Table 2. Terpenes identified in propolis since 2000.
No.
Chemical Name
Geographical Location Reference
Monoterpenes
112
trans-β-Terpineol Greece
[54]
113 Linalool
Brazil
[52]
114 Camphor
Iran
[55]
Sesquiterpenes
115 Junipene
Greece
[54]
116
γ-Elemene Brazil
[52]
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Table 2. Cont.
No.
Chemical Name
Geographical Location Reference
Sesquiterpenes
117
α-Ylangene Brazil
[52]
118 Valencene
Brazil
[52]
119 8-β H-Cedran-8-ol Turkey
[53]
120 4-β H,5α-Eremophil-1(10)-ene Turkey
[53]
121
α-Bisabolol Turkey
[23]
122
α-Eudesmol Turkey
[23]
123
α-Cadinol Turkey
[23]
124 Patchoulene
Indonesia
[56]
Diterpenes
125 Manoyl
oxide
Greece
[57]
126 Ferruginol
Greece
[57]
127 Ferruginolone
Greece
[57]
128 2-Hydroxyferruginol
Greece
[57]
129 6/7-Hydroxyferruginol
Greece
[57]
130 Sempervirol
Greece
[57]
131 Abietic
acid
Greece
[57]
132 18-Succinyloxyabietadiene
Greece
[57]
133 18-Succinyloxyhydroxyabietatriene
Greece [57]
134 18-Hydroxyabieta-8,11,13-triene
Greece [57]
135 Imbricataloic
acid
Greece
[57]
136 Imbricatoloic
acid
Greece
[57]
137 Diterpenic
acid
Greece
[57]
138 Neoabietic
acid
Greece
[57]
139 Labda-8(17),12,13-triene
Greece
[57]
140 Hydroxydehydroabietic
acid
Greece
[57]
141 Dihydroxyabieta-8,11,13-triene
Greece
[57]
142 13(14)-Dehydrojunicedric
acid
Greece
[57]
143 Dehydroabietic
acid
Greece
[57]
144 18-Hydroxyabieta-8,11,13-triene
Greece [57]
145 Junicedric
acid
Greece
[29]
146 14,15-Dinor-13-oxo-8(17)-labden-19-oic
acid
Greece
[29]
147
tran-Communal Greece
[29]
148
Palmitoyl isocupressic acid
Greece
[29]
149 Oleoyl
isocupressic
acid
Greece
[29]
150 13-Hydroxy-8(17),14-labdadien-19-oic
acid
Greece
[29]
151 15-Oxolabda-8(17),13(E)-dien-19-oic acid
Greece
[29]
152 Pimaric
acid
Greece
[29]
153 Totarolone
Greece
[29]
Triterpenes
154 Lupeol
alkanoates
Brazil
[58]
155 Lupeol
Brazil
[58]
156 Lupeol
acetate
Cuba
[59]
157 Lanosterol
acetate
Egypt
[35]
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Table 2. Cont.
No.
Chemical Name
Geographical Location Reference
Triterpenes
158 Lanosterol
Cuba
[59]
159 Germanicol
acetate
Cuba
[59]
160 Germanicol
Cuba
[59]
161
β-Amyrin acetate
Cuba
[59]
162
β-Amyrone Cuba
[59]
163
α-Amyrin acetate
Cuba
[59]
164
α-Amyrone Cuba
[59]
165 24-Methylene-9,19-ciclolanostan-3β-ol Brazil
[58]
166 (22 Z,24 E)-3-Oxocycloart-22,24-dien-26-oic acid
Burma
[60]
167 (24E)-3-Oxo-27,28-dihydroxycycloart-24-en-26-oic acid
Burma
[60]
168 3,4-seco-Cycloart-12-hydroxy-4(28),24-dien-3-oicacid Greece [29]
169 Cycloart-3,7-dihydroxy-24-en-28-oic acid
Greece
[29]
170
3-Oxo-triterpenic acid methyl ester
Egypt
[61]
5. Phenolics
Brazilian green propolis is rich in phenylpropanoids including cinnamic acid, p-coumaric acid,
caffeic acid, ferulic acid and their derivatives. Among these substances, prenylated cinnamic acids
turn out to be a salient chemical feature and have a consanguineous bearing on antimicrobial activity of
green propolis. In recent years, researchers identified a series of phenylpropanoid derivatives 171–180 in
Brazilian propolis. Meanwhile, some caffeic acid derivatives 182–183 and isoferulic acid derivative 184
were also identified in poplar propolis by GC-MS. Chlorogenic acid is abundant in Brazilian propolis of
floral origin from Citrus spp. [62]. Three quinic acid derivatives 185–187 were identified in this type
of propolis.
