Effects of gut microbiota on the pharmacokinetics of protopanaxadiol ginsenosides Rd, Rg3, F2, and compound K in healthy volunteers treated orally with red ginseng
Background: It is well recognized that gut microbiota is involved in the biotransformation of ginsenosides by converting the polar ginsenosides to nonpolar bioactive ginsenosides. However, the roles of the gut microbiota on the pharmacokinetics of ginsenosides in humans have not yet been fully eluci...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Ginseng Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1226845319300211 |