African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 5 (11), pp. 1151-1153, 2 June 2006   

ISSN 1684–5315 © 2006 Academic Journals        

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial activity and chemical compositions of Turkish propolis from different regions

Hikmet Katircioğlu¹*, Nazime Mercan²

¹Gazi University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology Education, 06500, Teknikokullar, Ankara, TURKEY.

²Pamukkale University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, 20017, Denizli, TURKEY.

³Kırıkkale University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology,71450, Yahşihan-Kırıkkale, TURKEY.

*Corresponding authors E-mail: hturk@gazi.edu.tr, katircioglu@yahoo.com.

Accepted 3 February, 2006

The antimicrobial activity of propolis against some gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and its chemical composition were evaluated by the method of agar-well diffusion and GC-MS, respectively. Some typical compounds samples were identified in the propolis samples. Principal component analysis revealed that the chemical composition of propolis samples was distinct based on the geographical location of the samples. It was found that flavonoids, chrysin, flavanones and cinnamic acid were the predominant compounds in the propolis samples.

Key words: Propolis, chemical composition, antimicrobial activity.