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http://dx.doi.org/10.7783/KJMCS.2018.26.5.408

Variation in Content of Marker Compounds and Quality of Processed White Ginseng of Different Cultivation Ages from Different Regions  

Nam, Ki Yeul (Wooshin Industrial Co., Ltd.)
Hwang, Gwang Bo (Wooshin Industrial Co., Ltd.)
Lee, Dae Young (Department of Herbal Crop Research, NIHHS, RDA)
Han, Jin Soo (Agency for Korea National Food Cluster)
Noh, Hyung Jun (Spokeperson's office, RDA)
Kim, Dong Hwi (Department of Herbal Crop Research, NIHHS, RDA)
Kim, Geum Soog (Department of Herbal Crop Research, NIHHS, RDA)
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Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science / v.26, no.5, 2018 , pp. 408-416 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: The ginsenosides Rb1 (G-Rb1) and Rg1 (G-Rg1) are used as marker compounds, and are the principal bioactive compounds assessed in the quality control of white ginseng. This study was conducted to analyze white ginseng samples of different and to obtain useful data for the quality control of white ginseng. Methods and Results: The variation in the content of G-Rb1 and G-Rg1 was evaluated among 35 samples of 4-, 5-, and 6-year-old white ginseng. The content of both G-Rb1 and G-Rg1 did not significantly differ among ages, and the relative ratio of the maximum to the minimum content of these within ginseng of the same ages was more than two. However, the ratio of G-Rb1 to G-Rg1 content in the 5- and 6-year-old ginseng was significantly higher than that in the 4-year-old one. According to the 'Ginseng industrial act', the standard (w/w, %) minimum $G-Rg_1$ and $G-Rb_1$ content is 0.10% and 0.20% or more, respectively. Among the 35 samples examined, the content of $G-Rg_1$ was found to be 0.124 - 0.399% with none being less than the standard level, while that of $G-Rb_1$, was 0.147 - 0.595%, with 4 samples (11.4%) failing to meet the standard levels. The content of $G-Rg_1$ and $G-Rb_1$ did not show a constant relationship with the size of ginseng. Conclusions: In our study, the content of both G-Rg1 and G-Rb1 varied widely, and there was no significant difference among cultivation ages. The results of the present study might provide useful information for the quality control of raw ginseng and processed white ginseng using marker compound.
Keywords
Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer; Ginsenosides; Root Age; White Ginseng;
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