Biological Activities of the Water Soluble Fraction from the Overground Part of Panax ginseng

인삼잎의 수용성 분획의 생리활성

In the screening of those components with comparatively strong xanthine oxidase inhibition activities from Panax ginseng folium. trifolin. panasenoside. kaempferol and so far unconfirmed phenol whose chemical structure still without elucidation have been discovered as such components. Specific inhibitors of xanthine oxidase are thought to be therapeutically useful for the treatment of gout. Such opinion is considered to be useful to support the thought that ginseng folium is effective for the adjustment of gout. Although trifolin. panasenoside. and kaempferol are well known flavonoids. further studies on unidentified new phenols should be continued.

인삼잎의 수용성 분획에서 플라보노이드와 다당류를 확인하였다. 플라보노이드 분획은 xanthine oxidase 활성을 억제하였고, 다당류 분획은 세망내피계의 macrophage 기능을 촉진하였다.