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Chemical composition effects onto antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of propolis collected from different regions of Turkey

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Chrysin, apigenin, flavonoids, flavanones, naringenin, ethyl oleate, 3-4-dimethoxy-cinnamic acid and 9-octadecenoic acid were the predominant components of propolis samples collected from different regions of Turkey. The extracts of P3 from Denizli-Başkarci, P5 from Denizli and P7 from Tekirdaĝ had effective antibacterial activities on Gram-negatives. Chrysin, which has antibacterial activity, was found to be high concentration. The extracts of P3, P2B from Aydin and P6 from Konya had much more effective antibacterial activities on Gram-positives. The total antioxidant activity increased with the increasing amount of extracts added to linoleic acid emulsion. All doses of propolis ethanol extract displayed antioxidant activity.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Pamukkale University, 20017, Denizli, Turkey

    Nazime Mercan, Sibel Gulcan & Gülümser Acar

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Muĝla University, 48000, Muĝla, Turkey

    Ibrahim Kivrak & Mehmet Emin Duru

  3. Deparment of Biology Education, Gazi University, 06500, Ankara, Turkey

    Hikmet Katircioglu

  4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, 06532, Ankara, Turkey

    Savaş Malci & Bekir Salih

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Mercan, N., Kivrak, I., Duru, M.E. et al. Chemical composition effects onto antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of propolis collected from different regions of Turkey. Ann. Microbiol. 56, 373–378 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03175035

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