Research Article

Effect of Amino Acids on the Generation of Ginsenoside Rg3 Epimers by Heat Processing and the Anticancer Activities of Epimers in A2780 Human Ovarian Cancer Cells

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Changes in the concentrations of ginsenosides in Panax ginseng extract after heat processing with amino acids. (a) Structures of major and deglycosylated ginsenosides. (b) HPL chromatogram of Panax ginseng extract before heat processing. (c) HPL chromatogram of Panax ginseng extract after heat processing. (d) HPL chromatogram of Panax ginseng extract after heat processing with arginine. (e) HPL chromatogram of Panax ginseng extract after heat processing with leucine. -Glc: D-glucopyranosyl, -Rha: L-rhamnopyranosyl, -Ara(f): L-arabinofuranosyl, and -Ara(p): L-arabinopyranosyl.
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