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. 2021 Sep 11;13(9):3169. doi: 10.3390/nu13093169

Table 2.

Phenolic compounds identified in propolis with gastroprotective effect induced by NSAIDs.

Compound Activity Related to Gastroprotective Effect Country of Origin of Propolis Sample Activity References
Ga Au As Af Im Ax Cp
2,2-dimethyl-6-carboxyethenyl-2H-1-benzopirane Brazil [67]
3-prenyl-4-dihydroxycinnamoiloxy cinnamic acid (baccharin) Brazil [67,68]
3-prenyl-4-hidroxycinamic acid (drupanin) X X X X X Brazil [57,68] [68,69]
3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid X Mexico [70] [70]
3,5-diprenyl-4-hidroxycinamic acid (artepillin C) X X X X X X Brazil [57,67,68,71,72,73] [68,74,75]
3.3-dimethylallyl caffeate X Mexico [70] [70]
5-methylchrysin ether X Mexico [76] [76]
5-methylgalangin ether X Mexico [76,77] [76]
5-methylpinobanksin ether X Mexico [76,77] [76]
7-O-methylvestitol X X X X Brazil [63] [63]
Acacetin X X X X Mexico, Brazil [78,79,80] [81,82]
Alnusin Brazil [83]
Alpinetin X X X Mexico [76,77] [76,84]
Alpinone X Mexico [77] [85]
Anethole X X X Brazil [83] [86,87]
Anisaldehyde Brazil [83]
Apigenin X X X X X Mexico [60,79] [88,89]
Aromadendrine-4′-O-metyl ether X X Brazil [57,68] [68]
Baicalein X X X X X X X Mexico [60] [55]
Benzoic acid X X Brazil [71,83] [90]
Biochanin A X X X X X X X Brazil [83,91] [92,93,94,95,96]
Cadinene X Brazil [83] [97]
Caffeic acid X X X X X X X Brazil, Mexico [57,70,72,73,76,98,99] [76,98,100,101,102,103]
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) X X X X X X X Denmark, Mexico, Brazil [58,73,79,104] [105,106,107,108,109]
Calycosin X X Brazil [80] [110]
Catechin X X X Mexico, Brazil [60,99,111] [88,112,113]
Catechol X X X X Mexico [60] [114,115]
Cholorgenic acid X X X X X X Brazil [73] [116]
Chrysin X X X X Mexico, Brazil [60,76,77,78,79,80,104,117] [56,76]
Cinnamic acid X X X X X X X Brazil, Mexico [70,71,79,98] [98,118,119]
Daidzein X X Brazil [91] [120,121]
Dalbergin Brazil [80]
Dihydrocinnamic acid Brazil [71]
Dihydroxy-methoxy chalcone Brazil [122]
Dihydroxy-methoxy flavanone Brazil [122]
Dihydroxy-trimethoxyflavone Brazil [122]
Dillenetin X Mexico [76] [76]
Dimethoxy-dihydrochalcone Brazil [122]
Elemicin Brazil [83]
Epicatechin X Brazil [99] [123]
Epoxypinocembrin chalcone X Mexico [70] [70]
Ferulic acid X X X X X X X Brazil, Mexico [76,79,98,111] [76,98,103,124,125]
Formononetin X X X X X Brazil [59,83,91,99] [59,95,126,127,128]
Galangin X X X X Mexico [76,79,117] [76,129,130]
Gallic acid X X X X X Mexico, Brazil [72,79,99] [131]
Genkwanin X X Brazil [80] [132]
Guaiacol X X Brazil [83] [133,134]
Hesperetin X X X X X Mexico [104] [135,136,137]
Hispidulin X X Brazil [80] [110]
Isocholorgenic acid A X X X X Brazil [73] [138]
Isocholorgenic acid B Brazil [73]
Isocholorgenic acid C Brazil [73]
Isoelemicin Brazil [83]
Isopent-3-enyl caffeate X Mexico [70] [70]
Isorhamnetin X X X Mexico [76,77] [76,139]
Isorhamnetin-3-O-glucosylgallate Brazil [122]
Isosakuranetin (ponciretin) X Brazil [57] [140]
Izalpinin X Mexico [70] [70]
Kaempferide X X X Brazil, Mexico [68,77] [68]
Kaempferol X X X X Mexico, Brazil [60,70,78,79,99,122] [53,54,70,88,120]
Liquiritigenin X X X X Brazil [83] [141,142,143]
Luteolin X X X X X Mexico, Brazil [78,79,111] [89,112,135,144,145]
Medicarpin X X X X Brazil [63,80,83] [63,146]
Methoxy-dihydrochalcone Brazil [122]
Methoxyeugenol X Brazil [83] [147]
Methyl eugenol X X X X Brazil [83] [148,149]
Myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside X X Brazil [122] [150,151]
Naringenin X X X X X Mexico [60,78,79,104] [88,120,152]
Naringin X X X X Mexico [60,78] [88,153,154]
Neovestitol X X Brazil [63,155] [155,156]
Oblongifolin B Brazil [63,80]
p-coumaric acid X X X X X Brazil, Mexico [57,71,72,79,98,99] [98,103,157,158]
Pentahydroxy-flavone-malonyl gallate Brazil [122]
Pinobanksin X Mexico, Brazil [77,80] [159]
Pinobanksin-3-O-acetate Mexico [79,117]
Pinocembrin X X X X X X X Mexico, Brazil [60,70,72,76,77,78,79,91,104,117] [70,76,77,85,129,160]
Pinostrobin X Mexico [70,77,79] [161]
Prenyl-p-coumaric X X Brazil [71] [68]
Prenyl-pentahydroxy-flavone Brazil [122]
Quercetin X X X X X X X Mexico, Brazil [78,79,99,122] [89,120,162,163,164]
Retusapurpurin Brazil [83]
Rhamnetin X X Mexico [70] [165]
Rutin X X X X X X Mexico, Brazil [99,104] [166,167]
Syringic acid X X X Mexico [76] [76,168]
Tetrahydroxy flavonon Brazil [71]
Trans-ferulic acid X X Brazil [99] [169,170]
Tricin X X Brazil [80] [171,172]
Trihydroxy-dihydrocinnamic acid Brazil [122]
Trihydroxy-dimethoxy chalcone Brazil [122]
Tryhidroxymethoxy flavonon Brazil [71]
Vestitol X X X Mexico, Brazil [63,80,83] [95,155]
Vestitone Brazil [80]
Violanthin X Brazil [122] [173]
Xanthochymol Brazil [83]
ε-caprolactone derivative Mexico [70]

Only articles that reported the chemical composition of Brazil green and red propolis and North Mexican brown propolis were included in this table; moreover, we only included CAPE as a compound of Danish propolis due to the unique compound identified in the chemical composition of the work that evaluated the antiulcerative activity of this propolis [58]. Ga: gastroprotective; Au: antiulcerative; As: antisecretory; Af: anti-inflammatory; Im: immunomodulator; Ax: antioxidant; and Cp: cytoprotective.