Optimization of the enzymatic production of 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg(3) from white ginseng extract using response surface methodology

N Biotechnol. 2009 Oct 31;26(3-4):181-6. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2009.08.011. Epub 2009 Sep 6.

Abstract

The optimization of the conversion of ginseng saponin glycosides to 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg(3) by enzymatic transformation was carried out using response surface methodology (RSM) based on a 2(3) factorial central composite design. The production of 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg(3) using several commercial enzymes indicated that the enzyme Cellulase-12T was the most efficient at producing 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg(3). To optimize the enzymatic production of 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg(3), response surface methodology was applied to determine the ideal amount of white ginseng extract, Cellulase-12T and reaction time. These results indicate that white ginseng extract (1.67%) treated with Celluase-12T (3.67%) for 72 hours had 4 times the quantity of 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg(3) compared to commercial white ginseng extract.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biotechnology / methods*
  • Cellulase / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Ginsenosides / biosynthesis*
  • Ginsenosides / chemistry
  • Least-Squares Analysis
  • Panax / chemistry*
  • Plant Extracts / metabolism*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Ginsenosides
  • Plant Extracts
  • ginsenoside Rg3
  • Cellulase