Royal Jelly Components Encapsulation in a Controlled Release System-Skin Functionality, and Biochemical Activity for Skin Applications

• Main Authors: Eleni Spanidi (Author), Sophia Athanasopoulou (Author), Angeliki Liakopoulou (Author), Angeliki Chaidou (Author), Sophia Hatziantoniou (Author), Konstantinos Gardikis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Royal jelly is a yellowish-white substance with a gel texture that is secreted from the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of young worker bees. It consists mainly of water (50-56%), proteins (18%), carbohydrates (15%), lipids (3-6%), minerals (1.5%), and vitamins, and has many beneficial properti...