Antibacterial mechanism of action of two types of honey against Escherichia coli through interfering with bacterial membrane permeability, inhibiting proteins, and inducing bacterial DNA damage

• Main Authors: Al-Sayaghi, Asma Mohammed, Al-Kabsi, Abdelkodose Mohammed, Abduh, Maisa Siddiq, Saghir, Sultan Ayesh Mohammed, Alshawsh, Mohammed Abdullah
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/41128/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Honey is a sweet natural food produced by bees from flower nectar or some part of plant secretions that exhibit antimicrobial activity against many microorganisms. It has been used as traditional therapy for skin infections. Antibiotics play an essential role in managing wound infection; however, so...