• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.289-293
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• 1998

Six-year-old ginseng roots were divided into rhizome, main root (epidermis, cortex and xylem) and lateral root (big tail root, mid tail root and fine tail root) and the concentration levels of soluble dietary fiber (SDF) and insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) in each part of the ginseng were investigated. The amount ratios of SDF to IDF (SDF/IDF) in various parts of the ginseng root were also compared. The concentration levels of SDF and IDF in the ginseng root were 6.56% and 15.41 %, respectively, where the level of SDF in main root was a little higher than that of lateral root. However the amount of IDF in main root was lower than that of lateral root. The SDF/IDF was highest in main root, 0.513, which was higher than that of lateral root or rhizome. The SDF/IDF was 0.704 in xylem, 0.478 in cortex, and 0.099 in epidermis of the main root and the SDF/IDF was 0.576 in big tail root, 0.463 in mid tail root, and 0.255 in fine tail root of the lateral root. It has been reported that SDF might have preventive effects on diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, colon and rectum cancers, while IDF might have preventive effects on constipation. Therefore, main root of six-year- old ginseng root is thought to have a little different physiological activity from lateral or fine tail roots.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2008

The objective of this study was to investigate antioxidant activities of freeze-dried, main root, and fine root of ginseng (Panax ginseng CA. Meyer), which were extracted with various solvents including ethanol, methanol, and water. Ethanol extracts in both parts showed the most powerful scavenging activities against DPPH radicals. Especially, ethanol extract of fine root had higher reducing power and antioxidant capacity than that of main root. The highest antioxidant activity in linoleic acid emulsion system was also observed in fine root extracted with ethanol, followed by methanol and water. Both ferrous ion chelating activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) of extracts were increased with the increase of extracts concentration. These results suggest that ethanol extract of fine root of ginseng has the most effective antioxidant capacity compared to the methanol and water extracts tested in the present study. Thus it can be applied for the effective extraction of functional material from ginseng for the usage of pharmaceutical and/or food industries.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.84-89
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• 1987

건조된 인삼(Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer)을 각 부위별로 나누어, 70% 알코올 및 물로써 추출한 extract의 성분함량을 조사한 결과, extract 수율은 세근이 가장 높았고, 생건삼, 백삼은 낮았으며, 전당은 백삼과 묘삼에서 높았으며, 잎과 삼피에서 낮았다. 조단백은 생건삼, 백삼이 높았고, 잎, 뇌두, 삼피가 낮았으며, 조섬유는 검출되지 않았다. 조지방은 잎이 가장 높았으며 세미에 가장 낮았다. 유리당 중 fructose는 잎과 뇌두에서 많았고, 세미에서 가장 낮았으며, glucose는 잎에서 가장 높았고 세미가 가장 낮았다. Sucrose는 백삼, 생건삼, 지근에서 높았고 묘삼과 잎에서 낮았다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2008

수삼을 주근 및 세근으로 분리하여 원적외선건조기를 이용하여 건조온도(70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130 및 $140^{\circ}C$)에 따라 건조한 후, 사포닌, 당, 유기산 및 색도를 분석하였다. 건조한 주근의 총사포닌 함량은 건조온도가 높을수록 미량 증가하여 $130^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높았고 세근에서는 온도가 증가할수록 감소하였다. 세근에서 온도가 증가할수록 급격하게 감소한 ginsenoside는 Re, Rc, Rb1 및 Rb2 이었고 Rg1, Rg3, Rf 및 Rb3는 미량씩 증가하였다. 가용성 당은 주근, 세근 모두 $70^{\circ}C$에서 가장 많이 용출되었고, 유기산 함량은 주근 세근 모두 $120^{\circ}C$에서 가장 많은 함량을 보였다. 건조온도에 따른 색도는 온도가 증가할수록 밝기는 주근 세근 모두 감소하였고 적색도는 온도가 증가할수록 높아져서 $120^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높았고 황색도는 $100^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높았으며 그 이상의 온도에서는 감소하는 경향이었다. 따라서 수삼 건조 시 건조온도에 따라 사포닌 구성함량 변화의 차이를 보임으로서 백삼의 이용목적에 맞게 수삼 건조 시 온도, 건조 형태 및 주근과 세근을 분리하여 건조하는 방법을 이용하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.10-16
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• 1987

