Table 2.
Terpenoids detected in shoot apices of Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. (Asteraceae), resin masses from bee corbiculae and a sample of green propolis
| Compound | Apices | Resin | Propolis | Pharmacological activity | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||||
| Sesquiterpenes | ||||||
| 23. Farnesol | − | − | − | + | Antimicrobial | 26 |
| 24. Dehydrocostus lactone (C) | − | − | + | + | Trypanocidal | 15 |
| Antimycobacterial | 27 | |||||
| 25. Viridiflorol | − | − | + | − | ||
| 26. Isomaturnin (D) | − | − | + | + | ||
| 27. 1H-Cyclopropazulene-1a,2,3,4,4a,5,-6,7b-octahydro-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl | + | + | − | − | ||
| Diterpenes | ||||||
| 28. Isocupressic acid derivative | − | − | + | + | Antibacterial | 17 |
| Cytotoxicity | 28 | |||||
| 29. 1,4aβ-Dimethyl-7-isopropyl-2,3,4,-4a,9,10-hexahydrophenanthrene (E) | − | − | + | + | ||
| 30. Tα-Hydroxysandaracopimar-8(14)-15-diene | − | − | + | − | ||
| Triterpenes and steroids | ||||||
| 31. Squalene | + | + | − | − | ||
| 32. Bauer-7-en-3β-yl acetate | − | − | − | + | ||
| 33. Stigmasta-3,5-dien-7-one | + | + | − | − | ||
| 34. Cholest-5-en-3β-ol | + | + | + | − | ||
| 35. Clionasterol | + | + | + | − | ||
Compound names in bold refer to occurrences so far unreported in propolis; letters in parenthesis correspond to structures in Fig. 7.
−, Not detected.