Recent Advances in the Chemical Composition of Propolis

Molecules

Shuai Huang²  Cui-Ping Zhang²  Kai Wang²  George Q. Li¹  Fu-Liang Hu² 

[1] Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia;College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; E-Mails:

关键词: propolis;    honeybee;    flavonoids;    phenypropanoids;    terpenenes;    plant origin;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules191219610

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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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