Table 4.
Relationship between honey antibacterial activity, AUC (240 nm–250 nm) and the phase transition point: Comparison of the AUC values at the corresponding honey dilution before and after the loss of the 240–250 nm peak.
| Honey | MIC | AUC (240–250 nm) | Phase transition dilution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | B. subtilis | ||||
| Light Honeys | H210 | 8 | 4 | 38.7 | 4x |
| H62 | 4 | 4 | 40.9 | 2x | |
| H87 | 4 | 4 | 40.9 | 4x | |
| H63 | 2 | 2 | 35.0 | 2x | |
| H68 | 4 | 4 | 41.6 | 2x | |
| H64 | 4 | 4 | 42.3 | 4x | |
| H11 | 8 | 4 | 42.7 | 4x | |
| H66 | 4 | 4 | 41.2 | 4x | |
| Medium Honeys | H20 | 8 | 4 | 41.0 | 8x |
| H96 | 8 | 8 | 43.9 | 8x | |
| H207 | 8 | 4 | 42.6 | 8x | |
| H99 | 8 | 4 | 43.9 | 8x | |
| H224 | 8 | 8 | 42.6 | 8x | |
| H225 | 8 | 8 | 41.7 | 8x | |
| H223 | 8 | 8 | 43.2 | 8x | |
| H208 | 8 | 8 | 44.5 | 8x | |
| H221 | 8 | 8 | 43.6 | 8x | |
| Dark Honeys | H76 | 16 | 16 | 42.72 | 16x |
| H226 | 8 | 8 | 42.04 | 16x | |
| H58 | 16 | 8 | 43.8 | 16x | |
| H77 | 16 | 8 | 45.78 | 16x | |
| H23 | 16 | 8 | 44.8 | 16x | |
| H220 | 8 | 8 | 45.27 | 16x | |
| H149 | 16 | 8 | 42.8 | 16x | |
| H125 | 8 | 8 | 45.8 | 8x | |