Bela Kikalishvili*, Tsisana Sulakvelidze, Malkhaz Getia, Mariam Malania and Durmishkhan Turabelidze

Iovel Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry of Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia

*Corresponding Author: Iovel Kutateladze Institute of Pharmacochemistry of Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia

Received: August 03, 2021; Published: August 26, 2021

Abstract

The aim of the present paper is to study the seeds of Apricot growing in Georgia (East Georgia, Kakheti Region) for the content of lipids and some biologically active compounds to use them in medicine, pharmacy, perfumery and cosmetology. The sum of neutral (N/L) and Polar lipids (P/L) from Apricot (Armeniaca vulgaris Mill) seeds were respectively obtained by using Hexane and chloroform-methanol mixture (2:1) extraction. Saturated, mono- and poly-unsaturated fatty acids were identified in some of the neutral lipids by Gas Chromatography combined with Mass Spectrometry. Were identified following acids: hexadecane (6.09%), hexadecene (1.68%), octadecane (2.25%), 9-octadecene (74.09%), eicosane (0.27%), eicosene (0.66%), tetracosane (0.13%) and hexacosane (0.09%). Hexadecane acid is dominant saturated acid (6.09%) and 9-octadecene acid is dominant unsaturated acid (74%). The sum of polar lipids is 1,46%. The content of carotenoids 4.7 mg%. Were identified 6 amino acids: histidine, asparagine, serine, alanine, valine and phenylalanine. Experimental pharmacological studies suggest, that Apricot (Armeniaca vulgaris Mill.) seed oil has a moderately pronounced anti-inflammatory, wound-healing and gastro protective activities.

Keywords: Lipid; Fatty Acid; Phospholipid

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Citation

Citation: Bela Kikalishvili. “Study of Lipids and Some Biologically Active Compounds from the Seeds of Apricot Growing in Georgia".Acta Scientific Pharmacology 2.9 (2021): 24-27.

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