In order to develop the radio-immunoassay procedure for the ginsenoside $Rg_1$ we prepared the $Rg_1-BSA$ conjugate and $Rg_1-tyramine$ conjugate by condensing the $Rg_1-azide$, which was prepared by a series of six step chemical modification of the $Rg_1-side$ chain, with bovine serum albumin(BSA) or with tyramine. Rabbits were immunized by repeated injection of $Rg_1-BSA$ conjugate with Freund's Complete Adjuvant for 5 month long to obtain very potent $anti-Rg_1$ serum. The radio-labelled haptene was prepared by direct radio-iodination $(125_J)$ of $Rg_1-tyramine$ according to the chloramine-T method. The radio-immunoassay procedure was successfully furnished by using DCC method (dextran coated charcoal) and the anti-body titer of the anti-serum was found as being $1600{\sim}3200$ by using 15000cpm tracer per test. Calibration test using non-labelled $Rg_1$ showed linear competetive binding response in the $(8-300){\times}34pg$. range of non-labelled $Rg_1$. The cross reaction test using 19 ginsenoside analogues enabled us a full structure-activity analysis on the antigen-antibody reaction that the anti-body in the serum would recognize the full structure of ginsenoside $Rg_1$ except the side chain moiety.

1) The hydroxy-substitution in the simple phenolic compounds follows an additivity rule in the chemical shifts of their aromatic carbon atoms. In para-and ortho-effects is a good agreement between calculated and measured values, but the meta-effect is not certain. 2) The additivity rule was applied to assign the chemical shifts of catechins. 3) The nuclear overhauser effect was applied to assign the chemical shifts of C-8 and C-6 atoms of catechins and their polymer. The signal of C-8 is lower in intensity and appear in lower field than C-6. 4) The results of the NOE were applied to determine the bonding positions of catechin units in the catechin dimer and trimer. The bonding positions are C-8a and C-8b atoms of the second and third catechin units. 5) It was tried to determine the conformation of the catechin dimer and trimer by analysing the signal shapes of C-3' and C-4' atoms in the catechol moieties. The catechol moieties lie in opposite side in the dimer and trimer structure. A combined analysis of $^{13}C-and\;^1H-NMR$ results lead to the suggestion that such a catechin polymer is a zigzag planar form.