Isolation, synthesis and structures of ginsenoside derivatives and their anti-tumor bioactivity

Molecules. 2010 Jan 19;15(1):399-406. doi: 10.3390/molecules15010399.

Abstract

Protopanaxatriol saponins obtained with AB-8 macroporous resin mainly consisted of ginsenosides Rg(1) and Re. A novel mono-ester of ginsenoside-Rh(1) (ginsenoside-ORh(1)) was synthesized through further enzymatic hydrolysis and octanoyl chloride modifications. A 53% yield was obtained by a facile synthetic method. The structures were identified on the basis of 1D-NMR and 2D-NMR, as well as ESI-TOF-MS mass spectroscopic analyses. The isolated and synthetic compounds were applied in an anti-tumor bioassay, in which ginsenoside ORh(1) showed moderate effects on Murine H22 Hepatoma Cells.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Ginsenosides / chemical synthesis
  • Ginsenosides / chemistry*
  • Ginsenosides / isolation & purification
  • Ginsenosides / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mice
  • Sapogenins / chemistry

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Ginsenosides
  • Sapogenins
  • protopanaxatriol