BUCKWHEAT AS A SOURCE OF RUTIN IN THE NORTH OF KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

The article presents the results of studies of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) plants as a source of bioflavonoids – biologically active compounds of polyfunctional action. Buckwheat is the only agricultural crop in Kazakhstan that contains rutin. Modern pharmacological studies show that rutin helps lower blood cholesterol levels, exhibits high antioxidant activity and is used in the treatment of many chronic diseases. In the process of research, the gene resources of buckwheat (varieties, hybrids, populations) were studied and the content of rutin in the aerial parts of plants was determined. The dynamics of rutin accumulation in buckwheat plants was revealed, the presence of a relationship between the content of rutin and the main breeding and economic traits was established. A promising source material with a high content of rutin has been isolated for use in the breeding process. For the first time, the quantitative parameters of the content of rutin at various stages of the ontogenesis of buckwheat in the conditions of northern Kazakhstan were determined. The phases of plant development with the maximum concentration of rutin have been established. The initial material of buckwheat with a high content of rutin was evaluated for a complex of useful features. The variability of the color of the plant and grain (nucleus) as a marker for the selection of plants with a high content of rutin was studied. As a result of the research, the possibility of using the entire vegetative mass of buckwheat (flowers, leaves, stem) of various biotypes as a raw material for the production of rutin with the extraction of the target product has been shown.