Recent development of chemical components in propolis

Frontiers of Biology in China

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-391

  Xu, Yuanjun ^a   Luo, Liping ^a   Chen, Bin ^a   Fu, Yuxin ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Ethanol extract; Propolis; Volatile oil; Water extract

Indexed keywords

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EID: 76149145420     PISSN: 16733509     EISSN: 16733622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11515-009-0053-2     Document Type: Review

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