CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PHARMACOGNOSTICAL AND
PHYTOBIOLOGICAL STUDY OF PRUNUS PERSICA (L.) BATSCH
FLOWERS
MARILENA-VIORICA HOVANEȚ 1, ELIZA OPREA 2, ROBERT VIOREL ANCUCEANU 1*, MIHAELA DINU 1, ADRIANA IULIANA ANGHEL 1, ELENA MOROȘANU 3, LIGIA ELENA DUȚU 4
1Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6
Traian Vuia Street, Bucharest, Romania
2Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina
Elisabeta Street, Bucharest, Romania
3Department of Clinical Laboratory and Food Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and
Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, Bucharest, Romania
4Department of Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry and Phytotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of
Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, Bucharest, Romania
*corresponding author: robert.ancuceanu@gmail.com
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Abstract:
The flowers of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, a species with nutritive and therapeutical importance, were studied. The specific
morpho-anatomical characteristics were established: pointy multicellular trichomes (sepal), epidermis with striated cuticle
and papillae with rounded tips (petal). The following active substances were identified: reducing compounds, mucilage,
polyphenolcarboxylic acids, flavones, condensed tannins, triterpenes. Flavones and polyphenolcarboxylic acids were assayed
(105.033 ± 4.228 mg per 100 g herbal drug expressed as rutin; 1.605 ± 0.181 g per 100 g herbal drug expressed as caffeic
acid, respectively). A significant antioxidant activity was established (0.130 ± 0.01 mmols Trolox/g herbal product). The
aqueous extract of flowers significantly inhibited the growth of embryonic Triticum radicles at 5.00%, 3.33% and 1.67%
concentrations and showed genotoxicity on root tip cells.

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