Authentication of Apis cerana Honey and Apis mellifera Honey Based on Major Royal Jelly Protein 2 Gene

In Asia, honey is mainly produced by Apis mellifera and Apis cerana. However, the price of A. cerana honey is usually much higher than A. mellifera honey. Seeing considerable profits, some dishonest companies and beekeepers mislabel A. mellifera honey as A. cerana honey or incorporate A. mellifera h...

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Main Authors: Yan-Zheng Zhang, Shuai Wang, Yi-Fan Chen, Yu-Qi Wu, Jing Tian, Juan-Juan Si, Cui-Ping Zhang, Huo-Qing Zheng, Fu-Liang Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/2/289