Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · 1966 · 139 citations · 0 references
BiosynthesisBiochemistryBotanyMedicineNatural SciencesBioanalysisGinseng SaponinsGenuine SapogeninTanninHerbal MedicineAcid HydrolysisPhytopharmacologyPhytochemicalPhytochemistryPharmacologyGinseng RootsOriental Plant DrugsDrug Discovery
It was proved that the genuine sapogenin of ginsenosides-Rb1, -Rb2, and -Rc, saponins of Ginseng roots, was represented by protopanaxadiol (IVa), and panaxadiol (I) was an artifact formed during the process of the acid hydrolysis of these saponins.