@article{article_306049, title={Botanical origin and antioxidant activities of propolis from the Irano-Turanian region}, journal={İstanbul Journal of Pharmacy}, volume={47}, pages={107–111}, year={2017}, DOI={10.5152/IstanbulJPharm.2017.0017}, author={Kızılpınar Temizer, İlginç and Güder, Aytaç and Gençay Çelemli, Ömür}, keywords={Bioactive properties,mellisopalynological analysis,propolis,Refahiye (Erzincan)}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;">Propolis is a natural
bioactive mix and a traditional medicine that has been used for treating
several complications. The bioactive properties of propolis are dependent on
its botanical origin. This study investigated the pollen composition,
antioxidant activities, and the total phenol and total flavonoid content of a
propolis sample from the Refahiye (Erzincan, Turkey) region.
Melissopalynological analysis conducted according to the relevant literature
revealed that the pollen profile of the sample primarily indicated the presence
of the Fabaceae (38.4%), Asteraceae (20.2%), and Fagaceae (11.2%) families. The
antioxidant ability of propolis extract was analyzed by the hydrogen peroxide
scavenging activity (HPSA) (in terms of SC50), ferric reducing antioxidant
power capacity (FRAP) (%), DPPH radical scavenging activity (in terms of SC50),
metal-chelating activity (%), total phenol content (TPC), and total flavonoid
content (TFC), which showed the following values: 11.72 <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:’MS Mincho’;" xml:lang="en-us">± </span>0.04 µg/mL, 90.73% <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:’MS Mincho’;" xml:lang="en-us">± </span>
0.24%, 18.34 <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:’MS Mincho’;" xml:lang="en-us">± </span>0.08
µg/mL, 89.69% <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:’MS Mincho’;" xml:lang="en-us">± </span> 0.12%, 10673.4 <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:’MS Mincho’;" xml:lang="en-us">± </span>3.30 mg GAE/100 g of propolis
sample (PS), and 170.65 <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:’MS Mincho’;" xml:lang="en-us">± </span>1.12 mg QE/100 g of PS, respectively. These
results were compared using butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated
hydroxytoluene (BHT), and <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:’MS Mincho’;" xml:lang="en-us">α </span>-tocopherol (TOC) as standard antioxidant
compounds. The high biological activity of propolis from the Refahiye region
could be attributed to its rich pollen composition. These results indicate that
propolis is an important source in terms of its antioxidant activities. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Istanbul University}