Phenols, flavonoids and antioxidant activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of propolis (Apis mellifera L.) from Algarve, South Portugal
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Received 04 Nov., 2012 Accepted 03 May, 2013 (005923) 1 Centro de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve – UAlg, Faro, Portugal, e-mail: [email protected] 2 Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve – UAlg, Faro, Portugal *Corresponding author Phenols, flavonoids and antioxidant activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of propolis (Apis mellifera L.) from Algarve, South Portugal Maria Graça MIGUEL1*, Susana NUNES2, Susana Anahi DANDLEN2, Ana Maria CAVACO2, Maria Dulce ANTUNES1
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