• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.95-98
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• 1998

Ginseng (the root of Panax ginseng C. A. MEYER, Araliaceae) has been used for traditional medicine in China, Korea, Japan and other Asian countries for the treatment of various diseases including psychiatric and neurologic diseases as well as diabetes mellitus. So far, ginseng saponins (ginsenosides) have been regarded as the principal components responsible for the pharmacological activities of ginseng. Ginsenosides are glycosides containing an aglycone (protopanaxadiol or protopanaxatriol) with a dammarane skeleton and have been shown to possess various biological activities including the enhancement of cholesterol biosynthesis, stimulation of serum protein synthesis, immuno- modulatory effects and anti-inflammatory activity. Several studies using ginsenosides have also reported anti-tumor effects, particularly the inhibition of tumor-induced angiogenesis, tumor invasion and metastasis, and the control of phenotypic expression and differentiation of tumor cells.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.182-182
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• 1998

The root of Aralia continentalis Kitagawa(Araliaceae) have been used as an analgesic and fever remedy, and for treatment of rheumatism in Chinese medicine, whereas the young leaves are used for salad. An antioxidant activity of the young leaves of A continentalis was determined by measuring lipid peroxide produced when a mouse liver homogenate was exposed to the air at 37$^{\circ}C$, using 2-thiobarbituric acid(TBA) and by evaluation the radical scavenging activity on 1,l-diphenyl-2 picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical. Bioassay guided fractionation of MeOH extract isolated six flavonoid compounds as active components from EtOAc fraction. Adenosine and two saponins were isolated from the weak active BuOH fraction. The antioxidant effect by DPPH radical scavenging activity showed that quercetin was the most active among these compounds. Hyperoside and kaempferol were also active, while 6"-O-acetyl astragalin, astragalin, trifolin, adenosine, oleanolic acid 28-O-glucosyl ester and salsoloside C methyl ester were almost inactive. All the compounds were identified by spectroscopic methods.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.279-283
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• 2003

Five lignans were isolated from the chloroform fraction of Acanthopanax chiisanensis Nakai root by open column chromatography. Their structures were elucidated as (-)-sesamin (1), helioxanthin (2), savinin (3), taiwanin C (4), and 3-(3",4"-dimethoxybenzyl)-2-(3',4'-methylenedioxybenzyl) butyrolactone (5) by spectral analysis. Among them, compounds 2, 3, 4, and 5 were isolated for the first time from this plant.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.306-310
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• 2003

Five constituents were isolated from the stem of Acanthopanax senticosus. Their structures were elucidated as (-)-sesamin (1), iso-fraxidin (2), 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (3), syringin (4) and acanthoside D (5) by spectral analysis. Among these compounds, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (3) was isolated for the first time from this plant.

• Proceedings of the Ginseng society Conference
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• 1974.09a
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• pp.77-93
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• 1974

The sapogenins of two-and four-year-old A-merican ginseng plants (Panax quinquefolium L.) (Araliaceae) collected in July and September were studied. American ginseng saponins (panaquilins) differ from Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) saponins (ginsenosides). The American ginseng saponins separated and named were panaquilins A, B, C, D, E-l, E-2, E-3, G-l, G-2, (c) and (d). One-dimensional thin-layer chromatography did not completely separate panaquilin mixture and were subject to misinterpretation. The panaquilins were more accurately separated and identified by the two-dimensional thin-layer method established. Some differences in American ginseng saponins were dependent upon the plant age, time of collection, and part extracted. The American ginseng sapogenin components are panxadiol (panaquilins B and C), oleanolic acid (panaquilin D) and panaxatriol (panaquilin G-l). The panaquilins E-l, E-2 and E-3 mixture contains both panaxadiol and panaxatriol. The genins of panaquilins A, (c), (d) and G-2 were not identified. In addition, ${\beta}-sitosterol$ and stigmasterol were identified from the root ether extracts.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.26 no.12
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• pp.1014-1017
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• 2003

Two new phenylpropanoid glycosides, 1-$\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl-2,6-dimethoxy-4-propenylphenol (1) and 1-[$\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl-(1$\rightarrow6)-\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl]-2,6-dimethoxy-4-propenylphenol (2) were isolated from the stem bark of Acanthopanax trifoliatus along with four known compounds (3∼6). Their structures were established on the basis of spectral and chemical evidences.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.40-42
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• 2003

Chiisanogenin (1), hyperin (2) and chiisanoside (3) were isolated from the leaves of Acanthopanax senticosus, and were tested for their inhibitory activities against 6 strains of bacteria. Among them, chiisanogenin (1) revealed broad but moderate antibacterial activities against G(+) and G(-) bacteria, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) being in the range of 50-100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.191-193
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• 1997

A new nortriterpene, rhombenone (1) was isolated from the leaves of Hedera rhombea Bean (Araliaceae). The structure of this compound was established as 27-demethyl-20(S)-dammar-23-ene-$6{\alpha}$, 20-diol-3, 25-dione on the basis of spectral analysis including HMQC and HMBC techniques. Rhombenone (1) was the first 27-demethyl nortriterpene of dammarane type isolated from natural sources.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.186-189
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• 2005

Anti-estrogenic activity of (-)-sesamin (1), helioxanthin (2), savinin (3), taiwanin C (4), and 3­(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-2-(3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl)butyrolactone (5) isolated from the root of Acanthopanax chiisanensis was tested using Ishikawa cells. Among them, compound 3 exhibited anti-estrogenic activity ($IC_{50}\;=\;4.86\;{\mu}M$).

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.263-266
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• 2007

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used for the analysis of chiisanoside in each stem and root of Acanthopanax senticosus collected from South Korea, North Korea, China and Russia. A reverse-phase system using a gradient of H$_{2}$O and acetonitrile as the mobile phase was developed and detection was at 210nm. The analysis was successfully carried out within 30 min. Chiisanoside was measured in the stem and root of A. senticosus collected from various countries.