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Mendonça RZ, Nascimento RM, Fernandes ACO, Silva PI. Antiviral action of aqueous extracts of propolis from Scaptotrigona aff. postica (Hymenoptera; Apidae) against Zica, Chikungunya, and Mayaro virus. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15289. [PMID: 38961137 PMCID: PMC11222429 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65636-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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The limited availability of antivirals for new highly pathogenic strains of virus has become a serious public health. Therefore, news products against these pathogens has become an urgent necessity. Among the multiple sources for news antibiotics and antivirals, insect exudates or their products has become an increasingly frequent option. Insects emerged 350 million years ago and have showed a high adaptability and resistance to the most varied biomes. Their survival for so long, in such different environments, is an indication that they have a very efficient protection against environmental infections, despite not having a developed immune system like mammals. Since the ancient civilizations, the products obtained from the bee have been of great pharmacological importance, being used as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor and several other functions. Investigations of biological activity of propolis have been carried out, mainly in the species Apis mellifera, and its product have showed activity against some important viruses. However, for the Meliponini species, known as stingless bees, there are few studies, either on their chemical composition or on their biological activities. The importance of studying these bees is because they come from regions with native forests, and therefore with many species of plants not yet studied, in addition to which they are regions still free of pesticides, which guarantees a greater fidelity of the obtained data. Previous studies by our group with crude hydroalcoholic extract of propolis demonstrated an intense antiviral activity against Herpes, influenza, and rubella viruses. In this work, we chose to use aqueous extracts, which eliminates the presence of other compounds besides those originally present in propolis, in addition to extracting substances different from those obtained in alcoholic extracts. Therefore, this study aimed to identify, isolate and characterize compounds with antiviral effects from aqueous propolis extracts from Scaptotrigona aff postica, in emerging viruses such as zicavirus, chikungunya, and mayaro virus. The evaluation of the antiviral activity of the crude and purified material was performed by reducing infectious foci in VERO cell cultures. The results obtained with crude propolis, indicate a high reduction of zica virus (64×) and mayaro (128×) when was used 10% v/v of propolis. The reduction of chikungunya virus was of 256 fold, even when was used 5% v/v of propolis. The chemical characterization of the compounds present in the extracts was performed by high-pressure liquid chromatography. Through the purification of propolis by HPLC and mass spectrometry, it was possible to identify and isolate a peak with antiviral activity. This substance showed activity against all viruses tested. When purified fraction was used, the reduction observed was of 16 fold for zicavirus, 32 fold for mayaro virus and 512 fold for chikungunya virus. Likewise, it was observed that the antiviral response was concentration dependent, being more intense when propolis was added 2 h after the viral infection. Now we are carrying out the chemical characterization of the purified compounds that showed antiviral action.
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- R Z Mendonça
- Laboratory of Parasitology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Parasitology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Parasitology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Applied Toxinology (LETA), Center of Toxins, Immune-Response and Cell Signaling (CeTICS/CEPID), Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Silva Macêdo N, de Sousa Silveira Z, da Silva Sousa ÂE, Menezes Dantas D, Bispo Monteiro AL, Silva Dos Santos H, Bezerra da Cunha FA. Floral Visitation, Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Bioproducts from Tetragonisca angustula (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): A Review. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202301451. [PMID: 37985410 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille, 1811) is an indigenous neotropical stingless bee, popularly known as "Jataí", with a wide distribution in the Brazilian territory. T. angustula produces other derivatives such as propolis, geopropolis, fermented (saburá pollen), cerumen and resins, which are important in folk medicine. In this review, the objective was to gather research on the main plant species visited by T. angustula, as well as studies that verified the chemical composition and biological properties of T. angustula bioproducts. The bibliographic review was performed by searching the Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and PubMed databases for publications from 2003 to February 2023. We found 78 studies that analyzed the interactions between T. angustula and floral species, with species from the botanical families Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Malvaceae, Bignoniaceae, Solanaceae, Myrtaceae and Lamiaceae being the most reported as the main food sources for this species. The presence of compounds belonging to the class of flavonoids, phenolic acids, terpenoids and alkaloids has been identified by studying the chemical composition of honey, propolis, geopropolis and fermented pollen (saburá) in 21 studies. The data collected in the literature emphasize that these T. angustula products have remarkable biological properties, especially their antibacterial and antioxidant activities.
