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. 2018 Summer;13(3):285–292. doi: 10.22037/iej.v13i3.20994

Table 1.

Chemical composition of Iranian Propolis

Alkaloids
  • 12-Azabicyclo [9.2.2] pentadeca-1(14),11(15)-dien-13-one

  • Oreophilin

  • 3',4'-Dihydro-2'-(morpholin-4-yl)-5',7'-dinitrospiro[cyclopentane-1,3'-quinazoline]

Aromatic acid and their esters
  • Benzoic acid

  • Hydroxybenzoicacid

  • Vanillicacid

  • P-Coumaricacid

  • Dibutylphthalate

  • Ferulicacid

  • Isoferulicacid

  • Caffeicacid

  • 2-(2',4'-Dichloro-phenoxy)phenylaceticacid

Fatty acids and their esters
  • Palmitic acid

  • Margaric acid

  • Oleic acid

  • Stearic acid

  • 3-Hydroxy stearic acid

  • Eicosanoic acid

  • Behenic acid

  • Nephrosteranic acid

  • 2-Methoxycarbonyl-2-(cis-2'pentenyl)-3-methoxycarbonyl

Cethylcyclopentane
Flavonoids
  • Osthole

  • Pinostrobinchalcone

  • 2',4',6'-Trihydroxy chalcone

  • 2-(1-(2-Methylcortonoyloxy)-1-methylethyl)-8-oxo-1,

  • 2-dihydrofurano[2,3-H]2H-chromen

  • 3-Methyl-but-2- enoicacid,2,2- dimethyl-8-oxo-3,

  • 4-dihydro-2H,8H- pyrano[3,2- g]chromen-3-yl ester

Terpenes
  • 2H-Cyclopentacyclooctene,4,5,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-1,2,2,

  • 3-tetramethyl

  • Germanicol

  • Dimethyl-1,3,5,6-tetramethyl-[1,3-(13C2)] bicycle [5.5.0]

  • dodeca-1,3,5,6,8,10-hexaene-9,10-dicarboxylate

  • Spiro[benzo[a]cyclopenta[3,4]cyclobuta[1,2-c]cycloheptene-

  • 8(5H),2'-[1,3]dioxane], 6,7,7b,10a-tetrahydro-1

  • 14- Methyl-cholest-7-en-3-ol-15-one

  • (3α,4α)- 4- Methyl- stigmast-22-en-3- ol