Characterisation of Taiwanese propolis collected from different locations and seasons

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 412-419

  Chen, Yue Wen ^a   Wu, Shiao Wen ^b   Ho, Kai Kuang ^b   Lin, Shin Bin ^a   Huang, Chung Yang ^c   Chen, Chia Nan ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NatureWise Biotech and Medicals Corporation   (Taiwan)

^d NatureWise Biotech and Medicals Corporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antioxidant activity; Free radical scavenging activity; Propolins; Taiwanese propolis

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749147764     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3101     Document Type: Article

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