Isolation, Synthesis and Structures of Cytotoxic Ginsenoside Derivatives

Four known ginsenosides: ginsenoside-Rb1 (1), Rb3 (2), Rd (3) and Re (4) were isolated from the methanolic extract of the traditional Chinese medicine Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer. Further enzyme reactions and chemical modifications led us to obtain ginsenoside-M1 (5) and synthesize three novel mono-es...

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Main Authors: Yi-nan Zheng, Xiao-jie Gong, Xiang Li, Jun Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2007-09-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/12/9/2140/