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- Nair Silva Macêdo
- Graduate Program in Biological Chemistry -, PPQB at the Regional University of Cariri - URCA, Crato, Ceará, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences -, PPGCB of the Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Semi-arid Bioprospecting Laboratory and Alternative Methods -, LABSEMA of the Regional University of Cariri - URCA, Crato, Ceará, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Chemistry -, PPQB at the Regional University of Cariri - URCA, Crato, Ceará, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Animal Bioscience, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco - UFRPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Argentinian Propolis of Four Species of Stingless Bees. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27227686. [PMID: 36431788 PMCID: PMC9697202 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The chemical composition of propolis of four species of stingless bees (SLBs) from Argentina was determined, and its antibacterial and anticancer activity was evaluated on selected types of microbes and cancer cell lines. Volatile secretions of all propolis samples are formed by 174 C2-C15 organic compounds, mainly mono- and sesquiterpenes and their derivatives. The chromatograms of ether extracts showed 287 peaks, of which 210 were identified. The most representative groups in the extracts of various propolis samples were diterpenoids (mainly resin acids), triterpenoids and phenolic compounds: long-chain alkenyl phenols, resorcinols and salicylates. The composition of both volatile and extractive compounds turned out to be species-specific; however, in both cases, the pairwise similarity of the propolis of Scaptotrigona postica and Tetragonisca fiebrigi versus that of Tetragona clavipes and Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata was observed, which indicated the similarity of the preferences of the respective species when choosing plant sources of resin. The composition of the studied extracts completely lacked flavonoids and phenolcarboxylic acids, which are usually associated with the biological activity and medicinal properties of propolis. However, tests on selected microbial species and cancer cell lines showed such activity. All propolis samples tested against Paenibacillus larvae, two species of Bacillus and E. coli showed biofilm inhibition unrelated to the inhibition of bacterial growth, leading to a decrease in their pathogenicity. Testing the anticancer activity of ether extracts using five types of cell cultures showed that all four types of propolis studied inhibit the growth of cancer cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Propolis harvested by T. clavipes demonstrated the highest cytotoxicity on all tested cell lines.
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Neto NFDO, Bonvicini JFS, de Souza GL, Santiago MB, Veneziani RCS, Ambrósio SR, Bastos JK, Silva MJB, Martins CHG, Moura CCG, Turrioni AP. Antibacterial activity of Brazilian red propolis and in vitro evaluation of free radical production. Arch Oral Biol 2022; 143:105520. [PMID: 36049430 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2022.105520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of crude Brazilian red propolis (BRP) extract against anaerobic bacteria involved in primary endodontic infection. Additionally, we evaluate the cell viability and free radical production of human dental pulp fibroblasts (HDPF) in direct contact with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and BRP. DESIGN The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MIC, MBC) and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Biofilm (MICB50) of BRP against anaerobic endodontic pathogens were determined. HDPF were exposed to BRP10 (10 μg/mL), BRP50 (50 μg/mL), MTA extract (1:1, 1:2, 1:4 e 1:8), dimethyl sulfoxide 0.5% (DMSO), and cell culture medium (DMEM). The groups were tested for cell viability (MTT assay), and free radical production (reactive oxygen species - ROS, DCFH-DA probe and nitric oxide - NO, Griess reagent). The one-way ANOVA and Tukey's tests were employed at a significance level of 5%. RESULTS MIC/MBC values of BRP performed antibacterial activity for Parvimonas micra (6.25/6.25 µg/mL), Fusobacterium nucleatum (25/25 µg/mL), Prevotella melaninogenica (50/100 µg/mL), Prevotella nigrescens (50/100 µg/mL), Prevotella intermedia (50/100 µg/mL), and Porphyromonas gingivalis (50/200 µg/mL). The MICB50 values ranged from 1.56 to 50 μg/mL. BRP and MTA stimulated cell viability, emphasizing BRP10 (p = 0.007). Furthermore, it was observed that MTA 1:1, MTA 1:2, and BRP50 slightly increased ROS (p < 0.001) and NO production (p = 0.008, p = 0.007, and p < 0.001 respectively) compared to DMEM group. CONCLUSIONS BRP exhibits good antibacterial activity against endodontic pathogens, and both BRP and MTA promote the viability of HDPF without increasing NO and ROS production.
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- Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Antimicrobial Testing, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Tumor Biomarkers and Osteoimmunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Antimicrobial Testing, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Valcanaia CP, Masote JBB, Sommer HF, Schiquet S, Padilha B, Krepsky L, Paganelli CJ, Borges PP, Danielli LJ, Apel MA, Soares KD, Althoff S, Alberton MD, Botelho TKR, Guedes A, de Cordova CMM. Antimicrobial activity of volatile oils from Brazilian stingless bees Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata and Tetragonisca angustula propolis. Chem Biodivers 2022; 19:e202200369. [PMID: 35718744 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202200369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Few studies were performed on the volatile components' properties of propolis from native Brazilian stingless bees. This work sought to extract, chemically characterize, and evaluate of the antimicrobial properties of volatile oils from propolis of the stingless bees Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata (MQ) and Tetragonisca angustula (TA). The volatile oils from the pulverized propolis samples were obtained in a Clevenger apparatus and characterized by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and to flame ionization detector (GC-FID). All samples showed promising activity against Mycoplasma pneumoniae , with MICs from 103 to 224 µg mL -1 , nonetheless, they were less active against cell walled bacteria. Activity against Candida species was moderate, but one MQ sample showed a MIC value of 103 µg mL -1 against C. tropicallis . Oils' fractionation showed no improvement in antibacterial activity. The promising antibacterial effect against this microorganism is likely related to the synergism between the components of the volatile oils.
