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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Assessment of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Selected Greek Propolis Samples (North East Aegean Region Islands).

Elisavet Pyrgioti, Konstantia Graikou, Antigoni Cheilari, Ioanna Chinou

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elisavet PyrgiotiLab of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15771 Athens, Greece.
Konstantia GraikouLab of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6648-558X
Antigoni CheilariLab of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15771 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6180-821X
Ioanna ChinouLab of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15771 Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Propolis is a bee-produced substance rich in bioactive compounds, which has been utilized widely in folk medicine, in food supplement and cosmetology areas because of its biological properties, (antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, etc.). The subject of this study is associated with the chemical analysis and the biological evaluation of 16 propolis samples from the northeast Aegean region Greek islands, a well-recognized geographic area and the homeland of rich flora as a crossroads between Europe and Asia. Our study resulted in the detection of a significant percentage of diterpenes by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), while flavonoids were identified in low percentages among studied samples. Furthermore, the DPPH assay highlighted that eight of the samples (Lesvos and Lemnos origin) demonstrated a promising antioxidant profile, further verified by their total phenolic content (TPC). Additionally, the propolis samples most rich in diterpenes showed significant antibacterial and fungicidal properties against human pathogenic microorganisms, proving them to be a very interesting and promising crude material for further applications, concluding that floral diversity is the most responsible for the bioactivity of the propolis samples.

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Anti-Infective AgentsDiterpenesPropolisAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntioxidantsFlavonoidsGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansPhenolsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntioxidantsDiterpenesFlavonoidsPhenolsPropolisantimicrobial activityantioxidant activityGC-MSnortheast Greek Aegean islandspropolis

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