Table 2 Geographical and extraction solvent of propolis effect on the availability of polyphenol compounds.

From: Egyptian propolis extract for functionalization of cellulose nanofiber/poly(vinyl alcohol) porous hydrogel along with characterization and biological applications

Geographical origin

Extraction solvent

Number of polyphenol compound

Main polyphenol compound

Reference

Egypt

Ethanol

18

Hesperetin, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, daidzein and apigenin (66.59 µg/mL)

Current study

China

Ethanol/water

20

Pinobanksin 3-O-acetate, pinocembrin, chrysin, galangin, and pinobanksin

27

Italy

Hydrochloric

40

caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid isoferulic acid, and 3,4-dimethyl caffeic acid

28

Egypt

Ethanol

12

Gallic acid, rutin, kaempferol, Coumaric acid

29

Brazil

Ethanol and Dichloromethane

18

Cinnamic acid, flavonoids, benzoic acid and a few benzoates, non-hydroxylated aromatics, and aliphatic acids

30

Turkey

Water

17

Caffeic acid, trans-cinnamic, chlorogenic, and caffeoylquinic acids

31

Ethanol

Chrysin, caffeic acid phenethyl ester, pinocembrin, galangin, naringenin

Brazil

Ethanol

10

Liquiritigenin, calycosin, formononetin, and biochanin

32

Algeria

Ethanol

4

Chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, gallic acid, and p-coumaric acid

33

Argentina

Ethanol/water

7

Cinnamic acid, caffeic acid prenyl ester, caffeic acid 3,4-dihydroxyphenethyl ester, liquiritigenin, 2′,4′-dihydroxychalcone and 2′,4′-dihydroxy-3′-methoxychalcone

34