Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of geopropolis produced by Melipona fasciculata (Meliponinae) in flooded fields and cerrado areas of Maranhão State, northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT Geopropolis, a mixture of plant resin, wax, soil and salivary secretion, is produced by the stingless bee Melipona fasciculata. This aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of geopropolis collected from beehives in two phytogeographical regions...

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Published in:	Acta Amazonica
Main Authors:	Marisa Cristina Aranha BATISTA, Bruno Vinicius de Barros ABREU, Richard Pereira DUTRA, Mayara Soares CUNHA, Flavia Maria Mendonça do AMARAL, Luce Maria Brandão TORRES, Maria Nilce de Sousa RIBEIRO
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2016-09-01
Subjects:	stingless bee polyphenols triterpenes phytogeographical regions
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aa/v46n3/1809-4392-aa-46-03-00315.pdf