Advances in studies on metabolism and biotansformation of ginsenosides in vitro.
- Author:
Lirong FAN
1
;
Haiming SHI
;
Xiaobo LI
Author Information
1. School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China. flr.1110@163.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Biotransformation;
Ginsenosides;
chemistry;
metabolism;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Panax;
chemistry;
metabolism
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2011;36(15):2021-2026
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As a famous traditional Chinese medicine, ginseng's metabolism has been a hot spot in recent years. In this review, relevant literatures on the research progress of the metabolism of ginsenosides in vitro have been introduced. This review focuses on artifical juice metabolism, intestinal bacteria metabolism, microbial and enzymatic biotransformation of ginsenosides. Main metabolic pathways of ginsenosides in vitro are also analyzed, which will provide a reference for the systematic study on metabolism of ginsenosides.
