title: [ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF MELIPONA BEECHEII HONEY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO HEALTH: A REVIEW].
abstract: The present article provides a literature review about the biological potential of Melipona beecheii. The objective is to project some tendecies in research about nutraceutical aspects related to the bioactive compounds presents in the honey of this stingless bee species, known for its medicinal properties traditional, in the Yucatan Peninsula. Currently, there is strong evidence that M. beecheii honey has bioactive compounds such as proteins, flavonoids and polyphenols with high antioxidant activity. The scientific evidence allows to propose to the honey of stingless bee species as a potential alternative for the obtention of bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity in the Yucatan Peninsula and natural food being proposed to reduce some diseases associated with stress oxidative physiological human cells. However, there is still information that explains such antioxidant activity, therefore, according to the literature reviewed, sees the need to address nutraceuticals and functional aspects correlated with the bioactive compounds present in this honey bee.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Química-Bioquímica, Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, Mérida, Yucatán.. maira.segura@uady.mx.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cauich Kumul
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Química-Bioquímica, Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, Mérida, Yucatán.. maira.segura@uady.mx.
authors.forename: Jorge Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ruiz Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Química-Bioquímica, Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida, Mérida, Yucatán.. maira.segura@uady.mx.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ortíz Vázquez
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Campus de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán. México.. maira.segura@uady.mx.
authors.forename: Maira Rubi
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Segura Campos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology*; D055951:Functional Food; D006304:Health Status; D006722:Honey / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants