Metabolomics analysis based on a UPLC-Q-TOF-MS metabolomics approach to compare Lin-Xia-Shan-Shen and garden ginseng.

ABSTRACT: Background: Panax ginseng Meyer which has been cultivated and grown naturally in mountainous forests is formally called "Lin-Xia-Shan-Shen" (LXSS), but when cultivated it is called garden ginseng (GG), according to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 edition). The medicinal value of LXSS is significantly higher than that of GG based on the clinical experience of TCM. This study aimed to evaluate the variety of chemical constituents in LXSS and GG. Methods: 18 LXSS and 6 GG samples were investigated using a UPLC-Q-TOF-MS technique. Results: the contents of 16 metabolites, mainly involved in the biosynthesis of rare ginsenosides (ginsenosides Rg₃, -Rh₁, -Rh₂), galactose metabolism (myo-inositol), the citric cycle (citric acid an

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9085524 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature