Modification of ginsenoside composition in red ginseng (Panax ginseng) by ultrasonication

Sung-Hyun Yoon; Yun-Min Nam; Jeong-Tae Hong; Shin-Jung Kim; Sung-Kwon Ko

doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2015.09.001

Modification of ginsenoside composition in red ginseng (Panax ginseng) by ultrasonication

J Ginseng Res. 2016 Jul;40(3):300-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jgr.2015.09.001. Epub 2015 Nov 7.

Authors

Sung-Hyun Yoon¹, Yun-Min Nam², Jeong-Tae Hong¹, Shin-Jung Kim³, Sung-Kwon Ko²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oriental Medical Food & Nutrition, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea.
² Department of Oriental Medical Food & Nutrition, Semyung University, Jecheon, Korea; Ginseng Research Center, Koyeon, Jecheon, Korea.
³ Ginseng Research Center, Koyeon, Jecheon, Korea.

Abstract

The result of USRG-12 indicated that ultrasonication-processed (100°C, 12 h) red ginseng extracts had the highest amount of ginsenosides Rg3 (0.803%), Rg5 (0.167%), and Rk1 (0.175%).

Keywords: ginsenoside Rg3; ginsenoside Rg5; ginsenoside Rk1; red ginseng; ultrasonication.