Apolar Bioactive Fraction of Melipona scutellaris Geopropolis on Streptococcus mutans Biofilm

Table 1

Effect of geopropolis fraction on the biochemical composition and viability of biofilm of S. mutans.

Treatment	Mean (±SD)
	DW	ASP	IPS	WSP	Protein	BV
	(mg)	(µg)	(µg)	(µg)	(mg)	(log CFU/mL)
Vehicle (Ethanol 12.5%)	4.63 (±0.59)	820.0 (±82.4)	289.9 (±44.9)	94.9 (±31.2)	1.14 (±0.20)	7.44 (±0.20)
HF 250𝜇g/mL	2.83 (±0.88)*	403.3 (±70.0)*	73.6 (±19.6)*	75.3 (±25.2)	0.50 (±0.12)*	7.56 (±0.16)
HF 400 𝜇g/mL	2.18 (±0.28)*	352.2 (±62.1)*	52.4 (±05.7)*	72.2 (±31.3)	0.48 (±0.06)*	7.62 (±0.27)

∗P < 0.05 when compared to vehicle control (ANOVA, Tukey-Kramer). DW: dry weight; ASP: alkali-soluble polysaccharide; IPS: intracellular iodophilic polysaccharide; WSP: water soluble polysaccharide; BV: bacterial viability.