Fatty Acid Analysis and Biological Activity of Jordanian Propolis

Fatty Acid Analysis and Biological Activity of Jordanian Propolis

Propolis is a resinous natural product collected by bees (Apis mellifera) from tree exudates which is widely used in folk medicine1. Reports on Jordanian Propolis reveal the presence of new chemical compound 4(Z)-1-3-dihydroxyeupha-7,24-dien-26-oic acid2 along with other compounds like pinobanksin-3-O-acetate, pinocemberin, chrysin3 and lignoceric acid2. The present study was carried out to investigate the fatty acid composition, antioxidant and xanthine oxidase inhibition activity of Jordanian Propolis, collected from Al-Ghour region. The hexane extract of Jordanian Propolis contains different fatty acids, which are reported first time, using GC-FID. The major fatty acid identified were palmitic acid (44.5%), Oleic acid (18:1∆9cis, 24.6%), Arachidic acid (7.4%), Stearic acid (5.4%), linoleic acid (18:2∆9-12cis, 3.1%), caprylic acid (2.9%),  lignoceric acid (2.6%), cis-11,14-eicosadienoic acid (20:2∆11-14cis, 2.4%), palmitoleic acid (1.5%), cis-11-eicosenoic acid (1.2%), α–linolenic acid (18:3∆9-12-15cis, 1.1%), cis-13,16-docosadienoic acid (22:2∆13-16cis, 1.0%), along with minor constituents like saturated fatty acids. Antioxidant properties of the hexane extract were determined via DPPH radical scavenging, β-carotene bleaching assay and NO scavenging assay. The extract produced significant antioxidant activity in-vitro. The extract also exhibit appreciable xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity in-vitro.

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  • 1. Toreti, V.C., Sato, H.H., Pastore, G.M. and Park, Y.K., 2013. Recent progress of propolis for its biological and chemical compositions and its botanical origin. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/697390
  • 2. Shaheen, S.A., Zarga, M.H.A., Nazer, I.K., Darwish, R.M. and Al-Jaber, H.I., 2011. Chemical constituents of Jordanian propolis. Natural product research, 25(14), 1312-1318.
  • 3. Darwish, R.M., Ra'ed, J., Zarga, M.H.A. and Nazer, I.K., 2010. Antibacterial effect of Jordanian propolis and isolated flavonoids against human pathogenic bacteria. African Journal of Biotechnology, 9(36). 5966-5974
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  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 2 Sayı
  • Başlangıç: 2018
  • Yayıncı: Oktay YILDIZ
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