Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Propolis: chemical composition, biological properties and therapeutic activity
1995; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 26; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1051/apido
ISSN1297-9678
Autores Tópico(s)Insect and Pesticide Research
Resumo— The plant sources and chemical composition of propolis are reviewed.The chemical constituents that may be relevant to its biological and therapeutic activity are discussed.The cyto- toxic activity and antimicrobial and pharmacological properties of propolis are presented.Propolis components, which cause allergy and are responsible for anticancer activity, eg, caffeic acid derivatives, are reported.The therapeutic efficacy of propolis in treating diseases caused by microorganisms is described.Some recent concepts about propolis and its use in medicine are presented.propolis / phenolics / antimicrobial activity / toxicity / therapeutical activity
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