Table 3.
Wax constituents detected in shoot apices of Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. (Asteraceae), resin masses from bee corbiculae and a sample of green propolis
| Compound | Apices | Resin | Propolis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||
| Wax constituents | ||||
| 36. Methyl-dodecanoate | + | + | − | − |
| 37. Methyl-tetradecanoate | − | + | − | − |
| 38. Hexadecanoic acid | + | + | − | − |
| 39. Octadecanoic acid | − | + | + | − |
| 40. Hexacosanoic acid | − | + | − | − |
| 41. Docosanoic acid | + | + | − | − |
| 42. Tetracosanoic acid | − | + | − | − |
| 43. Octacosanoic acid | − | + | − | − |
| 44. Hexacosanoic acid | − | + | − | − |
| 45. Methyl-4-methoxyoctadecanoic acid | + | + | − | − |
| 46. Hexanedioic acid dioctyl ester | + | + | + | + |
| 47. n-Dodecanal | + | + | − | − |
| 48. n-Hexadecanal | + | + | − | − |
| 49. 9,12-Octadecadienal | + | + | − | − |
| 50. (Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid | − | − | − | + |
| 51. Methyl-(Z)-9-Octadecenoate | − | − | − | + |
| 52. n-Docosanol | + | + | − | − |
| 53. n-Tetracosanol | + | + | − | − |
| 54. n-Hexacosanol | + | + | − | − |
| 55. 4-Ethyloctane | − | − | − | + |
| 56. 7-n-Hexyleicosane | + | + | − | − |
| 57. n-Hentriacontane | + | + | − | − |
| 58. 17-Tritriacontene | + | + | − | − |
| 59. 17-Pentatriacontene | − | − | − | + |
No pharmacological properties have as yet been assigned to these compounds Compound names in bold refer to occurrences so far unreported in propolis.
−, Not detected.