• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.335-339
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• 1987

인삼(人蔘)의 근(根) 엽(葉) 및 경(莖)에서 사포닌 추출과정중(抽出過程中) 지용성(脂溶性) 용매류(溶媒類)에 따른 콜로르필 및 색소류(色素類) 등 가시부(加視部) 흡수물질(吸收物質)의 정제효과와 사포닌의 수율(收率)에 미치는 영향을 조사(調査)하였다. 근(根)사포닌의 정제(精製)는 여러 지용성(脂溶性) 용매류(溶媒類)가 효과적이었고, 엽(葉)과 경(莖)사포닌의 정제(精製)는 chloroform과 benzene이 효과적이었다. 또한 지상부(地上部)사포닌의 경우는 ethyl acetate, ethyl ether, chloroform 및 benzene으로 1회씩 순차적(順次的)으로 정제(精製)할 경우가 단일용매만으로 4회 추출하는 편보다는 효과적이었으며 지용성(脂溶性) 용매류(溶媒類)에 따른 사포닌 수율(收率)은 거의 차이가 없었다. 한편 조사포닌 분획물 및 ginsenoside 함량을 볼때 엽(葉)에 있어서는 $18.5{\sim}19.5%$ 및 $10.8{\sim}11.4%$로서 근(根)의 $4.6{\sim}5.1%$ 및 $2.0{\sim}2.6%$나 경(莖)의 $2.2{\sim}2.5%$및 $0.63{\sim}0.67%$에 비하여 현저하게 높았다 따라서 인삼엽(人蔘葉)은 사포닌 화합물(化合物)이나 $ginsenoside-Rg_1,\;-Re,\;-Rd,\;-Rc,\;-Rb_2,\;-Rf$ 등의 분리용(分離用) 원료(原料)로 매우 적합하였다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.183-187
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• 2003

본 연구는 Panax속의 유용형질을 탐색하고, 고려인삼과 미국삼, 그리고 종간 잡종인 F$_1$ 식물체의 생육, 형태적 특성, 수량, 적변율 및 ginsenoside함량 등을 조사하였던 바, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 고려인삼은 적변 발생율이 연생이 높아질수록 증가하였으나, 미국삼은 적변이 발생되지 않았으며 F$_1$잡종식물체에서도 적변이 발생되지 않았다. 2. 고려인삼과 미국삼의 잡종인 F$_1$잡종식물체 인삼의 개화기는 미국삼보다 빠르고, 자경종보다는 늦었다. 3. 고려인삼과 미국삼을 교배한 F$_1$ 묘삼의 근형질 특성은 미국삼과 고려인삼에 비하여 근장과 근중이 컸다. 4. 잡종 F$_1$의 ginsenosides 함량은 대부분이 고려인삼과 미국삼의 중간 정도였으나, 양친보다 Re는 많았고 Rg$_1$, Rg$_2$ 는 적게 정량 분석되었으며, Rf가 고려인삼에서는 검출되었으나 미국삼 및 F$_1$잡종식물체에서는 검출되지 않았다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.159-174
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• 2007

Pharmacology of Korean Red ginseng gives us unique possibility to develop new class of antiepileptic drugs today and to improve one's biological activity. The chemical structures of ginsenosides (GS) have some principal differences from well-known antiepileptic new generation drugs. The antiepileptic effect of GS was also demonstrated in all models of epilepsy in rats (young and adult), which have studied, in all models of epilepsy including status epilepticus (SE), induced by lithium - pilocarpine. In our experiments in rats new evidences on protective effects were exerted as a result of premedication by GS. Pre-treatment of several GS could induce decrease of the seizures severity and brain structural damage (by MRI), neuronal degeneration in hippocampus. Wave nature of severity of motor seizures during convulsive SE was observed during lithium-pilocarpine model of SE in rats (the first increase of seizures was 30 min after the beginning of SE and the second - 90 min after. The efficacy of treatment on SE by ginsenoside as expected was observed after no less 3 weeks by daily GS i.p. administration. It is blocked SE or significantly decrease the severity of seizures during SE. The implication of presented data is that combination of ginsenosides from Korean Red ginseng and ginseng cell culture Dan25 that could be applied for prevention of epileptical status development. However, a development of optimal ratio of different ginsenosides $(Rb_1$ Rc, Rg, Rf,) should consummate in the new antiepileptic drug development.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.52-62
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• 2006

In previous reports we demonstrated that ginsenosides, active ingredients of Panax ginseng, affect some subsets of voltage-dependent $Ca^{2+}$ channels in neuronal cells expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. However, the major component(s) of ginseng that affect cloned $Ca^{2+}$ channel subtypes such as ${\alpha}_{1C}$(L)-, ${\alpha}_{1B}$(N)-, ${\alpha}_{1A}$(P/Q)-, ${\alpha}_{1E}$(R)- and ${\alpha}_{1G}$(T) have not been identified. Here, we used the two-microelectrode voltage clamp technique to characterize the effects of ginsenosides and ginsenoside metabolites on $Ba^{2+}$ currents ($I_{Ba}$) in Xenopus oocytes expressing five different $Ca^{2+}$ channel subtypes. Exposure to ginseng total saponins (GTS) induced voltage-dependent, dose-dependent and reversible inhibition of the five channel subtypes, with particularly strong inhibition of the ${\alpha}_{1G}$-type. Of the various ginsenosides, $Rb_1$, Rc, Re, Rf, $Rg_1$, $Rg_3$, and $Rh_2$, ginsenoside $Rg_3$ also inhibited all five channel subtypes and ginsenoside $Rh_2$ had most effect on the ${\alpha}_{1C}$- and ${\alpha}_{1E}$-type $Ca^{2+}$ channels. Compound K (CK), a protopanaxadiol ginsenoside metabolite, strongly inhibited only the ${\alpha}_{1G}$-type of $Ca^{2+}$ channel, whereas M4, a protopanaxatriol ginsenoside metabolite, had almost no effect on any of the channels. $Rg_3$, $Rh_2$, and CK shifted the steady-state activation curves but not the inactivation curves in the depolarizing direction in the ${\alpha}_{1B}$- and ${\alpha}_{1A}$-types. These results reveal that $Rg_3$, $Rh_2$ and CK are the major inhibitors of $Ca^{2+}$ channels in Panax ginseng, and that they show some $Ca^{2+}$ channel selectivity.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.41-45
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• 2018

Ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) has been used as traditional herbal drug in Asian countries. Ginsenosides are major components having pharmacological and biological efficacy like anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic and anti-tumor effects. To control the quality of the components in diverse ginseng products, we developed a new quantitative method using LC-MS/MS for 13 ginsenosides; Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, 20(S)-Rh1, 20(S)-Rh2, Rg1, 20(S)-Rg3, F1, F2, and compound K. This method was successfully validated for linearity, precision, and accuracy. This quantification method applied in four representative ginseng products; fresh ginseng powder, white ginseng powder, red ginseng extract powder, and red ginseng extract. Here the amounts of the 13 ginsenosides in the various type of ginseng samples could be analyzed simultaneously and expected to be suitable for quality control of ginseng products.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2014

Discriminating between two herbal medicines (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), with similar chemical and physical properties but different therapeutic effects, is a very serious and difficult problem. Differentiation between two processed ginseng genera is even more difficult because the characteristics of their appearance are very similar. An ultraperformance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-QTOF MS)-based metabolomic technique was applied for the metabolite profiling of 40 processed P. ginseng and processed P. quinquefolius. Currently known biomarkers such as ginsenoside Rf and F11 have been used for the analysis using the UPLC-photodiode array detector. However, this method was not able to fully discriminate between the two processed ginseng genera. Thus, an optimized UPLC-QTOF-based metabolic profiling method was adapted for the analysis and evaluation of two processed ginseng genera. As a result, all known biomarkers were identified by the proposed metabolomics, and additional potential biomarkers were extracted from the huge amounts of global analysis data. Therefore, it is expected that such metabolomics techniques would be widely applied to the ginseng research field.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.318-324
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• 1996

The effects of light on the growth and ginsenosides production were examined in the hairy roots of Panax ginsen C.A. Meyer induced by Agrobacterium rhizogines A4. The 9rowth of ginseng hairy roots in 1/2MS liquid medium was significantly decreased with an increment of light intensity (1,000~7,000 lux). The growth of hairy roots under 7,000 lux condition was decreased at 17% compared to the dark condition. The production of 7 ginsenosides in hairy root was very high in 3,500 lux condition. The production of ginsenoside-Rg, and Rf increased 3.3 and, 2.4 times respectively as compared to dark condition. The growth of hairy roots was inhibited by blue light, while ginsenosides production was increased. The sucrose demands of hairy roots was examined in light condition(3,500 lux). The growth of hairy roots in 1/2MS liquid medium with various sucrose concentrations(1~4%) was high in IVp sucrose, while ginsenosides production was high in 3% sucrose condition. The growth and ginsenosides production were high when hairy roots were cultured in dark condition for 1 week and then transferred to light condition(3,500 lux) for 4 weeks. It is suggested that ginsenosides production could be accelerated by light intensity of specific wavelength in cultures of ginseng hairy roots.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2014

Background: Ginsenosides are the major components responsible for the biochemical and pharmacological actions of ginseng, and have been shown to have various biological activities. In this study, we investigated the antiviral activities of seven ginsenosides [protopanaxatriol (PT) type: Re, Rf, and Rg2; protopanaxadiol (PD) type: Rb1, Rb2, Rc, and Rd)] against coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3), enterovirus 71 (EV71), and human rhinovirus 3 (HRV3). Methods: Assays of antiviral activity and cytotoxicity were evaluated by the sulforhodamine B method using the cytopathic effect (CPE) reduction assay. Results: The antiviral assays demonstrated that, of the seven ginsenosides, the PT-type ginsenosides (Re, Rf, and Rg2) possess significant antiviral activities against CVB3 and HRV3 at a concentration of $100{\mu}g/mL$. Among the PT-type ginsenosides, only ginsenoside Rg2 showed significant anti-EV71 activity with no cytotoxicity to cells at $100{\mu}g/mL$. The PD-type ginsenosides (Rb1, Rb2, Rc, and Rd), by contrast, did not show any significant antiviral activity against CVB3, EV71, and HRV3, and exhibited cytotoxic effects to virus-infected cells. Notably, the antiviral efficacies of PT-type ginsenosides were comparable to those of ribavirin, a commonly used antiviral drug. Conclusion: Collectively, our findings suggest that the ginsenosides Re, Rf, and Rg2 have the potential to be effective in the treatment of CVB3, EV71, and HRV3 infection.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.587-593
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• 2009

당액에 수삼을 넣고 졸이는 횟수에 따라 얻어진 인삼정과 및 정과액의 품질특성을 조사하여 인삼정과의 품질향상을 위한 기초자료를 얻고자 하였다. 인삼정과는 수삼 8 kg을 2배량의 물 16 kg을 넣어 5분간 삶은 후 삶은 물 8 kg을 제거하고 설탕 10 kg을 넣어서 60분간 졸여서 24시간 당침하는 작업을 5회에 걸쳐 행하였다. 졸임 횟수가 증가함에 따라 정과와 정과액 모두 수분함량과 pH는 낮아졌고 정과액의 $^{\circ}Brix$는 상대적으로 높아졌다. 정과 내 조사포닌 함량은 원료삼의 4배가 증가하였으며 구성사포닌 중 Rf와 Rd의 함량이 많이 증가하여 각각 원료삼의 77배 및 16배가 높아졌으며 기타 검량된 구성사포닌은 감소하였다. 정과액에서도 정과에서와 같은 경향으로 인삼의 사포닌이 용출되어 마지막 정과액(GJS 5)에서 Rf와 Rd 및 조사포닌 함량이 각각 15.05, 3.54 및 61.88 mg/g이었다. 또한 졸임 과정 동안 수분증발에 의하여 정과 및 정과액 모두 총 당 함량은 증가하였으며 졸이는 동안 glucose와 fructose의 함량도 증가하였다. 정과의 유기산 함량은 당을 첨가하여 졸이기 시작하면서 급격하게 감소하였으며, 정과액은 졸임 횟수가 증가할수록 malic acid와 citric acid가 증가하는 경향이었다. 정과 및 정과액의 색도는 졸임 횟수가 증가할수록 L값은 낮아지고 a값과 b값은 증가하는 경향이었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.13-20
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• 1999

사포닌 함량과 PD계 사포닌과 PT계 사포닌의 조성 비율이 상이한 사포닌 분획물 TS-1, TS-2, TS-3 즉 주종 ginsenoside의 총함량$(G-Rb_1,\;-Rb_2,\;-Rc,\;-Rd,\;G-Re,\;-Rf,\;-Rg_1)$은 각각 $41\%,40\%,62\%$이고, PD계 사포닌과 PT계 사포닌의 함유 조성비율(PD/PT)이 각각 1.55, 2.25, 2.61인 시료를 6년근 홍삼으로부터 추출 제조하여, 생체외 실험으로 음경해면체 절편에 대한 이완반응과 생체내 실험으로 사포닌분획물 투여에 따른 음경 해면체내압의 변화에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. PHE에 의해 수축된 음경해면체 절편에 대한 이완 반응은 홍삼 사포닌은 각각 농도 의존적 이완작용을 보였으며, 음경 해면체평활근의 이완작용에 있어 각 분획물의 $ED_{50}$은 TS-1이 1.68, TS-2, 1.97, TS-3, 2.29 mg/ml서 TS-1이 가장 의의있게 낮았다. 이러한 홍삼 사포닌 분획물의 이완효과 기전은 음경 해면체평활근에 NO나 칼슘 및 칼륨 통로 등에 영향을 미쳐 복합적인 이완작용을 보이는 것으로 사료되었다. 흰쥐를 이용한 생체내 실험으로 홍삼 사포닌 투여에 따른 음경해면체내압의 변화 조사에서 각 사포닌 분획물은 농도의존적으로 해면체내압의 증가를 야기시켰다. 이들 해면체내압의 증가 정도는 TS-1이 가장 강하였고,TS-2,TS-3 순이었다. 이상의 결과로부터 홍삼의 사포닌 분획물은 음경해면체평활근의 이완작용과 내압의 증가에 영향을 미쳐 음경발기의 상승을 야기시키는 효과가 있으며 그 효과는 그 함유 조성에 따라 차별성이 있다는 것이 확인되었으므로 금후 주요 활성성분의 구명이 요망되고 있다.