Amino acid composition of lavender varieties from Transcarpathia region

Abstract

The use of lavender for the medicine and pharmacy purposes is expanding every year due to the gradual detailed study of its chemical composition, which, accordingly, ensures the pharmacological potential of the plant. Ukrainian territories have historically been planted with lavender, especially the southern regions. Today, farms and botanical gardens throughout Ukraine are increasing the volume of lavender cultivation and, accordingly, harvesting valuable raw materials: herbs and essential oils. Among the rich chemical composition of this plant, a group of amino acids, which perform some of the most important functions in the organism, being the essential substances, remains insufficiently studied. Amino acids are essential components to declare a normal activity of the organism, due to their main functions – being a building material for proteins, participation in the synthesis of hormones and enzymes (Akram, Asif et al. 2011), strengthening of immunity and production of antibodies to infection diseases (Li, Yin et al. 2007). So, the search of amino acids reach plants is very relevant nowadays.