The invention discloses a method for preparing
apigenin by utilizing biological enzymolysis. The method comprises the following steps of: S1, enzymolysis: adding
rhoifolin and water or a lower
alcohol solution into a reaction container, uniformly mixing, heating to 70 DEG C or above, preserving heat, cooling to 60 DEG C or below, adding acid to adjust the pH value, adding a compound
enzyme for an enzymolysis reaction, detecting whether the
rhoifolin is completely reacted or not, and heating to extinguish the compound
enzyme after the enzymolysis reaction is completed to obtain a reaction solution, wherein the compound
enzyme comprises rhamnosidase and
glucosidase; S2, separation: filtering the reaction solution to obtain
apigenin coarse crystals, mixing the
apigenin coarse crystals with an
alcohol solution, and stirring until the apigenin coarse crystals are completely dissolved to obtain a complex solution; and S3, purification: cooling and crystallizing the complex solution, and filtering to obtain the apigenin. According to the method for preparing the apigenin by utilizing the biological enzymolysis, the
rhoifolin is hydrolyzed into the apigenin by adopting biological
enzyme catalysis, so that the method is easy and convenient to operate, green,
pollution-free and suitable for large-scale production.