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Antioxidant Properties and Chemical Composition Relationship of Europeans and Brazilians Propolis
Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
Depatment of Biotechnology and Bioecology, Astrakhan State University (ASU), Astrakan, Russia
Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, CNR, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, CNR, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
Institute of Biosciences, S?o Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
- 1 Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
- 2 Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
- 3 Depatment of Biotechnology and Bioecology, Astrakhan State University (ASU), Astrakan, Russia
- 4 Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, CNR, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
- 5 Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, CNR, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
- 6 Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
- 7 Institute of Biosciences, S?o Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
- 8 Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Venice, Italy
Pharmacology & Pharmacy·Volume 04 (2013)·Pages 46–51·Published 1 January 2013·DOI10.4236/pp.2013.41006
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Abstract
The antioxidant activity of ethanol extracts of propolis, bee glue, of various climate and orographic characteristics, col lected from Italy, Brazil and Russia, was evaluated measuring their inhibitory action on peroxidation of linoleic acid, radical scavenging ability towards 2,2’-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, total phenolic content and reducing capacity by en zymatic and Folin method respectively. Propolis samples were chemically characterized by HPLC-MS/MS in order to find a possible correlation between antioxidant activity and polyphenols composition and quantification. The results obtained indicate that Italian and Russian propolis samples have similar polyphenolic composition and, as a consequence, almost similar antioxidant activity, while Brazilian propolis evidence lower polyphenolic and antioxidant characteristics. Climate and orography reasons of these differences are also suggested.
KeywordsPropolisAntioxidant PropertiesChemical Composition
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