H.R Bhargava - School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur ۶۱۳۴۰۱, Tamilnadu, India
S Elakkiya - School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur ۶۱۳۴۰۱, Tamilnadu, India
K Mathumitha - School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur ۶۱۳۴۰۱, Tamilnadu, India
E Keerthika - School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur ۶۱۳۴۰۱, Tamilnadu, India

Propolis is a resin like substance collected from various botanical sources. It is commonly used asa bee product for the enhancement of human health. It is rich in antioxidants due to which their therapeuticvalue is enhanced. It is well known for the treatment of inflammation, minor burns, wounds, ulcers and certaincancers and also has an excellent anti-microbial activity against different pathogens. These properties majorlyare dependent on the floral sources of different geographical areas. Present work investigate on antioxidativeand antagonistic activity of ethanol extracted propolis collected from Apis and Trigona species. The antioxidativepotential of propolis samples were determined using the Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP),Total Phenolic content (TPC) and antiradical scavenging activity. The results revealed that the 5 and 10% Apismellifera propolis samples had maximum antioxidative and antagonistic property compared to that of Trigonapropolis. From this it is evident that samples collected from Karnataka have the medicinal property; can be usedas an alternative medicine for treating the selected pathogens and promoting the use of natural bee products.

Ethanol extracted Propolis Apis mellifera Trigona Antioxidative and antagonistic activity