Unusual chemical composition of a sample of Brazilian propolis, as assessed by analysis of a chloroform extract

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 53-56

  Negri, Giuseppina ^a   Salatino, Maria Luiza Faria ^a   Salatino, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dehydrocostus lactone; Gas chromatography mass spectroscopy; Pentacyclic triterpenoids; Propolis; Sesquiterpenoids

Indexed keywords

PROPOLIS;

EID: 0347028437     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2003.11101092     Document Type: Article

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