Insights and Pitfalls in Propolis Research

Year 2018, Volume: 1 Issue: 3 - 2nd Propolis Conference Special Issue, 8 - 8, 08.12.2018

Vassya Bankova Milena Popova Boryana Trusheva

Abstract

Some recent developments,
and also some potential sources of erroneous interpretation of experimental
results in propolis research are discussed. Latest advances in the knowledge
about factors which influence the choice of propolis botanical sources by honeybees,
as well as in the metabolomic approaches to propolis studies are considered.
The problems and possible misinterpretations connected to the use of
palinological data as an indication of the propolis source plant, to the
evidence of changes in the chemistry of collected plant resin by bees and to
the procedures for quantification of total phenolics in propolis are critically
reviewed. 

Keywords

Propolis, Total phenolics

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