title: Simultaneous determination of ginsenosides in Panax ginseng with different growth ages using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
abstract: The contents of ginsenosides in Panax ginseng not only vary in different parts of the root, but also exhibit yearly variation. In this study, an HPLC-MS method was established in order to simultaneously analyse ginsenosides Rb1, Rb2, Rb3, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg1 and Rg2. The concentration of ginsenosides in the tap root and root fibre were compared and the yearly variations of nine ginsenosides elucidated. The results indicate that the total content of ginsenosides in the main root and the root fibre both attain a maximum level in the fourth year of growth, although the amount in the former is much higher than in the latter. The variation in the content of ginsenosides during a 2-6 year period suggests that cultivated P. Ginseng can be harvested after the fourth year. The current results will provide useful information for the quality control and good agricultural practice farming of ginseng.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chinese medicine Science and Engineering, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-Yang
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xin-Yue
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Rui-Chao
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yi-Yu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D036145:Ginsenosides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D005894:Panax / Q000254:growth & development*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D036145:Ginsenosides