RESEARCH ON FLAVONOID IN PRUNUS ARMENIACA (ROSACEAE FAMILI)

Abstract

Prunus armeniaca (Rosaceae family), was harvested in Huong pagoda region. Prunusarmeniaca are uncultivated and planted in the North of Vietnam. As traditional medicine,Prunus armeniaca was used to treat coughing, sputum, asthma, stuffy, Oedema, hemorrhage,dysentery diseases and used to refresh.Recently, scientific reports showed that Prunus armeniaca have anti-aging activity andreduce cholesterol. Prunus armeniaca are materials to produce the vine. Prunus armeniaca vine have attractivecolor, smell and flavor. Prunus armeniaca seeds are precious materials to extract betaglucosidaseenzyme.By using B.C. Tali method, our research result showed that the content of flavonoid inPrunus armeniaca is 7.4% comparing with dried materials.Our research result of antioxidative activity test by using S.B.Blagodorov method showedthat flavonoid extracted from Prunus armeniaca has high antioxidative activity. Our researchresult of antibacterial activity test also showed that total flavonoid extraction from Prunusarmeniaca have clear antibacterial activity with Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella jlexneri,Shigella sonnei and strongly inhibit Candida albicans .