Nutritional and Functional Properties of Aqueous and Hydroalcoholic Extracts from Argentinean Propolis

Bee propolis is a natural product extensively used as an ingredient in functional foods in amounts that may confer health benefits. The aim of this study was to investigate the nutritional and functional properties (antioxidant activity) of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of propolis samples from San...

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Main Authors: Danert, Fátima Carolina, Zampini, Iris Catiana, Ordóñez, Roxana Mabel, Maldonado, Luis Maria, Bedascarrasbure, Enrique Luciano, Isla, María Inés
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12343
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1934578X1400900209
https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X1400900209
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author Danert, Fátima Carolina
Zampini, Iris Catiana
Ordóñez, Roxana Mabel
Maldonado, Luis Maria
Bedascarrasbure, Enrique Luciano
Isla, María Inés
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Danert, Fátima Carolina
Isla, María Inés
Maldonado, Luis Maria
Ordóñez, Roxana Mabel
Zampini, Iris Catiana
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Zampini, Iris Catiana
Ordóñez, Roxana Mabel
Maldonado, Luis Maria
Bedascarrasbure, Enrique Luciano
Isla, María Inés
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description Bee propolis is a natural product extensively used as an ingredient in functional foods in amounts that may confer health benefits. The aim of this study was to investigate the nutritional and functional properties (antioxidant activity) of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of propolis samples from Santiago del Estero province, northern Argentina. All propolis extracts contained macronutrients (glucose, fructose, sucrose and proteins), micronutrients (Na, K, Ca, P and Mg) and trace elements (Fe). Spectrophotometric, TLC and HPLC-DAD analyses showed the presence of several phenolic, flavonoid and non-flavonoid compounds, but in all cases the flavonoids prevailed. The PCA of polyphenolic content provided a clear separation of propolis in Group 1 (SE1, 2, 3, 4 and 7) and Group 2 (SE5 and 6) associated with phenolic compound content and collection regions. Two compounds, pinocembrin and chrysin, which could be used as chemical markers of Santiago del Estero propolis, were identified in all samples. Propolis samples extracted with water presented better radical scavenging ability than ethanolic extracts, independent of the antioxidant method (scavenging activity of ABTS•+, DPPH•, HO• and O2•- and β-carotene bleaching test). Such results correlated closely with the levels of total phenols and flavonoids in samples. The results justify the use of Argentine propolis as a functional dietary supplement.
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spelling INTA123432022-07-18T14:30:04Z Nutritional and Functional Properties of Aqueous and Hydroalcoholic Extracts from Argentinean Propolis Danert, Fátima Carolina Zampini, Iris Catiana Ordóñez, Roxana Mabel Maldonado, Luis Maria Bedascarrasbure, Enrique Luciano Isla, María Inés Propóleos Extractos Vegetales Alimentos Funcionales Oligoelementos Argentina Propolis Plant Extracts Functional Foods Trace Elements Micronutrientes Macronutrientes Micronutrients Macronutrients Bee propolis is a natural product extensively used as an ingredient in functional foods in amounts that may confer health benefits. The aim of this study was to investigate the nutritional and functional properties (antioxidant activity) of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of propolis samples from Santiago del Estero province, northern Argentina. All propolis extracts contained macronutrients (glucose, fructose, sucrose and proteins), micronutrients (Na, K, Ca, P and Mg) and trace elements (Fe). Spectrophotometric, TLC and HPLC-DAD analyses showed the presence of several phenolic, flavonoid and non-flavonoid compounds, but in all cases the flavonoids prevailed. The PCA of polyphenolic content provided a clear separation of propolis in Group 1 (SE1, 2, 3, 4 and 7) and Group 2 (SE5 and 6) associated with phenolic compound content and collection regions. Two compounds, pinocembrin and chrysin, which could be used as chemical markers of Santiago del Estero propolis, were identified in all samples. Propolis samples extracted with water presented better radical scavenging ability than ethanolic extracts, independent of the antioxidant method (scavenging activity of ABTS•+, DPPH•, HO• and O2•- and β-carotene bleaching test). Such results correlated closely with the levels of total phenols and flavonoids in samples. The results justify the use of Argentine propolis as a functional dietary supplement. EEA Famaillá Fil: Danert, Fátima C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto de Química del Noroeste; Argentina Fil: Zampini, Iris Catiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto de Química del Noroeste; Argentina Fil: Zampini, Iris Catiana. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia; Argentina Fil: Zampini, Iris Catiana. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentina Fil: Ordóñez, Roxana Mabel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto de Quimica del Noroeste; Argentina. Fil: Ordóñez, Roxana Mabel. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia; Argentina Fil: Ordóñez, Roxana Mabel. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Fil: Maldonado, Luis Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentina Fil: Bedascarrasbure, Enrique Luciano. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentina Fil: Isla, Maria Ines. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Tucumán. Instituto de Quimica del Noroeste; Argentina Fil: Isla, Maria Ines. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia; Argentina Fil: Isla, Maria Ines. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo; Argentina 2022-07-18T14:21:38Z 2022-07-18T14:21:38Z 2014 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12343 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1934578X1400900209 1934-578X 1555-9475 https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X1400900209 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Argentina .......... (nation) (World, South America) 7006477 Sage Publishing Natural Product Communications 9 (2) : 167-170 (February 2014)
spellingShingle Propóleos
Extractos Vegetales
Alimentos Funcionales
Oligoelementos
Argentina
Propolis
Plant Extracts
Functional Foods
Trace Elements
Micronutrientes
Macronutrientes
Micronutrients
Macronutrients
Danert, Fátima Carolina
Zampini, Iris Catiana
Ordóñez, Roxana Mabel
Maldonado, Luis Maria
Bedascarrasbure, Enrique Luciano
Isla, María Inés
Nutritional and Functional Properties of Aqueous and Hydroalcoholic Extracts from Argentinean Propolis
title Nutritional and Functional Properties of Aqueous and Hydroalcoholic Extracts from Argentinean Propolis
title_full Nutritional and Functional Properties of Aqueous and Hydroalcoholic Extracts from Argentinean Propolis
title_fullStr Nutritional and Functional Properties of Aqueous and Hydroalcoholic Extracts from Argentinean Propolis
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional and Functional Properties of Aqueous and Hydroalcoholic Extracts from Argentinean Propolis
title_short Nutritional and Functional Properties of Aqueous and Hydroalcoholic Extracts from Argentinean Propolis
title_sort nutritional and functional properties of aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts from argentinean propolis
topic Propóleos
Extractos Vegetales
Alimentos Funcionales
Oligoelementos
Argentina
Propolis
Plant Extracts
Functional Foods
Trace Elements
Micronutrientes
Macronutrientes
Micronutrients
Macronutrients
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12343
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1934578X1400900209
https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X1400900209
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