2010
DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v105i11/12.130
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Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial profiles of selected compounds found in South African propolis

Abstract: IntroductionPropolis is a complex resinous substance manufactured by honeybees. It consists of exudates collected from the parts of various plant species, substances secreted from bee metabolism, and materials which are introduced during propolis elaboration. [1][2][3] In general, it is composed of 50% resin and vegetable balsam, 30% wax, 10% essential and aromatic oils, 5% pollen and 5% various other organic substances including debris. Exudates collected from leaves and leaf buds, mucilages, gums, resins and… Show more

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“…A study conducted by du Toit et al . (), briefly investigated the antimicrobial properties of SA propolis, however, the study focused more on the chemical and anti‐inflammatory properties, rather than the antimicrobial properties. Kumazawa et al .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A study conducted by du Toit et al . (), briefly investigated the antimicrobial properties of SA propolis, however, the study focused more on the chemical and anti‐inflammatory properties, rather than the antimicrobial properties. Kumazawa et al .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These flavonoids are commonly found in propolis (Du Toit et al, 2009). Combinations of flavonoids at different concentrations as well as other components present in the propolis could account for its antimicrobial activity.…”
Section: Flavonoids and Bacterial Susceptibilitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many reports exist on the antimicrobial activity of flavonoids (Basile et al, 2010;Du Toit et al, 2009;Tanaka et al, 2011). Extracts as well as isolated compounds were tested against a comprehensive panel of micro-organisms.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Literature survey further indicates that although the anti-inflammatory activity of Romanian (Olinescu et al, 1991), German (Friesland Brands, 1996), Korean (Park et al, 1996), Cuban (Ledon et al, 1997), Italian (Sosa et al, 2007), Brazilian (Menezes et al, 1999;Moura et al, 2011), South African (Du Toit et al, 2009) and Japanese (Nakamura et al, 2010) propolis is well studied, the potential of Indian propolis is not much explored yet. Further it is seen that improvement of the activity of any of these propolis by fractionation in the solvents of increasing polarity is yet to be reported.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%