Natural products isolated from Tetragonula carbonaria cerumen modulate free radical-scavenging and 5-lipoxygenase activities in vitro

Abstract Background Propolis and cerumen are plant-derived products found in honeybees and stingless bees, respectively. Although propolis is an ancient folk medicine, the bioactivities of cerumen obtained from Australian native stingless bees (Tetragonula carbonaria) have not been widely studied. T...

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Main Authors: Karina D. Hamilton, Peter R. Brooks, Steven M. Ogbourne, Fraser D. Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-017-1748-6