Another class of phenolics, stilbenes, are not very common in plants. In 2010, Petrova et al. identified
two geranylstilbenes; schweinfurthin A (188) and schweinfurthin B (189) in propolis produced in
Kenya. Macaranga schweinfurthii is the only plant source of these two geranylstilbenes to this date [37].
In 2012, another stilbene, 5-farnesyl-3'-hydroxyresveratrol (190) was identified in Solomon Island
propolis, which is also present in Macaranga plants [31]. These results suggest that Macaranga is
probably the plant source of the propolis from Kenya and Solomon Island. However, many stilbenes
191–202, especially prenylated stilbenes, were identified in Australian Kangaroo Island propolis, which
makes this type of propolis a stronger scavenging activity towards DPPH free radical than Brazilian
propolis [63], suggesting the source of stilbenes is not limited to only a few plants.
Lignans as main chemical compounds in tropical propolis have attracted a worldwide research interest.
In the past 12 years, researchers identified three lignans 206–208 in Kenyan and Brazilian propolis.
As shown in the Table 3, other phenolic compounds and derivatives were identified in propolis from
Brazil (209–219), Indonesia (220–229), France (230), Iran (231–239) and Malta (240–241). Among these
chemicals, nemorosone (215) is the exclusive and principal component of Clusia rosea floral resins,
indicating that Clusia spp. is the plant origin of the brown propolis [64]. Tschimgin (232), tschimganin
(233), ferutinin (236), tefernin (237) identified in Iranian propolis are the characteristic compositions of
the Ferula species, which is considered as another plant source of Iranian propolis besides poplar.
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Table 3. Phenolics identified in propolis since 2000.
No. Chemical
Name Geographical
Location
Reference
Phenylpropanoids
171
cis-3-Methoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid
Brazil
[65]
172
trans-3-Methoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid
Brazil
[65]
173
3-Prenyl cinnamic acid allyl ester
Brazil
[66]
174
p-Methoxycinnamic acid
Brazil
[66]
175 Dihydrocinnamic
acid
Brazil
[66]
176 3-Prenyl-4-hydroxycinnamic
acid
Brazil
[67]
177 3,5-Diprenyl-4-hydroxycinnamic
acid
Brazil [67]
178 3-Methyl-2-butenyl
isoferulate
Brazil
[66]
179 3-Methyl-3-butenyl
caffeate
Brazil
[66]
180 Hexadecyl
caffeate
Brazil
[66]
181
Methyl(E)-4-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methylbut-
(E)-2'-enyloxy) cinnamate
Australia [63]
182
Tetradecenyl caffeate (isomer)
Egypt
[35]
183 Tetradecenyl
caffeate
Egypt
[35]
184 2-Methyl-2-butenyl
ferulate
Uruguay
[68]
Chlorogenic acids
185
4-Feruoyl quinic acid
Brazil
[62]
186
5-Ferruoyl quinic acid
Brazil
[33]
187 3,4,5-tri-O-Caffeoylquinic acid
Brazil
[69]
Stilbenes
188 Schweinfurthin
A
Kenya
[37]
189 Schweinfurthin
B
Kenya
[37]
190 5'-Farnesyl-3'-hydroxyresveratrol
Solomon
Island
[31]
191 5,4'-Dihydroxy-3'-methoxy-3-prenyloxy-E-stilbene. Australia
[63]
192 3,5,3',4'-Tetrahydroxy-2-prenyl-E-stilbene Australia
[63]
193 3,5,4'-Trihydroxy-3'-methoxy-2-prenyl-E-stilbene Australia
[63]
194 5,3',4'-Trihydroxy-3-methoxy-2-prenyl-E-stilbene Australia
[63]
195 5,4'-Dihydroxy-3,3'-dimethoxy-2-prenyl-E-stilbene Australia
[63]
196 5,4'-Dihydroxy-3-prenyloxy-E-stilbene Australia
[63]
197 3',4'-Dihydroxy-E-stilbene Australia
[63]
198 3',4'-Dihydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-E-stilbene Australia
[63]
199 Diprenylated
dihydrostilbene
Australia
[63]
200 3,5-Dihydroxy-2-prenyl-E-stilbene Australia
[63]
201 4-Prenyldihydroresveratrol
Australia
[63]
202 3-Prenylresveratrol
Australia
[63]
203
(+)-Pinoresinol dimethyl ether
Brazil
[44]
204 (+)-Pinoresinol
Brazil
[44]
205 (+)-Syringaresinol
Brazil
[44]
Lignans
206 Tetrahydrojusticidin
B
Kenya
[37]
207 6-Methoxydiphyllin
Kenya
[37]
208
Phyllam ricin C
Kenya
[37]
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Table 3. Cont.
