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Propolis particles incorporated in aqueous formulations with enhanced antibacterial performance.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, the use of natural bioactives in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries has emerged as a global formulation development trend. Although natural bioactives exhibit promising properties, they are also associated with chemical instability or poor aqueous solubility. One such bioactive with beneficial functionalities but limited industrial applicability within industry is propolis. The purpose of this study was to investigate means to enable enhancement to the antibacterial activity of propolis-based aqueous formulations. Dry propolis was firstly extracted from crude material and the effect of common carrier phases used for dissolution of propolis for antibacterial assays was investigated. Consequently, the extract was formulated into propolis sub-micron aqueous dispersions via direct ultrasonication. Processing time was varied, and all formed particles were characterised immediately after production in terms of size, polydispersity and zeta potential, and then again after a month-long storage period. When tested on E. coli cells, 15% propolis dispersions caused a bactericidal effect, which was sonication time and time of exposure dependent. Particles formed at the shortest sonication period (4 min) resulted in higher cell injury while those processed the longest (10 min) caused greater cell death and with AFM imaging, cell membrane alterations were confirmed. Chemically, for whole dispersions and carrier phases alone, free radical scavenging activity and total phenol content were slightly enhanced at longer sonication times. Overall, the present work suggests that formulating propolis extract sub-micron aqueous dispersions via sonication enhances their antibacterial performance via a synergistic effect involving both their carrier and dispersed phases.

SUBMITTER: Chourmouziadi Laleni N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8721958 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:BackgroundPropolis (bee glue) is a resinous honeybee product having a long history of application in many countries as a traditional remedy for treating wounds, burns, soar throat, stomach disorders, etc. It has been proved to possess beneficial biological effects, including antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, antiulcer, and many others. Bees gather propolis from diverse resinous plant parts and in different phytogeographic regions its chemical composition might vary significantly. In this article we report the results of the first study on the chemical profiles of propolis from Oman, its plant origin and antibacterial activity.ResultsThe chemical profiles of Omani propolis extracts were obtained by GC-MS analysis after silylation. Over 50 individual compounds were identified in the samples, belonging to different compound types: sugars, polyols, hydroxy acids, fatty acids, cardanols and cardols, anacardic acids, flavan derivatives, triterpenes, prenylated flavanones and chalcones. The profiles were dissimilar from other known propolis types. They demonstrate that although Oman is not a large country, the plant sources of propolis vary significantly, even in the same apiary and the same season. Based on chemical profiles, and isolation and identification of major marker compounds (new propolis constituents), new plant sources of propolis were found: Azadiracta indica (neem tree) and Acacia spp. (most probably A. nilotica). The ethanol extracts of the studied propolis samples demonstrated activity against S. aureus (MIC < 100 μg. mL-1) and E. coli (MIC < 380 μg. mL-1).ConclusionOmani propolis is different form the known propolis types and demonstrates significant chemical diversity. Its most important plant source is the resin of Azadirachta indica, and as a result its typical components are С5-prenyl flavanones. Other plant sources have been identified, too, playing some role in resin collection by bees in Oman: Acacia spp. (most probably A. nilotica) and Mangifera indica. The results demonstrate also the potential of Omani propolis as antimicrobial.

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