Table 1 The top 10% of Australian propolis (n = 16) ordered in increasing antioxidant activity compared to Brazilian green, Brazilian red and Uruguayan poplar propolis.
From: Quality assessment and chemical diversity of Australian propolis from Apis mellifera bees
Sample | Recovered yield (%) | Total phenolic content (mg GAE/g extract) | Total flavonoid content (mg QE/g extract) | Antioxidant activity IC50 (µg/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 41 ± 1 | 162.6 ± 4.9 | 47.3 ± 0.3 | 7.3 ± 0.2 |
2 | 42 ± 2 | 158.4 ± 2.1 | 103.0 ± 1.0 | 10.0 ± 0.4 |
3 | 66 ± 1 | 167.0 ± 1.1 | 22.6 ± 0.7 | 10.0 ± 0.2 |
4 | 45 ± 5 | 180.5 ± 0.5 | 47.2 ± 1.4 | 10.2 ± 0.4 |
5 | 30 ± 0 | 163.4 ± 0.7 | 98.0 ± 3.3 | 10.5 ± 0.1 |
6 | 43 ± 2 | 163.2 ± 1.6 | 109.8 ± 0.7 | 10.6 ± 1.0 |
7 | 74 ± 2 | 139.5 ± 0.3 | 79.7 ± 1.5 | 10.6 ± 0.1 |
8 | 43 ± 3 | 150.3 ± 0.4 | 60.3 ± 1.9 | 10.6 ± 0.3 |
9 | 19 ± 4 | 160.7 ± 1.5 | 104.5 ± 1.1 | 10.7 ± 0.3 |
10 | 35 ± 5 | 164.5 ± 2.0 | 104.2 ± 2.4 | 10.9 ± 0.5 |
11 | 81 ± 4 | 141.2 ± 1.2 | 87.1 ± 1.8 | 12.1 ± 0.2 |
12 | 44 ± 2 | 161.5 ± 1.1 | 41.8 ± 1.1 | 12.3 ± 0.2 |
13 | 32 ± 2 | 155.1 ± 0.5 | 80.1 ± 3.0 | 12.4 ± 0.1 |
14 | 46 ± 0 | 170.7 ± 0.2 | 98.4 ± 0.9 | 14.2 ± 0.1 |
15 | 54 ± 2 | 131.1 ± 2.4 | 69.2 ± 0.4 | 14.4 ± 0.2 |
16 | 69 ± 1 | 139.5 ± 1.9 | 91.9 ± 3.2 | 14.4 ± 0.2 |
Brazilian green_1 | 51 ± 1 | 134.4 ± 2.0 | 57.6 ± 1.1 | 23.5 ± 2.7 |
Brazilian green_2 | N.D | 85.5 ± 0.7 | 56.8 ± 2.2 | 21.2 ± 0.7 |
Brazilian red_3 | 40 ± 3 | 82.7 ± 0.5 | 122.3 ± 3.8 | 6.8 ± 0.2 |
Uruguay_1 | 40 ± 3 | 114.5 ± 1.8 | 75.0 ± 0.8 | 7.7 ± 0.3 |
Uruguay_2 | N.D | 92.5 ± 0.7 | 74.3 ± 2.1 | 18.6 ± 0.5 |
