Research Article

Chemical Composition and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Ethanolic Extract of Brazilian Green Propolis on Activated J774A.1 Macrophages

Table 1

The content [mg/g] and characterization of phenolic compounds of the ethanol extract of Brazilian green propolis using their spectral characteristic in negative ions in LC-ESI/MS.

PeakRetention time   (min) M−H MS/MS fragmentsCompound name*Quantity
mg/g of propolis **

(1)1.96353.0879191.0553/173.0446/161.0241/135.0440Caffeoylquinic acid isomerb,c6.49e
(2)2.26179.0349161.0241/135.0440Caffeic acida1.29
(3)2.79163.0406119.0510p-Coumaric acida19.90
(4)3.02193.0492193.0492Ferulic acida1.48
(5)3.30515.1196353.0879/191.0553/179.0349/161/0241/135.0440Dicaffeoylquinic acid izomerb,c2.22e
(6)3.46515.1196353.0879/191.0553/179.0349/161/0241/135.0441Dicaffeoylquinic acid izomerb,c2.55e
(7)3.65231.0652187.0760/163.0380/145.0653Coumaric acid prenyl esterb0.14d
(8)3.84487.1597263.0911/179.0349/161.0241Caffeic acid derivativec0.55e
(9)4.27677.1512515.1196/353.0879/191.0553/179.0349/161.0241/135.0441Tricaffeoylquinic acidb,c0.46e
(10)4.43543.1486381.1173/179.0349/161.0241Dimethyl-dicaffeoylquinic acidc3.00e
(11)4.65543.1486381.1173/179.0349/161.0241Dimethyl-dicaffeoylquinic acidc3.61e
(12)4.89271.0616151.0017/133.0654/107.0134Naringenina0.54
(13)4.96285.0394285.0394Kempferola3.35
(14)5.01315.0512301.0709/151.0017Isorhamnetinb,c3.18h
(15)5.08301.0709152.0119/Hesperitina8.42
(16)5.25301.1455239.1426/202.0992/132.0568Ni
(17)5.43705.1837543.1486/381.1173/179.0349/161.0241Caffeic acid derivativec0.83e
(18)5.63247.0982203.1072/148.05353,4-Dihydroxy 5-prenylcinnamic acidb2.41d
(19)5.71331.1565331.1565Ni2.75d
(20)5.89231.1025187.1124/132.05684-Hydroxy 3-prenylcinnamic acid (drupanin)b25.63d
(21)6.05315.1602253.1609/201.1286/146.0728Coumaric acid derivativec3.61d
(22)6.44285.0775164.0171/119.0510Sakuranetina2.43
(23)6.46285.0775164.0116/151.0042/135.0162/108.0215Izosakuranetina3.39
(24)6.51255.0663255.0663/Pinocembrina3.12
(25)6.59299.0572284.0313/201.1286/151.0042Kaempferidea18.81
(26)6.72377.1958299.0572/201.1286Kaempferide derivativec10.18g
(27)6.78393.1335163.0380/145.0284/119.0510Dicoumaric prenyl esterc3.71d
(28)6.87315.1602299.0536/253.1609/198.1039Ni4.16d
(29)7.03313.1433211.1126/156.0583/149/0618Ni0.61d
(30)7.10529.1495299.0572/284.0313Kaempferide derivativec0.07g
(31)7.22315.1602201.1286/146.0728Ni0.06d
(32)7.42559.1631329.0666/163.0380/145.0284/119.0488Coumaric acid derivativec0.42d
(33)7.49329.1780299.1634/255.1742Artepillin C derivativec
(34)7.61545.2541331.1900/269.1174Ni
(35)7.70477.1917211.1126/163.0380/145.0284/118.0415Coumaric acid derivativec0.63d
(36)8.06299.1634255.1742/200.1197Artepillin Ca51.44
(37)8.40585.1772301.1455/125.0974Ni
(38)8.91447.2171297.1489/149.0613Ni
(39)9.13363.1619187.1124/149.0613/131.04973-Prenyl-4-(dihydrocinnamoyloxy)-cinnamic acid (baccharin)b9.66d
(40)9.32297.1489253.1577/198.1039/152.9951Ni0.62d
(41)9.51321.2426299.1634/255.1742Artepillin derivativec0.89e
(42)9.77321.2426299.1634/255.1742Artepillin derivativec2.99e
(43)10.99613.3177299.1634/281.1550/154.1682Artepillin derivativec1.41e

Ni: not identified.
*,aConfirmed by standard.
bConfirmed by reference [1921, 23, 24, 26].
cConfirmed by MS fragmentation.
**,dExpressed as p-coumaric acid.
eExpressed as caffeic acid.
fExpressed as artepillin C.
gExpressed as kaempferide.
hExpressed as rhamnetin.