A comparative study between Chinese propolis and Brazilian green propolis: metabolite profile and bioactivity

Yuan, M., Yuan, X.-j., Pineda, M. , Liang, Z.-y., He, J., Sun, S.-w., Pan, T.-l. and Li, K.-p. (2020) A comparative study between Chinese propolis and Brazilian green propolis: metabolite profile and bioactivity. Food and Function, 11(3), pp. 2368-2379. (doi: 10.1039/C9FO02051A) (PMID:32129351)

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Abstract

Among different types, Chinese propolis (ChPs) and Brazilian green propolis (BrGPs) have been shown to contain multi-functional properties. Despite extensive research in the field, reports comparing propolis from different geographical areas are still limited, compromising our current understanding of the potential therapeutic effect associated with propolis and its derived compounds. Herein, a comparative study between ChPs and BrGPs including their metabolite profile and bioactivities was performed. Interestingly, even when ChPs and BrGPs showed similar anti-inflammatory potential, our results showed that they contained very different levels of ethanol extract, total flavonoids and total phenolic acids and in fact, LC-MS metabolic profiling and pattern recognition could effectively distinguish ChPs and BrGPs. Moreover, all the propolis samples tested showed good anti-oxidant activity and no significant difference of free radical scavenging capacity existed between ChPs and BrGPs. In conclusion, ChPs and BrGPs have a distinct chemome, but their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities are similar.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Pineda, Dr Miguel
Authors: Yuan, M., Yuan, X.-j., Pineda, M., Liang, Z.-y., He, J., Sun, S.-w., Pan, T.-l., and Li, K.-p.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity
Research Centre:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity > Centre for Immunobiology
Journal Name:Food and Function
Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:2042-6496
ISSN (Online):2042-650X
Published Online:11 February 2020

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