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Evaluation of phenolic compounds in Brazilian propolis from different geographic regions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10739104     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chemometrics has been shown quite efficient to uncover relationships between chemical composition of a sample and its geographical origin. Forty propolis samples originated from the the South and South East of Brazil were analyzed by HPLC and 18 compounds of interest were studied which included: caffeic, p-coumaric and ferulic acids, and some of their derivatives, pinobanksin, a derivative of kaempferol and five phenolic compounds (assigned as 3-prenyl4-hydroxycinnamic acid (PHCA); 2,2-dimethyl-6-carboxyethnyl-2H-1-benzopyran (DCBE); 3,5-diprenyl-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (DHCA); compound E (still unknown) and 6-propenoic-2,2-dimethyl-8-prenyl-2H-1-benzopyran acid (DPB). Principal Component Analysis (PCA) indicated three different groups of propolis samples, having the same typical chromatogram, evaluated by HPLC. Samples from the South East group were rich in derivatives of kaempferol. Samples from the South group I had a high content of DPB compound, but a low concentration of kaempferol derivatives and of DCBEN compound. Samples from the South group II were characterized by a high concentration of DCBEN, DHCA, p-coumaric and DPB compounds. Therefore, the identification of new compounds in Brazilian propolis can give, useful information about the plant sources of a given geographic region.
Authors:
M C Marcucci; F Ferreres; A R Custódio; M M Ferreira; V S Bankova; C García-Viguera; W A Bretz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences     Volume:  55     ISSN:  0939-5075     ISO Abbreviation:  Z. Naturforsch., C, J. Biosci.     Publication Date:    2000 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-05-19     Completed Date:  2000-05-19     Revised Date:  2009-11-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8912155     Medline TA:  Z Naturforsch C     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  76-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Fitoquímica, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Murcia, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brazil
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Flavonoids*
Geography
Kaempferols*
Phenols / analysis*
Propolis / chemistry*
Quercetin / analogs & derivatives,  analysis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Flavonoids; 0/Kaempferols; 0/Phenols; 117-39-5/Quercetin; 520-18-3/kaempferol; 9009-62-5/Propolis

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