인삼제품의 품질관리와 효능연구의 시료사용에 참고자료로 활용하기 위하여 인삼근의 부위별, 연근별 사포닌 함량 및 분포를 조사하였다. 한국인삼 6년근의 부위별 조성은 뇌두(rhizome) 4.1%, 동체(main root) 47.7%, 지근(lateral)의 비는 대략 1:1이었으나 지근부는 2:1로 피층이 많았다. 사포닌분포는 동체와 세근부가 29% 정도로 거의 같고, 지근부 34.6%로 가장 많았고, 뇌두는 7% 수준으로 가장 적었다. 그러나 단위 중량당 함량에서는 세근>퇴두>지근>동체의 순으로 뇌두가 높은 반면 동체는 가장 낮았다. 연근별 사포닌 변화는 2년근 4.89%, 6년근 7.98%로서 본포이식후 4년간 약 3% 증가에 그쳤으나 뿌리의 비대성장을 고려할 때 계속적으로 합성축적 되었으며 연간 증가율은 5년근이 43.8%로 가장 왕성한 성장기임을 나타내고 4년근 19.8%, 6년근 21.1%로 비슷했다. 따라서 5년에 뿌리의 생장과 사포닌 합성축적이 최고 수준에 도달했다가 6년째 부터 쇠퇴기로 됨을 알았다. 개별 사포닌의 함량변화는 전반적으로 증가하는 경향이나 PT계 사포닌보다는 PD계 사포닌의 증가가 보다 큰 경향이었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.274-283
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• 1998

It has generally been accepted that quality of ginseng should be determined not by the content of a single component but by composition and balance of total active principles. However, there still can be an exception with a product in which a given ginsenoside is used for the treatment of a specific disease. Although ginsenosides have been regarded to be major active components of ginseng and employed as index components for the quality control, it does not consistent with the traditional concept on ginseng quality creterion; main root has been more highly appreciated than the lateral or fine root. Content of ginsenosides in the lateral or fine root is much higher than that in main root. However, the ratio of protopanaxadiol (PD) and protopanaxatriol (PT) saponins existing in various part of ginseng root is greatly different. The ratio of PD/PT saponins in main root is well balanced but the thinner the root is the higher the ratio. Thus far, a total of 34 different kinds of ginsenosides have been isolated from Korean (red) ginseng, and their pharmacological activities were elucidated partly. Interestingly, different ginsenoside shows similar or contrary effects to each other in biological systems, thus indicating the significance of absolute content of single ginsenoside as well as compositional patterns of each ginsenoside. Therefore, pharmacological activities of ginseng should be determined as a wholly concept. In these regards, standardization of ginseng material (fresh ginseng root) should be preceded to the standardization of ginseng products because ginsenoside content and non-saponin active principles such as polysaccharides and nitrogen (N)-containing compound including proteins are significantly different from part to part of the root. In other words, the main root contains less ginsenosides than other lateral or fine roots. Contents of polysaccharides and N-containing compound in main root is higher. However, the quality control of ginseng products focused on non-saponin compounds has limitation in applying to the analytical method, because of the difficult chemical analysis of these compounds. Content of ginsenosides, and ratios of PD/PT and ginsenoside Rb,/Rg, are inversely proportional to the diameter of ginseng root. Therefore, these can be served as the chemical parameters for the indirect method of evaluating from what part of the root does the material originate. Furthermore, contents of polysaccharides and N-containing compounds show inverse relationship to saponin content. Therefore, it seems that index for analytical chemistry of saponin can be applied to the indirect method of evaluating not only saponin but also non-saponin compounds of ginseng. From these viewpoints, it is strongly recommended that quality of ginseng or ginseng products be judged not only by the absolute content of given ginsenoside but also by varieties and compositional balance of ginsenosides, including contents of non-saponin active principles.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.452-457
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• 2009

