• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.355-362
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• 2010

In this study, the anticoagulant compounds in Korean red ginseng (KRG) were investigated. KRG powder was extracted using hot methanol, and the methanol extract was fractionated into n-hexane, ethylacetate, n-butanol, and aqueous fractions by solvent partitioning. The remains from the methanol extraction were further extracted with water and then dialyzed to obtain low and high molecular weight fractions. The anticoagulant activities of the seven fractions were evaluated in terms of thrombin time, prothrombin time, and activated partial thromboplastin time. Among these fractions, the ethylacetate fraction showed the most potent anticoagulant activity. The active components in the ethylacetate fraction were identified as the phenolic compounds vanillic, caffeic, ferulic, and p-coumaric acid via TLC and HPLC. These findings suggest that the anticoagulant activities of phenolic compounds contribute to the cardiovascular effects of KRG.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.270-276
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• 2012

This study was performed to enhance contents of low molecular weight ginsenoside Rh2 and Rg3 using an ultra high pressure and steaming process in wild cultured-Root in wild ginseng. For selective increase in contents of Rg3 and Rh2 in cultured wild ginseng roots, an ultra high extraction was applied at 500MPa for 20 min which was followed by steaming process at $90^{\circ}C$ for 12 hr. It was revealed that contents of ginsenosides, Rb1, Rb2, Rc and Rd, were decreased with the complex process described above, whereas contents of ginsenoside Rh2 and Rg3 were increased up to 4.918 mg/g and 6.115 mg/g, respectively. In addition, concentration of benzo[${\alpha}$]pyrene in extracts of the cultured wild ginseng roots treated by the complex process was 0.64 ppm but it was 0.78 ppm when it was treated with the steaming process. From the results, it was strongly suggested that low molecular weight ginsenosides, Rh2 and Rg3, are converted from Rb1, Rb2, Rc, and Rd which are easily broken down by an ultra high pressure and steaming process. This results indicate that an ultra high pressure and steaming process can selectively increase in contents of Rg3 and Rh2 in cultured wild ginseng roots and this process might enhance the utilization and values of cultured wild ginseng roots.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.227-236
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• 1997

Manual grading and sorting of red-ginsengs are inherently unreliable due to its subjective nature. A computerized technique based on optical and geometrical characteristics was studied for the objective quality evalution. Spectral reflectance of three categories of red-ginsengs - "Chunsam", "Chisam", "Yangsam" - were measured and analyzed. Variation of reflectance among parts of a single ginseng was more significant than variation among the quality categories of ginsengs. A PC-based image processing algorithm was developed to extract geometrical features such as length and thickness of body, length and number of roots, position of head and branch point, etc. The algorithm consisted of image segmentation, calculation of Euclidean distance, skeletonization and feature extraction. Performance of the algorithm was evaluated using sample ginseng images and found to be mostly sussessful.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.463-469
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• 2018

Background: Roots of Withania somnifera (WS) are a celebrated medicinal ingredient in Ayurvedic and many other indigenous systems of medicine. The present study investigates the effect of the phytochemical composition of the extracts on their antioxidant and reducing activities. Methods: WS roots were extracted with water, acetone, aqueous methanol (1:1), and methanol:-chloroform:water (1:1:1) to obtain aqueous, acetone, hydro-methanolic, and methanol-chloroform-water extracts. Thereafter, phytochemical constitution and antioxidant and reducing activities of the extracts were compared using different qualitative and quantitative tests. Results: Maximum extraction recovery was obtained with 50% aqueous methanol whereas extraction with acetone yielded the poorest recovery. Methanol-chloroform-water extract had the highest content of phytochemical constituents, except tannins, and also exhibited the highest antioxidant and reducing activities. Conclusion: Phytochemical composition and antioxidant and reducing activities of the extracts were positively associated with the use of organic solvents during the extraction process. Alkaloids and flavonoids were the most important contributors in the antioxidant and reducing activities of the extracts.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.45 no.8
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• pp.1162-1169
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• 2016

A new method based on accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) combined with response surface methodology (RSM) has been developed for optimization of the extraction of ginsenoside [Rb1, Rg1, and Rg3(20S)], total phenolics, and benzopyrene in red ginseng. The RSM method, based on a five level and two variable central composite design, was employed to obtain the optimal combination of extraction conditions. In brief, ginsenosides Rb1, Rg1, and Rg3(20S) and total phenolics with undetectable benzopyrene were optimally extracted with 50% ethanol as an extraction solvent, extraction temperature of $158^{\circ}C$, extraction time of 20 min, extraction pressure of 2,500 psi, flush volume of 60%, and one extraction cycle. The contents of ginsenosides and total phenolics in red ginseng extracted by ASE under optimum conditions were significantly higher than those extracted by sonication and reflux extraction.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.523-528
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• 1999

