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http://dx.doi.org/10.5142/JGR.2008.32.3.226

Conversion of Ginsenoside Rd to Compound K by Crude Enzymes Extracted from Lactobacillus brevis LH8  

Quan, Lin-Hu (Korean Ginseng Center Most Valuable Products and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University)
Liang, Zhiqi (Korean Ginseng Center Most Valuable Products and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University)
Kim, Ho-Bin (Korean Ginseng Center Most Valuable Products and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University)
Kim, Se-Hwa (Korean Ginseng Center Most Valuable Products and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University)
Kim, Se-Young (Korean Ginseng Center Most Valuable Products and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University)
Noh, Yeong-Deok (Korean Ginseng Center Most Valuable Products and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University)
Yang, Deok-Chun (Korean Ginseng Center Most Valuable Products and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University)
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Journal of Ginseng Research / v.32, no.3, 2008 , pp. 226-231 More about this Journal
Abstract
Ginsenosides have been regarded as the principal components responsible for the pharmacological and biological activities of ginseng. Absorption of major ginsenosides from the gastrointestinal tract is extremely low, when ginseng is orally administered. In order to improve absorption and its bioavailability, conversion of major ginsenosides into more active minor ginsenoside is very much required. Here, we isolated lactic acid bacterium (Lactobacillus brevis LH8) having ${\beta}-glucosidase$ activity from Kimchi. Bioconversion ginsenoside Rd by this bacterium in different temperatures was investigated. The maximum activities of crude enzymes precipitated by ethanol were shown in $30^{\circ}C$ and then gradually decreased. In order to compare the effect of pH, the crude enzymes of L. brevis LH8 were mixed in 20mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 3.5 to pH 8.0) and reacted ginsenoside Rd. Ginsenoside Rd was almost hydrolyzed between pH 6.0 and pH 12.0, but not hydrolyzed under pH 5.0 and above pH 13.0. Ginsenoside Rd was hydrolyzed after 48 h incubation, whereas ginsenoside F2 appeared from 48 h to 72 h, and ginsenoside Rd was almost converted into compound K after 72 h.
Keywords
Lactobacillus brevis LH8; ginsenoside Rd; ginsenoside F2; compound K; conversion;
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