Abstract
Metabolism of an anti-tumor active component of Panax ginseng, ginsenoside (20R)-Rg3, was studied for better understanding its pharmacokinetics in rat. LC-MS was used to determine Rg3 and its metabolites in rat plasma, urine and feces samples. An average half-life of 18.5 min was obtained after the ginsenoside was intravenously dosed at 5 mg/kg. However, Rg 3 was not detected in rat plasma collected after oral administration at 100 mg/kg. Only 0.97-1.15% Rg3 of the dosed amount was determined in feces. Hydrolysis and oxygenated metabolites were detected and identified in feces collected after oral administration by using LC-MS and MS-MS.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 223-232 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Volume | 816 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 25 Feb 2005 |
User-Defined Keywords
- Ginsenoside Rg3
- Rat metabolism
- Pharmacokinetics
- Metabolite identifications
- LC–MS