Abstract
Steaming ginseng at high temperature increased its cytotoxicity to SK-Hep-1 hepatoma cancer cells. HPLC separation and fractionation followed by MTT assay revealed that ginsenosides Rg3, Rg5, Rk1, Rs5, and Rs4 are the active principles. Their 50% growth inhibition concentration (GI50) values were 41, 11, 13, 37, and 13 μM, respectively. Cisplatin had a GI50 of 84 μM in the same assay conditions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 538-540 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2002 |
Keywords
- Cytotoxicity
- Ginsenoside
- Panax ginseng
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Drug Discovery