Identification of the Plant Origin of Propolis from Jeju Island, Korea, by Observation of Honeybee Behavior and Phytochemical Analysis
| Autor: | Jun Nakamura, Shigenori Kumazawa, Su-Jin Choi, Mok-Ryeon Ahn, Saori Inui, Miho Kurosawa, Yasumasa Sugiyama, Kohsuke Shimomura |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Apiary
Biology Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Biochemistry Antioxidants Propolis Analytical Chemistry Linoleic Acid Biological property Botany Animals Molecular Biology Chromatography High Pressure Liquid Korea Behavior Animal Organic Chemistry Oxidation reduction General Medicine Beta-carotene metabolism Bees Plants beta Carotene Linoleic acid metabolism Phytochemical Biological Assay Oxidation-Reduction Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 76:2135-2138 |
| ISSN: | 1347-6947 0916-8451 |
| DOI: | 10.1271/bbb.120580 |
| Popis: | Propolis collected on Jeju Island, Korea, contains characteristic components not present in propolis from other regions. Hence, the plant origin of the propolis from Jeju Island can be expected to be a novel plant. To identify the plant origin of this propolis, first we observed honeybee behavior, and found them collecting the resin from Angelica keiskei. Then comparative analyses of chemical and biological properties of the resin from the plant and propolis from hives of nearby apiaries were performed. Alcoholic extracts showed entirely identical HPLC profiles and closely similar antioxidant activities. These results indicate that A. keiskei is the plant origin of the propolis from Jeju Island, Korea. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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