Hacettepe University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, 06800, Beytepe-Ankara, Turkey.
Hellenic Institute of Apiculture, Hellenic Agricultural Organisation 'DEMETER', N. Moudania 63 200, Greece.
Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2013 Nov-Dec;68(11-12):429-38.
We aimed to determine the differences and similarities between Greek and Turkish propolis with respect to their chemical composition given that the two countries have many similarities in floral biodiversity. We observed that: a) Greek propolis is different from the European-type propolis, having a high terpene content; therefore we can definitely characterize it as a Mediterranean type; b) the Turkish propolis collected along the coast line of the Aegean Sea is similiar to the examined Greek propolis; c) the remaining Turkish samples, originating from the European part of Turkey, were found to be similiar to the European-type propolis, having a high flavonoid content. Finally, especially two compounds, beta-elemene and totarol, were found in Greek samples in quite high amounts that are thought to have important biological properties.
我们旨在确定希腊和土耳其蜂胶之间的差异和相似之处，因为这两个国家在花卉生物多样性方面有许多相似之处。我们观察到：a）希腊蜂胶与欧洲型蜂胶不同，具有较高的萜烯含量；因此，我们可以肯定地将其描述为地中海型；b）在爱琴海沿岸采集的土耳其蜂胶与所检查的希腊蜂胶相似；c）来自土耳其欧洲部分的其余土耳其样本与欧洲型蜂胶相似，具有较高的类黄酮含量。最后，特别是两种化合物，β-榄香烯和总醇，在希腊样本中含量相当高，被认为具有重要的生物学特性。
