royal jelly

CHEBI:CHEBI_78665

Definition

A mixture secreted by the hypopharyngeal gland of young worker bees (Apis mellifera) and fed as it is secreted to the queen bee and to larvae that are being raised as potential queen bees; it is not stored. Water makes up about two thirds of fresh royal jelly, with the remainder consisting mostly of proteins and sugars, followed by lipids (mostly free fatty acids containing short (8 to 10 carbon atom) chains with uncommon structures) and water-soluble vitamins.

Alternative Names

queen bee jelly

Drug Classification

mixture
CHEBI:60004

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t299510
t299658
t299891
t300253
t300277
t300414
t300436
t300489
t300500
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t300585
t300593
t300650
t300657

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000: 35805
oboInOwl#hasDbXref: Wikipedia:Royal_jelly
core#notation: CHEBI:78665

Additional References

Wikipedia:Royal_jelly

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