Different extraction methods of biologically active components from propolis: a preliminary study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Propolis is widely used in apitherapy, preparations, and food and beverage additives. Various extraction techniques were applied in the extraction of the biologically active constituents of poplar type propolis in order to compare th...

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Main Authors: Bankova Vassya, Trunkova Dorina, Trusheva Boryana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:Chemistry Central Journal
Online Access:http://journal.chemistrycentral.com/content/1/1/13
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author Bankova Vassya
Trunkova Dorina
Trusheva Boryana
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Trunkova Dorina
Trusheva Boryana
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Propolis is widely used in apitherapy, preparations, and food and beverage additives. Various extraction techniques were applied in the extraction of the biologically active constituents of poplar type propolis in order to compare their efficiency. The methods employed were: traditional maceration extraction, ultrasound extraction (UE), and microwave assisted extraction (MAE).</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The total amounts of extracted phenolics and flavonoids were determined, and the effectiveness of the methods compared. MAE was very rapid but led to the extraction of a large amount of non-phenolic and non-flavonoid material. UE gave the highest percentage of extracted phenolics.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Compared to the maceration extraction, MAE and UE methods provided high extraction yield, requiring short timeframes and less labour. UE was shown to be the most efficient method based on yield, extraction time and selectivity.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-7e616be0f7664db0bf4a3ec252ab9a822022-12-21T21:09:10ZengBMCChemistry Central Journal1752-153X2007-06-01111310.1186/1752-153X-1-13Different extraction methods of biologically active components from propolis: a preliminary studyBankova VassyaTrunkova DorinaTrusheva Boryana<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Propolis is widely used in apitherapy, preparations, and food and beverage additives. Various extraction techniques were applied in the extraction of the biologically active constituents of poplar type propolis in order to compare their efficiency. The methods employed were: traditional maceration extraction, ultrasound extraction (UE), and microwave assisted extraction (MAE).</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The total amounts of extracted phenolics and flavonoids were determined, and the effectiveness of the methods compared. MAE was very rapid but led to the extraction of a large amount of non-phenolic and non-flavonoid material. UE gave the highest percentage of extracted phenolics.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Compared to the maceration extraction, MAE and UE methods provided high extraction yield, requiring short timeframes and less labour. UE was shown to be the most efficient method based on yield, extraction time and selectivity.</p>http://journal.chemistrycentral.com/content/1/1/13
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Trusheva Boryana
Different extraction methods of biologically active components from propolis: a preliminary study
Chemistry Central Journal
title Different extraction methods of biologically active components from propolis: a preliminary study
title_full Different extraction methods of biologically active components from propolis: a preliminary study
title_fullStr Different extraction methods of biologically active components from propolis: a preliminary study
title_full_unstemmed Different extraction methods of biologically active components from propolis: a preliminary study
title_short Different extraction methods of biologically active components from propolis: a preliminary study
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