EL-GEUNDOUZ, SoukainaLyoussi, BadiaaMiguel, Maria GracaFigueiredo, A. Cristina2020-07-132020-07-1320181041-2905http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14080The volatiles from 24 propolis samples collected from different geographical locations in Morocco were evaluated. Propolis volatiles isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Cluster analysis based on propolis samples’ volatile chemical composition defined two main uncorrelated clusters. Cluster I, with 23 of the 24 samples analyzed, included three subgroups, Ia, Ib1 and Ib2, dominated by βeudesmol (11–30%), cedrol (7–40%) and n-tricosane (6–34%), respectively. Cluster II included just one sample, with ar-curcumene (32%) as the main component. The results obtained contributed to increase the knowledge on the chemical composition and variability of Moroccan propolis samples. The volatile profile of these samples was distinct from those of Algeria, Canary Islands and Ethiopia, the sole African propolis volatiles studied so far.engPropolisAlkanesVolatilesOxygen-containing sesquiterpenesHydrodistillationSesquiterpene hydrocarbonsjournal article10.1080/10412905.2018.1520748