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LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 65, Issue -, Pages 261-267Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2015.08.025
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Mediterranean propolis; Chemical composition; Antioxidant activity; Antimicrobial activity
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- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of thirty two (32) selected Mediterranean propolis extracts from mainland Greece, Greek islands, Cyprus, Croatia, and Algeria were determined. Chemo-geographical patterns within Mediterranean propolis were further analyzed by chemometrics. Knowledge of propolis composition, which depends on the geographical and climatic origin and its biological properties from different geographic regions samples, is extremely valuable with respect to the problem of propolis standardization. This work concluded that the Greek propolis samples share characteristics that differentiate them from typical European propolis, like the presence of diterpenes in significant amounts and the relatively low quantity of phenolic acid esters and besides their potential pharmaceutical and nutraceutical value, they are also attractive candidates for use as natural antioxidant and microbicidal additives in food systems. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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