Research Article

Determination of Total Phenolics, Flavonoids, and Antioxidant Activity and GC-MS Analysis of Malaysian Stingless Bee Propolis Water Extracts

Table 5

Major compounds detected in stingless bee propolis water extracts using GC-MS analysis.

CompoundPropolis
H. fimbriataT. apicalisT. binghami

Terpenoid
Germacrene D+
Isolongifolol+
Phorbol+
α-Eudesmol+
Isoaromadendrene epoxide+

Sugar
D-Fructose+++
d-Galactose+++
α-D-Glucopyranoside+
α-D-Galactopyranoside+
d-Ribose+
d-Glucose+
D-Glucose++
α-D-Mannopyranoside+
Glycoside+
Hexopyranose++
α-D-Glucofuranoside+

Carboxylic acid
α-Linolenic acid+
Tricosadiynoic acid+
Octadecatrienoic acid+
Butanedioic acid+
Propanoic acid+
Cyclohexene+

Sugar alcohol
Arabinitol+++
Ribitol+++
Arabitol++
D-Glucitol+

Hydrocarbon
Silane+
Butane+

Aldehyde
Dioxolane-4-carboxaldehyde+
Cyclohex-1-en-1-carboxaldehyde+

Amino acid
Pyroglutamic acid+

Others
Trimethylsilyl ether of glycerol+++
3,8-Dioxa-2,9-disiladecane++
Silanol+
2-Mono-isobutyrin+