No. Chemical
Name Geographical
Location
Reference
Other phenolics
209 8-(Methyl-butanechromane)-6-propenoic
acid
Brazil
[70]
210 3-Hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-8-prenylchromane-6-propenoic acid
Brazil
[70]
211 2,2-Dimethyl-8-prenylchromene-6-propenoic
acid
Brazil
[70]
212 2,2-Dimethylchromene-6-propenoic
acid
Brazil [70]
213 2,2-Dimethyl-6-carboxyethnyl-2 H-1-benzopyran Brazil
[70]
214 2,2-Dimethyl-6-carboxyethenyl-8-prenyl-2 H-1-benzopyran Brazil [70]
215 Nemorosone
Brazil
[9]
216 7-epi-clusianone
Brazil
[9]
217 Xanthochymol
Brazil
[9]
218 Gambogenone
Brazil
[9]
219 Hyperibone
A
Brazil
[71]
220 5-Pentadecylresorcinol
Indonesia
[72]
221 5-(8' Z,11' Z-Heptadecadienyl)-resorcinol Indonesia
[72]
222 5-(11' Z-Heptadecenyl)-resorcinol Indonesia
[72]
223 5-Heptadecylresorcinol
Indonesia
[72]
224 1,3-Bis(trimethylsilylloxy)-5,5-proylbenzene
Indonesia [56]
225 3,4-Dimethylthioquinoline
Indonesia
[56]
226 4-Oxo-2-thioxo-3-thiazolidinepropionic
acid
Indonesia [56]
227
D
-glucofuranuronic acid
Indonesia
[56]
228 Dofuranuronic
acid
Indonesia
[56]
229 3-Quinolinecarboxamine
Indonesia
[56]
230 Baccharin
France
[73]
231 Suberosin
Iran
[55]
232 Tschimgin
Iran
[55]
233 Tschimganin
Iran
[55]
234 Bornyl
p-hydroxybenzoate Iran
[55]
235 Bornyl
vanillate
Iran
[55]
236 Ferutinin
Iran
[55]
237 Tefernin
Iran
[55]
238 Ferutinol
p-hydroxybenzoate Iran
[55]
239 Ferutinol
vanillate
Iran
[55]
240 2-Acetoxy-6- p-methoxybenzoyl jaeschkeanadiol
Malta
[74]
241 2-Acetoxy-6-p-hydroxybenzoyl jaeschkeanadiol
Malta
[74]
6. Sugars
The question about the origin of sugars in propolis has not been solved yet. Nectar and honey are
thought to be the sources of glucose, fructose and sucrose. Others suggest that they come from
hydrolyzed flavonoid glycosides in propolis. In addition, mucilages containing numerous sugars, sugar
alcohols and acids were listed among potential propolis sugar sources by Crane [75]. In the propolis
originated from the Canary Islands and Malta, many sugars, sugar alcohols and uronic acids were
identified, supporting the claim that plant mucilages were the source of these compounds [74]. In
Egyptian propolis, many sugars, sugar alcohols and uronic acids were identified by GC-MS. Among
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these substances, galactitol, gluconic acid, galacturonic acid and 2-O-glycerylgalactose were identified
in propolis for the first time [61].
7. Hydrocarbons
Hydrocarbons are other basic components of propolis. In recent years, alkanes, alkenes, alkadienes,
monoesters, diesters, aromatic esters, fatty acids and steroids have been identified in many types of
propolis such as Egyptian propolis [35], Brazilian propolis [65] and Anatolian propolis [76]. Comparing
the compositions of Brazilian propolis waxes and comb waxes which were produced by the same
colony, no difference was found to allow a distinction, suggesting a common origin for both wax
sources [77]. This result not only illustrates that propolis waxes are secreted by bees [78], but also
indicates that the composition of propolis waxes and comb waxes is only dependent on genetic factors of
the bees, not plant sources.
8. Mineral Elements
Trace elements (Ca, K, Mg, Na, Al, B, Ba, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Sr and Zn) and toxic elements (As, Cd, Hg
and Pb) were discovered by atomic emission/absorption spectrometry in propolis samples collected
from different Croatian regions [79]. Br, Co, Cr, Fe, Rb, Sb, Sm and Zn were identified in different
Argentinean propolis by neutron activation analysis. These studies show that the trace element profiles
can be useful for propolis identification according to their location [80].
9. The Chemical Categories Reported in Propolis
The chemical categories reported in propolis during 2000 and 2012 are summarized in Figure 3 and
Table 4, indicating consistency with the categories reported previously (Figure 1). It is well recognized
that the chemical composition of herbal medicines are affected by many environmental factors while
maintaining their genetic characteristics [81]. Similar effects to propolis can be expected from
environmental factors. However, bee species needs to be considered together with geographical factors
and plant sources.
Table 4. The chemical categories reported in propolis since 2000.
