Cardanols detected in non-polar propolis extracts from Scaptotrigona aff. postica (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini)

Author(s)

Giuseppina Negri ^[1] ; Caroline Cristina Fernandes Silva ^[2] ; Guilherme Rabelo Coelho ^[3] ; Roberto Manoel do Nascimento ^[4] ; Ronaldo Zucatelli Mendonça ^[5]

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Botânica - Brasil

^[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Botânica - Brasil

^[3] Instituto Butantan. Laboratório de Parasitologia - Brasil

^[4] Instituto Butantan. Laboratório de Parasitologia - Brasil

^[5] Instituto Butantan. Laboratório de Parasitologia - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Brazilian Journal of Food Technology; v. 22, 2019-10-17.

Abstract

Abstract The propolis produced by stingless bees of the tribe Meliponini is a viscous product that contains the resin collected from buds, leaves and plant exudates, mixed with salivary secretions, wax and soil. The species Scaptotrigona aff. postica (Latreille, 1807), (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae) popularly known as “tubi” in Maranhão State, Brazil, does not mix soil to produce its propolis. The propolis from S. postica harvested in Barra do Corda, Maranhão State, is popularly used in the treatment of wounds and respiratory illnesses. The hydroalcoholic extract of this propolis, rich in flavone-6,8-di-C-glycosides (vicenin-2 and schaftoside), pyrrolizidine alkaloids derived from retronecine, catechin and caffeoylquinic acid derivatives exhibited antiviral activity against the herpes simplex and rubella viruses. The aim of this study was to increase knowledge about the chemical composition of the S. postica propolis by analyzing non-polar extracts obtained using hexane and chloroform as the solvents, by GC-EI-MS. A total of 15 constituents were identified comparing their respective mass spectral data with those available in the NIST data bases and those reported in the literature. The main constituents detected were the phenolic lipids, known as cardanols, 3-(4,7-heptadecadienyl) phenol (5), 3-(10-heptadecenyl) phenol (7), 3-heptadecylphenol (9) and 3-pentadecyl phenol or hydrocardanol (13), which predominated in the hexane extract, while the predominant constituents in the chloroform extract were 3-pentadecyl phenol or hydrocardanol (13) and 3-(8-pentadecenyl) phenol (12). The antioxidant, antitumoral, antifeedant, cytotoxic, anticarcinogenic, antiproliferative, antimicrobial, antileishmanial and larvicidal activities of the cardanols have been demonstrated in many studies. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/07834-4 - Chemical characterization and bio-guided isolation of compounds with anti-inflammatory and/or anti-HIV effect of a Brazilian propolis.
• Grantee: Caroline Cristina Fernandes da Silva
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral