The Change of Ginsenoside Composition in the Ginseng (Panax ginseng) Flower Buds by the Ultrasonication and Vinegar Process.
- Author:
Hyeon Hui GWAK
1
;
Jeong Tae HONG
;
Chang Ho AHN
;
Ki Jung KIM
;
Sung Gi KIM
;
Suk Soon YOON
;
Byung Ok IM
;
Soon Hyun CHO
;
Yun Min NAM
;
Sung Kwon KO
Author Information
1. Department of Oriental Medical Food & Nutrition, Semyung University, Jecheon 390-711, Korea. skko@semyung.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Ginseng flower buds;
Ginsenoside;
Rg5;
Rh1;
Vinegar;
Ultrasonication
- MeSH:
Acetic Acid*;
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid;
Flowers*;
Glycosides;
Panax*;
Saponins
- From:Natural Product Sciences
2015;21(2):93-97
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to develop a new ginseng (Panax ginseng) flower buds extract with the high concentration of ginsenoside Rg3, Rg5, Rk1, Rh1 and F4, the Red ginseng special component. Chemical transformation from the ginseng saponin glycosides to the prosapogenin was analyzed by the HPLC. The ginseng flower buds were processed at the several treatment conditions of the ultrasonication (Oscillator 600W, Vibrator 600W) and vinegar (about 14% acidity). The result of UVGFB-480 was the butanol fraction of ginseng flower buds that had been processed with ultrasonication and vinegar for 480 minutes gained the highest amount of ginsenoside Rg5 (3.548%), Rh1 (2.037%), Rk1 (1.821%), Rg3 (1.580%) and F4 (1.535%). The ginsenoside Rg5 of UVGFB-480 was found to contain 14.3 times as high as ginseng flower buds extracts (GFB, 0.249%).