Chemical
Category
Example
Compound
Geographical Origin
Plant Source
Bee Species
References
Flavonoids Luteolin
Australia, Brazil, Burma,
Canada, Chinese, Cuba, Egypt,
Greece, Japan, Kenya, Mexico,
Nepal, Poland, Portugal,
Solomon Island, Taiwan
Populus,
Macaranga,
Dalbergia
Apis
mellifera
[26,31,34,36–39,
41–47,61]
Prenylated
flavanones
7-O-prenylpino-
cembrin
Greece, Japan
Apis
mellifera
[39,42]
Neo-flavonoids Cearoin
Nepal
Dalbergia
Apis
mellifera
[50]
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Table 4. Cont.
Chemical
Category
Example
Compound
Geographical Origin
Plant Source
Bee Species
References
Monoterpenes
Sesquiterpenes
Diterpenes
Linalool abietic acid
Brazil, Greece, Indonesia,
Iran, Malta, Turkey
Ferula
Pinaceae
Cupressaceae
Apis
mellifera
[37,52,53,55,56,74]
Triterpenes Lupeol
acetate
Burma, Brazil, Cuba, Egypt,
Greece
Apis
mellifera
[29,35,58–60]
Phenylpropanoid
s and esters
p-Methoxycinnamic
acid
Australia, Brazil, Egypt,
Uruguay
Citrus
Apis
mellifera
[61,63,66,68]
Prenylated
phenylpropanoids
3-Prenyl-4-
hydroxycinnamic
acid
Brazilian Green propolis
Baccharies
Africanized
Apis
mellifera
[67]
Stilbenes and
prenylated
stilbenes
3-Prenylresveratrol
Australia, Brazil, Greece,
Indonesia, Kenya
Macaranga
Apis
mellifera
[31,37,44,63,72]
Lignans 6-Methoxydiphyllin
Kenya
Apis
mellifera
[37]
Coumarins
Prenylated
coumarin suberosin
Iran
Apis
mellifera
[55]
Figure 3. Representative chemical components identified in propolis since 2000.
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10. Bee Species and Propolis
We propose that species, subspecies and varieties of bees have a major impact on the chemical
components and quality of propolis. The genus Apis contains 10 generally recognized species.
Honeybee, A. mellifera, is widely spread in Europe, Ural Mountains, Africa, and Asia. All other
recognised Apis species are of Asian distribution. About 25 subspecies have been recognized for
A. mellifera, based on morphometry, behaviour and biogeography [82], belonging to three or four major
subspecies groups [83].
The most popular species of honeybee is the European honeybee, Apies mellifera. It has been
shown that varieties of bee affect the antibacterial activity of propolis collected from the same apiary;
A. mellifera carnica hives showed weaker antibacterial activity than that of A. mellifera anatolica and
A. mellifera caucasica. The three honeybee races used neither the same nor the single plant source [23].
In another type of propolis, geopropolis, produced by stingless bee species, Melipona scutellaris,
benzophenones, but no flavonoids, have been identified as the major compounds [84]; However,
geopropolis produced by Melipona fasciculate contains high concentrations of polyphenols, flavonoids,
triterpenoids, saponins, and even tannins [85].
Although different species of honeybee prefer different plants, the chemical profile of propolis that is
produced by the same species is not always same. Brazilian green and red propolis both originate
from Africanized A. mellifera [65,86], but these propolis are rich in prenylated phenylpropanoids and
isoflavonoids respectively. The differences are due to the plants, namely B. dracunculifolia and
Dalbergia ecastophyllum, which are used by bees as resin sources. In cerumen propolis from stingless
bees (Tetragonula carbonaria), C-methylated flavanones, terpenic acids and phenolic acids, such as
gallic acid, diterpenic acids of pimaric and abietic type are the predominant chemicals, but it lacks
the characteristic flavonoids and prenylated phenolics found in propolis from honeybees species in
Australia [87,88]. Therefore, the variant chemical composition of propolis depends on the bees’ preferences
of botanical sources and the species and varieties of bees [89–91].
11. The Geographical Origins of Propolis
Propolis collected from many countries have demonstrated chemical profiles similar to the poplar type
propolis: China [92], Korea, Croatia [93], different regions of Taiwan [43,94,95], New Zealand [96] and
Africa [35]. Poplar tree (Populus nigra L. and P. alba L) is common in Europe, and is used to name the
common type of propolis that is rich in flavonoids and phenylpropanoids. However, flavonoids are not
restricted to poplar; furthermore, in areas where poplars are not native plants, such as Australia and
equatorial regions of South America, bees will seek other plants to produce propolis, which contain the
flavonoids of the poplar type propolis [36].
Propolis from the tropical zone, Brazilian green and red propolis, are respectively rich in prenylated
derivatives of p-coumaric acid, and some isoflavonoids that are different from the ones found in poplar
type propolis [3,97]. In addition, propolis from Solomon Island, Burma, Greek, Japan are characterized
by the geranylated and prenylated flavonoids (Table 1).
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