Description
Ginsenoside Ro, the predominant ginsenoside in the rhizome, showes inhibitory activity against 5αR. It demonstrates significant anti-thrombic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-hepatitis activities in experimental models. It shows no hemolytic nor cytotoxic activities.
IUPAC Name
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-heptamethyl-8a-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxycarbonyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid
InChI
1S/C48H76O19/c1-43(2)14-16-48(42(61)67-40-35(58)31(54)29(52)24(20-50)63-40)17-15-46(6)21(22(48)18-43)8-9-26-45(5)12-11-27(44(3,4)25(45)10-13-47(26,46)7)64-41-37(33(56)32(55)36(65-41)38(59)60)66-39-34(57)30(53)28(51)23(19-49)62-39/h8,22-37,39-41,49-58H,9-2