Isamara Carvalho Ferreira, Raíssa Cristina Darroz Côrrea, Sarah Lam Orué, Daniel Ferreira Leite, Paola Dos Santos da Rocha, Claudia Andrea Lima Cardoso, Rosilda Mara Mussury, Patricia Vit, Kely de Picoli Souza, Edson Lucas Dos Santos, Jaqueline Ferreira Campos
Cerumen is a bee product produced exclusively by stingless bees, resulting from a mixture of beeswax and plant resins. The antioxidant activity of bee products has been investigated since oxidative stress is associated with the onset and progression of several diseases that can lead to death. In this context, this study aimed to investigate the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of cerumen produced by the Geotrigona sp. and Tetragonisca fiebrigi stingless bees, in vitro and in vivo. The chemical characterization of cerumen extracts was performed by HPLC, GC, and ICP OES analyses...
June 15, 2023: Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)