Antioxidant activity of fruits of Cerasus vulgaris Mill. species in the area of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Abstract

The percentage of free radical neutralization of fruit juice of Cerasus vulgaris Mill. grown in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic studied in this article. Flavonoids and polyphenolic compounds have been studied in plant extracts. The antioxidant activity of fruit juice was determined by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl method. The free radical neutralization activity of cherry juice was calculated as a percentage and the result had been 84,3 ± 0,2. Thus, it is clear from the experiments that cherries grown in Nakhchivan have a high antioxidant activity. The article also studied the distribution of the species in the regions of the AR and the results are shown in the graph. Cherries are grown more in Shahbuz (27,3%) and Ordubad (22,3%) regions. 66,7% of the gene fund of cherries grown in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are local varieties, 33,3% are introduced varieties.