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. 2021 Oct 22;2021:3789351. doi: 10.1155/2021/3789351

Table 5.

Major compounds detected in stingless bee propolis water extracts using GC-MS analysis.

Compound Propolis
H. fimbriata T. apicalis T. binghami
Terpenoid
Germacrene D +
Isolongifolol +
Phorbol +
α-Eudesmol +
Isoaromadendrene epoxide +

Sugar
D-Fructose + + +
d-Galactose + + +
α-D-Glucopyranoside +
α-D-Galactopyranoside +
d-Ribose +
d-Glucose +
D-Glucose + +
α-D-Mannopyranoside +
Glycoside +
Hexopyranose + +
α-D-Glucofuranoside +

Carboxylic acid
α-Linolenic acid +
Tricosadiynoic acid +
Octadecatrienoic acid +
Butanedioic acid +
Propanoic acid +
Cyclohexene +

Sugar alcohol
Arabinitol + + +
Ribitol + + +
Arabitol + +
D-Glucitol +

Hydrocarbon
Silane +
Butane +

Aldehyde
Dioxolane-4-carboxaldehyde +
Cyclohex-1-en-1-carboxaldehyde +

Amino acid
Pyroglutamic acid +

Others
Trimethylsilyl ether of glycerol + + +
3,8-Dioxa-2,9-disiladecane + +
Silanol +
2-Mono-isobutyrin +