Recent advances in the chemical composition of propolis

Propolis is a honeybee product with broad clinical applications. Current literature describes that propolis is collected from plant resins. From a systematic database search, 241 compounds were identified in propolis for the first time between 2000 and 2012; and they belong to such diverse chemical...

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Published inMolecules Vol. 19; no. 12; pp. 19610 - 19632
Main Authors Huang, Shuai, Zhang, Cui-Ping, Wang, Kai, Li, George Q, Hu, Fu-Liang
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 26.11.2014
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Subjects
Animals
Apis mellifera
Bees
Elements
flavonoids
Geography
honeybee
Organic Chemicals - chemistry
phenypropanoids
plant origin
Plants
propolis
Propolis - chemistry
Review
terpenenes
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Summary:Propolis is a honeybee product with broad clinical applications. Current literature describes that propolis is collected from plant resins. From a systematic database search, 241 compounds were identified in propolis for the first time between 2000 and 2012; and they belong to such diverse chemical classes as flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, terpenenes, stilbenes, lignans, coumarins, and their prenylated derivatives, showing a pattern consistent with around 300 previously reported compounds. The chemical characteristics of propolis are linked to the diversity of geographical location, plant sources and bee species.
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ISSN:1420-3049
1420-3049
DOI:10.3390/molecules191219610