Comb and propolis waxes from Brazil (states of São Paulo and Paraná)

Samples of propolis and comb waxes of Apis mellifera were analyzed. Monoesters predominated, followed by hydrocarbons. The constituents were identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Wide variations in the patterns of hydrocarbons, acids and alcohols of the esters were found. Hydrocarbon c...

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Main Authors: Negri Giuseppina, Marcucci Cristina, Salatino Antonio, Salatino Maria Luiza F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2000-01-01
Series:Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532000000500004