Preparation of water and ethanolic extracts of propolis and evaluation of the preparations

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2230-2232

  Park, Yong Kun ^a   Ikegaki, Masaharu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Ethanolic extract; Flavonoids; Propolis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001028534     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.2230     Document Type: Article

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