Planta Med 1979; 37(11): 226-333
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097332
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High Performance Liquid Chromatographie Determination of Ginseng Saponin by Ultraviolet Derivatisation

H. Besso, Y. Saruwatari, K. Futamura, K. Kunihiro, T. Fuwa1 , O. Tanaka2
  • 1Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and
  • 2Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Publication Date:
13 January 2009 (online)

Abstract

Ginsenosides Rb1, b2, c, d, e and g1 quantitatively reacted with benzoyl chloride in pyridine to afford the respective derivatives having strong UV absorption. The UV–derivatized saponins were separated by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and the saponin–contents of the various Ginseng varieties were determined. It is possible to distinguish white Ginseng from the root hairs of Ginseng from the root hairs of Ginseng by the pattern analysis of HPLC.

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