This study was carried out to investigate the correlation between root diameter and ginsenoside composition of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer cultivar Yunpoong. Dry matter ratio of main root was a little higher than that of lateral root and fine root, and that was higher by the increase of root diameter in the same root parts. Total ginsenosides composition of main and lateral roots increased by the decrease of root diameter, especially in lateral root. Similar resulted in fine root, but there was no significant difference where root diameter was below 2.5 mm. Except for ginsenoside-$Rg_1$, other ginsenosides component, PDs, PTs and total ginsenosides had highly negative correlation with the root diameter within whole root, main root+lateral root and lateral root+fine root, while $Rg_1$ had positive correlation with the root diameter.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2014

This study was carried out to investigate change of ginsenoside contents in red and fresh ginseng according to root part and age by hydrolysis. Neutral total ginsenoside contents by hydrolysis in 6-year main root and lateral root were significantly increased than those by non-hydrolysis, as 41.6 and 32.8%, respectively. However, there was no significant difference in red ginseng. In fresh ginseng, ginsenoside contents of the protopanaxatriol group such as Re, Rf, $Rg_1$, $Rg_2$, and $Rh_1$ were not significantly different, but $Rb_1$, $Rb_2$, $Rb_3$, Rc, and Rd showed significant difference. The increase rate of neutral total ginsenoside content by hydrolysis was higher in epidermis-cortex than stele. Also, the neutral total ginsenoside content was fine root > rhizome > lateral root > main root, respectively. While there was no tendency towards the increase of ginsenoside by hydrolysis with the increase of root age in fine root and rhizome, there was significant decrease in main root and lateral root.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.1244-1250
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• 2011

인삼의 효과적 이용을 위해 부산물로 취급되어 대부분 폐기되는 세근을 발효공학적 기법으로 항균성 물질을 증대하기 위한 연구이다. 이를 위해서 발효에 적합한 균주의 선별과 발효에 사용될 인삼 세근 분말의 농도를 선별하여 발효 시킨 후 항균성 물질을 탐색하였다. 그 결과 8종의 유용 미생물 중 L. plantarum이 가장 적절한 균주로 선정 되었으며, 영양원인 인삼 세근 분말의 농도는 5%로 밝혀졌다. 또한, 발효 추출물의 항균 및 항바이러스 활성분석 결과 항균성은 있으나 항바이러스 활성은 미약한 것으로 밝혀졌다. 항균 활성의 경우 비발효 추출물 보다 발효 추출물이 약 2배 정도 증가되었고, Gram Positive 균주에서 활성이 더 좋은 것으로 분석 되었다. 발효에 의한 항균 활성 물질의 성분 변화를 알아 보기 위해서 HPLC 분석법을 사용하였으며 그 결과 ginsenoside Rg1, Re, Rd 성분의 함량이 증가되었고, 이 중 가장 많은 함량 변화를 보인 성분은 Rd로 약 50 ${\mu}g/g$이 증가되었다. 이러한 결과로부터 인삼 세근 발효물 중 항균 활성을 보이는 주된 물질은 ginsenoside Rd 성분인 것으로 추정된다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2017

Malonyl ginsenoside content of the Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer is known to account for 35% to 60% of total ginsenosides content. However, its distribution by ginseng part has not been studied. In this study, four kinds of malonyl ginsenosides were compared in Korean white ginseng part using the purified malonyl ginsenoside standards in our laboratory. White ginseng was prepared by the freeze drying ($-70^{\circ}C$, 48 h) or air drying ($50^{\circ}C$, 48 h) methods form 4-year-old ginseng. Malonyl ginsenoside content of main, lateral, and fine root, and of the main root without skin and its skin was compared. Malonyl ginsenosides (m-Rb1, m-Rb2, m-Rc and m-Rd) content (58%, 19.17 mg/g) in total ginsenosides of air dried white ginseng was decreased about 4% compared to its content of freeze dried white ginseng (62%, 20.40 mg/g). Malonyl ginsenoside content was the highest in fine root, compared to the main or lateral root. Malonyl ginsenosides content in skin of main root was 20.08 mg/g, while its content of the main root without skin was 2.58 mg/g. These results are expected to help establishment of quality specification and processing process in Korean white ginseng.