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  3. Structures of new dammarane-type Triterpene Saponins from the flower buds of Panax notoginseng and hepatoprotective effects of principal Ginseng Saponins

Structures of new dammarane-type Triterpene Saponins from the flower buds of Panax notoginseng and hepatoprotective effects of principal Ginseng Saponins

  • J Nat Prod. 2003 Jul;66(7):922-7. doi: 10.1021/np030015l.
Masayuki Yoshikawa 1,  Toshio Morikawa,  Yousuke Kashima,  Kiyofumi Ninomiya,  Hisashi Matsuda
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  • 1 Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Misasagi, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8412, Japan. shoyaku@mb.kyoto-phu.ac.jp
PMID: 12880307 DOI: 10.1021/np030015l
Abstract

The saponin fraction from the flower buds of Panax notoginseng exhibited protective effect on liver injury induced by d-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide. From the saponin fraction with hepatoprotective effect, five new dammarane-type triterpene saponins, notoginsenosides-O (1), -P (2), -Q (3), -S (4), and -T (5), were isolated together with nine known protopanaxadiol oligoglycosides. The structures of the new saponins were elucidated on the basis of chemical and physicochemical evidence. The principal dammarane-type triterpene saponins from the roots and flower buds of Panax notoginseng were found to show potent hepatoprotective effects.

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