Making artificial honey using yeast cells from salivary glands of honey bees
Kathiresan, K.; Srinivasan, K.
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 43(7): 664-666
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5189 PMID: 16053276 Document Number: 584955
The salivary glands of a honey bee, Apis cerana and the yeast cells isolated from these glands were studied for their effects on sucrose solution. This solution exhibited lowered pH and increased levels of fructose and total amino acids as the time of incubation proceeded. The solution thus made was similar to the natural honey.