Molan: MGO Level Not Good Indicator of Honey's Antibacterial Activity
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2008/01/molan-mgo-level-not-good-indicator-of.html

The representation of the antibacterial activity of manuka honey as the
level in it of the active component MGO would be very misleading for
consumers. A paper ("Isolation by HPLC and characterisation of the
bioactive fraction of New Zealand manuka (Leptospermum scoparium)
honey") recently published in the journal 'Carbohydrate Research' by
members of the Chemistry Department at the University of Waikato shows
clearly that the level of MGO does not give a good indication of the
antibacterial activity of the honey. Although it is the component
responsible for the activity, complex interactions with other components
of the honey cause the actual antibacterial activity that results from
it in the honey to vary...

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