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- Camila Panini Valcanaia
- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, PPGQ, Rua Antonio da Veiga 140, 89030-906, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rua Sao Paulo 2171, Campus III, 89030-001, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rua Sao Paulo 2171, Campus III, 89030-001, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rua Sao Paulo 2171,, 89030-001, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rua Sao Paulo 2171, 89030-001, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rua Sao Paulo 2171, Campus III, 89030-001, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Graduation Program in Chemistry, Rua Antonio da Veiga 140, Campus I, 89030-906, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, School of Biomedical Sciences, Rua Sao Paulo 2171, Campus III, 89030-001, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- UFRGS: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Graduation Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Av. Paulo Gama, 110, Bairro Farroupilha, 90040-060, Porto Alegre, BRAZIL
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- UFRGS: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Graduation Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Av. Paulo Gama, 110, Bairro Farroupilha, 90040-060, Porto Alegre, BRAZIL
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- UFRGS: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Graduation Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Av. Paulo Gama, 110, Bairro Farroupilha, 90040-060, Porto Alegre, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Department of Natural Sciences, Rua Antonio da Veiga 140, Campus I, 89030-906, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rua Sao Paulo 2171, Campus III, 89030001, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rua Sao Paulo 2171, Campus III, 89030001, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- FURB: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rua Sao Paulo 2171, Campus III, 89030001, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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- Fundaçao Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rua Sao Paulo 2171, Campus 3, Lab. A-503, 89030001, Blumenau, BRAZIL
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What Should Be the Ideal Solvent Percentage and Solvent-Propolis ratio in the Preparation of Ethanolic Propolis Extract? FOOD ANAL METHOD 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-022-02244-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Debiasi BW, Raiser AL, Dourado SHA, Torres MDPR, Andrighetti CR, Bonacorsi C, Battirola LD, Ribeiro EB, Valladão DMS. Phytochemical screening of Cordia glabrata (MART.) A.DC. extracts and its potential antioxidant, photoprotective, antimicrobial and antiviral activities. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 83:e248083. [PMID: 34190769 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.248083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Species of the genus Cordia have shown biological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, antiviral, and antifungal activities. The species Cordia glabrata (MART) A.DC. Has no information concerning its phytochemical profile and possible biological activities. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate this profile in ethanolic extracts of young, adult and senescent leaves, as well as their antioxidant, photoprotective, antimicrobial, and virucidal potentials. Phytochemical analysis was performed by TLC (thin-layer chromatography) and showed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, and terpenes. The evaluation by UPLC-MS/MS (Ultra performance liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometer) evidenced the presence of caffeic (3.89 mgL-1), p-cumaric (6.13 mgL-1), and ferulic (0.58 mgL-1) acids, whilst, in GC/MS (Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) analysis there was a greater amount of palmitic (51.17%), stearic (20.34%), linoleic (9.62%), and miristic (8.16%) fatty acids. The DPPH (2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS+ (2'-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)) radicals were used to verify the potential antioxidant activity, observing a better activity for the leaf extract in the adult phenological stage: 54.63 ± 1.06 µgmL-1 (DPPH) and 44.21 ± 1.69 mM (ABTS). The potential photoprotective activity of the extracts was determined by spectrophotometry and the in vitro values of SPF (Sun Protection Factor) in young and adult leaves (5.47 and 5.41, respectively) showed values close to the minimum SPF of 6.0 required by ANVISA (Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency). It was not observed an antimicrobial activity for Staphylococcus aureus with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 2000 μgmL-1, however the anti-herpetic assay against the Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) showed a potent virucidal activity at the tested concentrations with CV50 value <0.195 μgmL-1 and a Selectivity Index (SI = CC50 / CV50) greater than 448. The results obtained in this study suggest that extracts of leaves of C. glabrata in their adult phenological stage have potential antioxidant, photoprotective and virucidal activity, considering in vitro test results.
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- B W Debiasi
- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - UFMT, Institute of Natural, Human and Social Sciences, Post Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences - PPGCAM, Sinop, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - UFMT, Institute of Health Sciences, Sinop, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - UFMT, Institute of Health Sciences, Post Graduate Program in Health Sciences - PPGCS, Campus Sinop, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - UFMT, Institute of Health Sciences, Sinop, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - UFMT, Institute of Health Sciences, Sinop, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - UFMT, Institute of Health Sciences, Sinop, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - UFMT, Institute of Natural, Human and Social Sciences, Campus Sinop, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - UFMT, Institute of Health Sciences, Sinop, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - UFMT, Institute of Health Sciences, Sinop, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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Brazilian stingless bee propolis and geopropolis: promising sources of biologically active compounds. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2018.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hochheim S, Guedes A, Faccin-Galhardi L, Rechenchoski DZ, Nozawa C, Linhares RE, Filho HHDS, Rau M, Siebert DA, Micke G, Cordova CMMD. Determination of phenolic profile by HPLC–ESI-MS/MS, antioxidant activity, in vitro cytotoxicity and anti-herpetic activity of propolis from the Brazilian native bee Melipona quadrifasciata. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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