Chemical and botanical characterization of Chilean propolis and biological activity on cariogenic bacteria Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus

Propolis is a non-toxic natural substance with multiple pharmacological properties including anticancer, antioxidant, fungicidal, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory among others. The aim of this study was to determine the chemical and botanical characterization of Chilean propolis sampl...

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Main Authors: Leticia Barrientos, Christian L. Herrera, Gloria Montenegro, Ximena Ortega, Jorge Veloz, Marysol Alvear, Alejandro Cuevas, Nicolás Saavedra, Luis A. Salazar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000200038&lng=en&tlng=en