4716.493.9711.4728.18
MERSİN31.570.301.281.8944.854.4437.7553.0221.261.6218.2123.75
Total272.170.531.283.8144.961.9919.6164.0415.851.027.2228.18
F 4.08 3.51 5.18
pc 0.013 0.023 0.004
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2022-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 14
Submitted on: Feb 18, 2021
Accepted on: Dec 2, 2021
Published on: Jun 22, 2022
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2022 Meral Kekeçoğlu, Tuğçe Çaprazlı, Aslı E. Tanuğur Samancı, Taylan Samancı, Elif Yorulmaz Önder, published by Research Institute of Horticulture
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