Avaliação do potencial antioxidante do pólen apícola produzido na região sul do Brasil
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- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Química Nova
- Vol. 31 (7) , 1660-1664
Abstract
The contents of total phenolics, flavonoids, and antioxidant activity of bee pollen ethanolic extract were determined and compared to those of commercial antioxidants. Bee pollen extract from the state of Rio Grande do Sul presented antioxidant activity statistically equal to that of α -tocopherol and higher than those of BHT and BHA. A statistically significant correlation was observed between the antioxidant activity and the total phenolics and total flavonoids contents of bee pollen extracts. HPLC technique made the identification of high contents of rutin and myricetin possible, which may partially explain the high antioxidant activity of Brazilian bee pollenKeywords
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