Antioxidant Properties and Cardioprotective Mechanism of Malaysian Propolis in Rats

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Romana, Tanvir, E. M., Hossen, Md. Sakib, Afroz, Rizwana, Ahmmed, Istiyak, Rumpa, Nur-E-Noushin, Paul, Sudip, Siew, Hua Gan, Sulaiman, Siti Amrah, Khalil, Md. Ibrahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2017
• Subjects: R5-130.5 General works
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/36799/1/%28Antioxidant_Properties_and_Cardioprotective%29_5370545.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/36799/; https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/5370545
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Propolis contains high concentrations of polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins, ascorbic acid, and reducing sugars and proteins. Malaysian Propolis (MP) has been reported to exhibit high 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) values...