Gynostemma pentaphyllum: identification of major sapogenins and differentiation from Panax species.
Four main dammarane-type aglycones of gypenosides, extracted from the aerial parts of Gynostemma pentaphyllum were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. By detecting these aglycones as well as the aglycones of ginsenosides, a difference in sapogenin composition between Gynostemma pentaphyllum and Panax species was observed, which can be used in the differentiation of these plant drugs.
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Clinical Research Centre, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, SE-141 86, Huddinge, Sweden.
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D019662:Cucurbitaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005894:Panax / Q000737:chemistry*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012015:Reference Standards; D012502:Sapogenins / Q000737:chemistry*
D010936:Plant Extracts; D012502:Sapogenins