<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite of the Western honey bee. The activity of five antioxidant enzymes of V. destructor were analysed. Glutathione content and total antioxidant status was also evaluated. Our results suggest that antioxidant enzymes constitute the main line of defense against ROS in V. destructor, whereas low-molecular-weight antioxidants play a limited role in the antioxidant system of mites.</p></abstract>

Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite of the Western honey bee. The activity of five antioxidant enzymes of V. destructor were analysed. Glutathione content and total antioxidant status was also evaluated. Our results suggest that antioxidant enzymes constitute the main line of defense against ROS in V. destructor, whereas low-molecular-weight antioxidants play a limited role in the antioxidant system of mites.

The antioxidant defense system of Varroa destructor mites facilitates the infestation of Apis mellifera

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland

Journal of Apicultural Science

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Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite of the Western honey bee. The activity of five antioxidant enzymes of V. destructor were analysed. Glutathione content...

The antioxidant defense system of Varroa destructor mites facilitates the infestation of Apis mellifera

Published Online: Jun 03, 2016

Page range: 163 - 166

Received: Feb 05, 2016

Accepted: May 06, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2016-0010

Keywords
antioxidant capacity, antioxidants, antioxidative enzymes, honey bee, Varroa destructor

© by Krystyna Żółtowska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The antioxidant defense system of Varroa destructor mites facilitates the infestation of Apis mellifera

Published Online: Jun 03, 2016

Page range: 163 - 166

Received: Feb 05, 2016

Accepted: May 06, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2016-0010

Keywordsantioxidant capacity, antioxidants, antioxidative enzymes, honey bee, Varroa destructor

© by Krystyna Żółtowska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
antioxidant capacity, antioxidants, antioxidative enzymes, honey bee, Varroa destructor