The influence of ginseng on the paste or gelatinization properties by amylograph and mixing properties by farinograph of wheat flour and on quality properties color cooking quality textural and sensory properties and reducing microbial population of LL(Long Life) noodles was studied. The contents of ginseng used were from 5% to 10% based on flour weight. The viscosity property of wheat flour with ginseng was increased the initial pasting temperature but the amylograph peak viscosity were decreased in vice versa. The farinograph absorption stability and breakdown were increased by ginseng. The whiteness of Ll nodles manufactured with ginseng was lower than that of control The shear extrusion force and hardness of LL noodles manufactured with ginseng were shown much higher value than those of control. At cooking quality examination of LL noodles manufactured with ginseng weight of cooked LL noodles was decreased but volum was appeared in ice versa,. Extraction amounts of LL noodles manufactured with ginseng during cooking were much smaller than those of control Total count of microorganism of Ll noodles manufactured with ginseng were decreased during storage at 3$0^{\circ}C$ Sensory properties of cooked LL noodles which was manufactured with ginseng showed quite acceptable. Based on the cooking and sensory evaluation test addition of 7.0% ginseng to wheat flour may be suitable for processing LL noodles.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.209-213
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• 1997

Sesquiterpenes of Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer, KG) and American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium, AG) were Isolated by simultaneous distillation and extraction (SDE) with 30% methanol and n-hexane or adsorption using C18 Sep-Pak . The sesquiterpenes in KG and AG were compared each other by using TLC and GC/MS. Thin layer chromatogram of KG gave 4~5 spots of terpenes colored by vanillin-sulfuric acid, while AG did one major spot. Total ion chromatogram of KG showed about 30 peaks of sesquiterpene having molecular weight 204. Among these, 9 components such as alloaromadendrene, germacrene B, isocaryophyllene, $\alpha$-neoclovene, ${\gamma}$-muurolene and $\beta$-panasinsene together occupied 81.5% of total sesquiterpenes identified. In AG, however, only 3 components, i.e., isocaryophyllene, $\beta$-bisabolene, $\beta$-sesquiphellandrene occupied 79.3% of total sesquiterpenes identified. Especially isocaryophyllene was a dominant component of AG occupying 56.6%. Eight sesquiterpenes, including alloaromadendrene, germacrene B and $\alpha$-humulene, were not detected in AG. These results indicate that sesquiterpenes could be used as indices for the chemical difference between KG and AG.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.29-32
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• 1976

Succinate dehydrogenase was activated by ethyl acetate extract from the methanol extract of white ginseng previously treated with petroleum ether and ethyl ether to remove all highly nonpolar components, and the residual aqueous solution from the ethyl acetate extraction. Also, all of the extracted fractions of red ginseng except the ether extract gave positive results. On the contrary to some suggestions by other workers that alkaloids of ginseng may enhance the succinate degydrogenase activity, our results show that the alkaloids may have exhibited some inhibitory eject on this enzyme.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.82-86
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• 2016

Ginseng is used as a medicinal ingredient. The quality control of species, age, origin and manufacturing process is important. The metabolome of ginseng about quality was studied in many reports. Almost studies carried out the extract of ginseng, however, the reproducibility cannot be obtained using extracted sample. In this study, powdery ginseng samples were analyzed using high resolution-magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HR-MAS NMR)-based metabolomics except extraction step. Sample was measured three times using 600 MHz NMR spectrometer equipped with nano probe. Reproducibility can be enhanced using this method and the metabolic profiles of ginseng were identified and quantified.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.80-83
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• 2000

Polyacetylenes were extracted from Korean ginseng using supercritical $CO_2$ Yield of extraction of panaxydol and panaxynol was increased as the pressure of supercritical $CO_2$ increased at the range from 200 to 300 bar. The optimal yields of panaxydol and panaxynol was achieved at 65 and $55^{\circ}C$, respectively. Methanol was applied as a modifier. The highest yield of panaxydol and panaxynol were 0.230 and 0.054 mg/g-dry weight at modifier concentration of 10%(w/w), 300 bar, and $65^{\circ}C$. When these results were compared to that of methanol-extraction, the recoveries of panaxydol and panaxynol by supercritical $CO_2$ extraction in SFE were 37.8 and 55.1%, respectively.