Recent advances in the chemical composition of propolis

  • Molecules. 2014 Nov 26;19(12):19610-32. doi: 10.3390/molecules191219610.
Shuai Huang  1 ,  Cui-Ping Zhang  2 ,  Kai Wang  3 ,  George Q Li  4 ,  Fu-Liang Hu  5
Affiliations
  • 1. College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. [email protected].
  • 2. College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. [email protected].
  • 3. College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. [email protected].
  • 4. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. [email protected].
  • 5. College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. [email protected].
PMID: 25432012 DOI: 10.3390/molecules191219610
Abstract

Propolis is a honeybee product with broad clinical applications. Current literature describes that propolis is collected from plant resins. From a systematic database search, 241 compounds were identified in propolis for the first time between 2000 and 2012; and they belong to such diverse chemical classes as Flavonoids, Phenylpropanoids, terpenenes, Stilbenes, Lignans, Coumarins, and their prenylated derivatives, showing a pattern consistent with around 300 previously reported compounds. The chemical characteristics of propolis are linked to the diversity of geographical location, plant sources and bee species.

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