| Family |
Rosaceae |
| Subfamily |
Spiraeoideae |
| Tribe |
Amygdaleae |
| Scientific name |
Prunus armeniaca L. |
| Synonyms |
Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dumortier; Armeniaca communis Besser; Armeniaca
vulgaris Lamarck; Prunus armeniaca L. var. anzu Maximowicz; Prunus armeniaca
L. var. vulgaris Zabel |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) anzu (アンズ, 杏 [meaning: Japanese pronunciation of
Chinese common name]), karamomo (カラモモ, 唐桃 [meaning: Chinese peach]) |
| (English common name) apricot |
| Distribution |
(Japan) garden plants |
| (Other nations) [native] China, Kyrgyzstan |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=16 |
| Description |
Leaves 7-13cm long. Flowers pale pink 3cm across, flowering in March to
April. Deciduous. Subarbor trees. |
| Reference |
Prunus armeniaca L. |
| Pest control agent (US Patent 3973944/1976) |
| Fluorometirc enzyme inhibition immunoassay for measuring potency of allergen extracts (US Patent 4528267/1985) |
| Pharmaceutical preparations and compositions (US Patent 4564522/1986) |
| Stable allergenic extracts and methods (US Patent 4716120/1987) |
| Fluorometric assay of allergic reactions (US Patent 4845027/1989) |
| Assaying allergen specific IgE levels with fluorogenic enzyme labeled antibody (US Patent 4849337/1989) |
| Stable antigenic extracts methods (US Patent 4963356/1990) |
| Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing bezoar bovis and preparation for its manufacture (US Patent 5133964/1992) |
| Process for the preparation of pharmaceutical liquid composition containing Bezoar bovis (US Patent 5164184/1992) |
| Constructs for expression of monellin in plant cells (US Patent 5234834/1993) |
| Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing Bezoar bovis (US Patent 5225203/1993) |
| Pharmaceutical liquid composition containing bezoar bovis and preparation for its manufacture (US Patent 5190757/1993) |
| Method of counteracting an ethylene response in plants (US Patent 5518988/1996) |
| Endogenously sweetened transgenic plant products (US Patent 5739409/1998) |
| Compositions with analgesic, antipyretic and antiinflammatory properties (US Patent 5908628/1999) |
| Cytochrome P-450 monooxygenases (US Patent 6133417/2000) |
| Use of essential oils to increase bioavailability of orally administered pharmaceutical compounds (US Patent 6121234/2000) |
| Gelatinized propolis food products (US Patent 6106867/2000) |
| Synthesis methods, complexes and delivery methods for the safe and convenient storage, transport and application of compounds for inhibiting the ethylene response in plants (US Patent 6313068/2001) |
| Seed specific polycomb group gene and methods of use for same (US Patent 6239327/2001) |
| Control of fruit ripening through genetic control of ACC synthase synthesis (US Patent 6207881/2001) |
| Use of at least one lipid extract obtained from the fruit seed of the mirabelle tree (US Patent 6491941/2002) |
| Methods of blocking an ethylene response in plants using cyclopropene derivatives (US Patent 6365549/2002) |
| Cosmetic preparation of active substances with high protection factor against free radicals (US Patent 6426080/2002) |
| Treatment and composition for achieving skin anti-aging benefits by corneum protease activation (US Patent 6495126/2002) |
| Herbal compositions for treating immunological disorders (US Patent 6383525/2002) |
| Herbal chinese joint complex (US Patent 6350476/2002) |
| Delivery systems for cyclopropenes (US Patent 6548448/2003) |
| Herbal compositions for treating immunological disorders (US Patent 6503542/2003) |
| Sugarcane UBI9 gene promoter and methods of use thereof (US Patent 6706948/2004) |
| Dietary food supplement containing natural cyclooxygenase inhibitors and methods for inhibiting pain and inflammation (US Patent 6818234/2004) |
| Liquid cleansing composition having simultaneous exfoliating and moisturizing properties (US Patent 6924256/2005) |
| Herbal composition for treating allergic disorders and method for making the same (US Patent 6958162/2005) |
| Antithrombotic agents (US Patent 6958164/2005) |
| Cleaning compositions and their use in feminine hygiene wipes (US Patent 6844303/2005) |
| Method of modifying the content of cottonseed oil (US Patent 6974898/2005) |
| Plant promoter sequences and methods of use for same (US Patent 6977325/2005) |
| Conjugates of agents and transglutaminase substrate linking molecules (US Patent 6919076/2005) |
| Preparation of essential oil compositions for potable liquid disinfection (US Patent 7074439/2006) |
| Cosmetic preparation of active substances with a synergistically increased radical protection factor (US Patent 6989150/2006) |
| Skin care products containing whole egg (US Patent 7094415/2006) |
| Biochemistry-related polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants (US Patent 7135616/2006) |
| Compositions of marine botanicals to provide nutrition to aging and environmentally damaged skin (US Patent 7303753/2007) |
| Composition for treatment of asthma (US Patent 7255884/2007) |
| Regulating metabolism by modifying the level of trehalose-6-phosphate (US Patent 7247770/2007) |
| Crude drug compositions and the process for preparing them (US Patent 7247325/2007) |
| Polynucleotides and polypeptides that confer increased biomass and tolerance to cold, water deprivation and low nitrogen to plants (US Patent 7196245/2007) |
| Compositions and methods for treatment of rosacea (US Patent 7179789/2007) |
| Treatment and composition for achieving skin anti-aging benefits by corneum protease activation (US PAtent 7175837/2007) |
| Use of cortex Prunus armeniaca L. and extracts thereof in manufacturing medicaments for treating diabetes (WIPO Patent WO/2007/065373) |
