Total Fractionation and Analysis of Polysaccharides from Leaves of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer

The water-soluble polysaccharides isolated from the leaves of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer were totally fractionated into one neutral fraction（GLPN-1）, six acidic fractions（GLPN-2, GLPA-1a, GLPA-1b, GLPA-1c, GLPA-2 and GLPA-3） by a combination of ethanol precipitation, ion-exchange and gel permeation chromatography. All the fractions were analyzed by determining monosaccharide composition, molecular weight distribution. The resuits show that GLPN-1 was mainly composed of Gal（38.1%） and Ara（33.6%） and presumed to be an arabinogalactan. GLPA-1a, GLPA-1b and GLPA-2 mainly contained Gal, Ara, Rha and GalA. The amount of Gal and Ara acounted for over 50% of total sugar and the amount of Rha was more than 10%. The molar ratios of Rha/GalA in GLPA-1a, GLPA-1b and GLPA-2 were 1：1, 1：2 and 1：2.7, respectively, indicating that they belong to type-1 rhamnogalacturonan （RG-1）-rich pectin. GLPA-1c was mainly composed of GalA（78%）, belonging to homogalacturonan（HG）-rich pectin. GLPA-3 might be a glycoprotein.

A NEW TRITERPENE SAPONIN FROM THE STEMS AND LEAVES OF PANAX GINSENG

a new triterpene compound was isolated from the stems and leaves of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer and established as 3β, 6α, 12β-trihydroxy-dammar-20(21), 24-diene-6-0-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside on the basis of spectral analysis and chemical evidence.

Profiling and identification of chemical components of Shenshao Tablet and its absorbed components in rats by comprehensive HPLC/DAD/ESI-MS^n analysis

Shenshao Tablet(SST),prepared from Paeoniae Radix Alba(PRA)and total ginsenoside of Ginseng Stems and Leaves(GSL),is a traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)preparation prescribed to treat coronary heart disease.However,its chemical composition and the components that can migrate into blood potentially exerting the therapeutic effects have rarely been elucidated.We developed an HPLC/DAD/ESI-MS^n approach aiming to comprehensively profile and identify both the chemical components of SST and its absorbed ingredients(and metabolites)in rat plasma and urine.Chromatographic separation was performed on an Agilent Eclipse XDB C_(18) column using acetonitrile/0.1% formic acid as the mobile phase.MS detection was conducted in both negative and positive ESI modes to yield more structure information.Comparison with reference compounds(t_R,MS^n),interpretation of the fragmentation pathways,and searching of in-house database,were utilized for more reliable structure elucidation.A total of 82 components,including 21monoterpene glycosides,four galloyl glucoses,two phenols from PRA,and 55 ginsenosides from GSL,were identified or tentatively characterized from the 70% ethanolic extract of SST.Amongst them,seven and 24 prototype compounds could be detectable in the plasma and urine samples,respectively,after oral administration of an SST extract(4 g×kg^(–1))in rats.No metabolites were observed in the rat samples.The findings of this work first unveiled the chemical complexity of SST and its absorbed components,which would be beneficial to understanding the therapeutic basis and quality control of SST.