Supplementary materials for Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies
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Stanković, MiraProkopijević, Miloš

Šikoparija, Branko

Nedić, Nebojša
Andrić, Filip

Polović, Natalija
Natić, Maja

Radotić, Ksenija

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Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite responsible for the loss of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. This study aimed to find a promising marker in honey for the bee colony infestation level using fluorescence spectroscopy and biochemical analyses. We examined whether the parameters of the honey samples’ fluorescence spectra and biochemical parameters, both related to proteins and phenolics, may be connected with the level of honey bee colonies’ infestation. The infestation level was highly positively correlated with the catalase activity in honey (r = 0.936). Additionally, the infestation level was positively correlated with the phenolic spectral component (r = 0.656), which was tentatively related to the phenolics in honey. No correlation was found between the diastase activity in honey and the colonies’ infestation level. The results indicate that the catalase activity in honey and the PFC1 spectral component may be reliable markers for the V. destructor infestation level of the c...olonies. The obtained data may be related to the honey yield obtained from the apiaries.
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Apis mellifera / Varroa destructor / biochemical analysis / fluorescence spectroscopy / honeySource:
Foods, 2023, 12, 3Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200053 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research) (RS-200053)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200358 (BioSense Institute) (RS-200358)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200168 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry) (RS-200168)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200116 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture) (RS-200116)
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Hemijski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Stanković, Mira AU - Prokopijević, Miloš AU - Šikoparija, Branko AU - Nedić, Nebojša AU - Andrić, Filip AU - Polović, Natalija AU - Natić, Maja AU - Radotić, Ksenija PY - 2023 UR - http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5848 AB - Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite responsible for the loss of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. This study aimed to find a promising marker in honey for the bee colony infestation level using fluorescence spectroscopy and biochemical analyses. We examined whether the parameters of the honey samples’ fluorescence spectra and biochemical parameters, both related to proteins and phenolics, may be connected with the level of honey bee colonies’ infestation. The infestation level was highly positively correlated with the catalase activity in honey (r = 0.936). Additionally, the infestation level was positively correlated with the phenolic spectral component (r = 0.656), which was tentatively related to the phenolics in honey. No correlation was found between the diastase activity in honey and the colonies’ infestation level. The results indicate that the catalase activity in honey and the PFC1 spectral component may be reliable markers for the V. destructor infestation level of the colonies. The obtained data may be related to the honey yield obtained from the apiaries. T2 - Foods T2 - Foods T1 - Supplementary materials for Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies VL - 12 IS - 3 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_5848 ER -
@article{ author = "Stanković, Mira and Prokopijević, Miloš and Šikoparija, Branko and Nedić, Nebojša and Andrić, Filip and Polović, Natalija and Natić, Maja and Radotić, Ksenija", year = "2023", abstract = "Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite responsible for the loss of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. This study aimed to find a promising marker in honey for the bee colony infestation level using fluorescence spectroscopy and biochemical analyses. We examined whether the parameters of the honey samples’ fluorescence spectra and biochemical parameters, both related to proteins and phenolics, may be connected with the level of honey bee colonies’ infestation. The infestation level was highly positively correlated with the catalase activity in honey (r = 0.936). Additionally, the infestation level was positively correlated with the phenolic spectral component (r = 0.656), which was tentatively related to the phenolics in honey. No correlation was found between the diastase activity in honey and the colonies’ infestation level. The results indicate that the catalase activity in honey and the PFC1 spectral component may be reliable markers for the V. destructor infestation level of the colonies. The obtained data may be related to the honey yield obtained from the apiaries.", journal = "Foods, Foods", title = "Supplementary materials for Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies", volume = "12", number = "3", url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_5848" }
Stanković, M., Prokopijević, M., Šikoparija, B., Nedić, N., Andrić, F., Polović, N., Natić, M.,& Radotić, K.. (2023). Supplementary materials for Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies. in Foods, 12(3). https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_5848
Stanković M, Prokopijević M, Šikoparija B, Nedić N, Andrić F, Polović N, Natić M, Radotić K. Supplementary materials for Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies. in Foods. 2023;12(3). https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_5848 .
Stanković, Mira, Prokopijević, Miloš, Šikoparija, Branko, Nedić, Nebojša, Andrić, Filip, Polović, Natalija, Natić, Maja, Radotić, Ksenija, "Supplementary materials for Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies" in Foods, 12, no. 3 (2023), https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cherry_5848 .