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Table 5 Anti-tyrosinase activity of honey from different types of pollen

From: Activities of different types of Thai honey on pathogenic bacteria causing skin diseases, tyrosinase enzyme and generating free radicals

Source

Type of pollen

Tyrosinase inhibition (%)

Kojic acid equivalents (mg koji/kg honey)

1

Longan

60.09 ± 5.51

34.23

Lychee

56.51 ± 1.44

24.19

Polyflora

58.20 ± 4.76

28.50

2

Longan

53.27 ± 10.38

17.67

Sunflower

46.64 ± 3.85

9.29

Polyflora

45.01 ± 2.78

7.93

3

Longan

45.02 ± 8.01

7.94

Lychee

48.30 ± 9.65

10.91

Polyflora

40.17 ± 4.44

4.96

Forest flower

22.71 ± 6.82

0.91

4

Coffee

63.46 ± 16.30

47.49

5

Polyflora

44.57 ± 4.70

7.60

6

Lychee

51.87 ± 5.94

15.42

Sunflower

52.12 ± 4.05

15.81

Polyflora

49.61 ± 11.26

12.40

Sesame

52.53 ± 5.19

16.45

Mānuka honey

87.73 ± 5.33

500.15

  1. Note: The data are given as mean ± standard deviation (SD) of triplicate experiments. The statistical comparison between values from different types of honey applied using the post hoc Duncan test. The values were found to be significantly different (p < 0.05).