Antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of propolis from Melipona orbignyi (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 374-380

  Campos, Jaqueline Ferreira ^a   dos Santos, Uilson Pereira ^a   Macorini, Luis Fernando Benitez ^a   de Melo, Adriana Mary Mestriner Felipe ^b   Balestieri, José Benedito Perrella ^a   Paredes Gamero, Edgar Julian ^c   Cardoso, Claudia Andrea Lima ^d   de Picoli Souza, Kely ^a   Dos Santos, Edson Lucas ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA GRANDE DOURADOS   (Brazil)

^b University Center of Grande Dourados UNIGRAN   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti tumor activity; Hemolysis; Lipid peroxidation; Necrosis; Oxidative stress; Stingless bee

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; FREE RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROPOLIS; TERPENE; 1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; OXIDIZING AGENT; TERPENE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL DEATH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYMENOPTERA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MELIPONA ORBIGNYI; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CYTOTOXICITY; STINGLESS BEE;

ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITY; HEMOLYSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NECROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STINGLESS BEE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEES; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; K562 CELLS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROPOLIS;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 84893427595     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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