AYTÜL UÇAK KOÇ, Mete KARACAOĞLU, Zehra Burcu BAKIR, Burcu KESER

Does the Presence and Absence of Queen Bee in the Production of Royal Jelly Affect the Amount of Soluble Protein and Ratio of 10-Hydroxy-2-Decenoic Acid?

Royal jelly (RJ), is one of the important honey bee products and a functional food item in the regulation of diets and in the cosmetic industry. RJ has a potential towards various human disease treatments. The chemical content of RJ is influenced by some factors. In this study, the effect of the presence or absence of the queen on the amount of 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid (10-HDA) and soluble protein in RJ is determined. For this reason, colonies were prepared as queenless, queenright and starter-finisher. RJ yields in colonies queenless, queenright and starter-finisher were determined as 15.2 ± 0.89 g, 12.0 ± 0.90 g and 9.6 ± 0.72 g, respectively. Group queenless was different from the other two groups. While 10-HDA values of the groups were similar (queenless, queenright and starter-finisher, respectively; 2.0 ± 0.06%, 2.1 ± 0.06% and 2.0 ± 0.05%), the soluble protein amounts of the groups (queenless, queenright and starter-finisher, respectively, 9.65 ± 0.179%, 7.68 ± 0.184%, 7.50 ± 0.203%) were found different and significant from each other. As a result, the RJ production colony queenless or queenright affected the amount of soluble protein. The worker bees of queenless colonies secreted RJ containing more soluble protein.

Arı Sütü Üretim Kolonilerinin Anasız ve Ana Arılı Olması Arı Sütündeki 10- HDA ve Çözünür Protein Miktarını Etkiler mi?

Arı sütü, diyetlerin düzenlenmesinde ve kozmetik endüstrisinde de fonksiyonel gıda maddesi olan önemli bal arısı ürünlerinden biridir. Arı sütü, insanlarda çeşitli hastalıkları tedavi edici potansiyele sahiptir ve kimyasal içeriği bazı faktörlerden etkilenir. Bu çalışmada arı sütü üretim kolonilerinde ana arı varlığının ve yokluğunun arı sütündeki 10-hidroksi-2-dekenoik asit (10-HDA) ve çözünür protein miktarı üzerine etkisi belirlenmiştir. Bu nedenle koloniler anasız, ana arılı ve başlatıcı-bitirici olarak hazırlanmıştır. Arı sütü verimleri anasız, ana arılı ve başlangıç-bitirici kolonilerinde sırasıyla; 15,2 ± 0,89 g, 12,0 ± 0,90 g ve 9,6 ± 0,72 g olarak belirlenmiştir. Anasız grup diğer iki gruptan farklı bulunmuştur. Anasız (%2,0 ± 0,06) ana arılı (%2,1 ± 0,06) ve başlatıcı-bitirici (%2,0 ± 0,05) kolonilerin 10-HDA değerleri benzer iken; çözünür protein miktarları ise, anasız (%9,65 ± 0,179), ana arılı (%7,68 ± 0,184) ve başlatıcı-bitirici (%7,50 ± 0,203) koloniler birbirinden farklı ve önemlidir. Sonuç olarak, arı sütü üretim kolonisinin anasız veya ana arılı olarak hazırlanması arı sütü çözünür protein miktarını etkilemiştir.

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