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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Med Chem. 2009;16(19):2475–2484. doi: 10.2174/092986709788682146

Table 4.

Structures of 7 Ginsenosides (Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg1) Commonly Used for Quality Control of Ginseng Products

graphic file with name nihms134727t1.jpgR1 OR2 R3
Rb1 Glucose-2→ 1-glucose 2H Glucose-6→1-glucose
Rb2 Glucose-2→1-glucose 2H Glucose-6→1-arabnose(pyr)
Rc Glucose-2→1-glucose 2H Glucose-6→1-arabnose(fur)
Rd Glucose-2→1-glucose 2H Glucose
Re H O-glucose-2→1-rhamnose Glucose
Rf H O-glucose-2→1-glucose H
Rg1 H O-glucose Glucose