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. 2019 Jul 3;24(13):2443. doi: 10.3390/molecules24132443

Table 1.

Summary of ginseng saponin carbohydrates.

Formula Carbohydrate Moieties
R1 (C3) R2 (C6) R3 (C20)
Protopanaxadiol C30H52O3 H H H
Ra1 C58H98O26 Glc-Glc H Glc-Ara(p)-Xyl
Ra2 C58H98O26 Glc-Glc H Glc-Ara(f)-Xyl
Ra3 C59H100O27 Glc-Glc H Glc-Glc-Xyl
Rb1 C54H92O23 Glc-Glc H Glc-Glc
Rb2 C54H90O22 Glc-Glc H Glc-Ara(p)
Rb3 C53H90O22 Glc-Glc H Glc-Xly
Rc C53H90O22 Glc-Glc H Glc-Ara(f)
Rd C48H82O18 Glc-Glc H Glc
Rg3 C42H72O13 Glc-Glc H H
Rh2 C36H62O8 Glc H H
Rs1 C36H92O23 Glc-Glc-Ac H Glc-Ara(p)
Rs2 C55H92O23 Glc-Glc-Ac H Glc-Ara(f)
Rs3 C44H74O14 Glc-Glc-Ac H H
Compound K C36H62O8 H H Glc
Protopanaxatriol C30H52O4 H H H
Re C48H82O18 H Glc-Rha Glc
Rf C42H72O14 H Glc-Glc H
Rg1 C42H72O14 H Glc Glc
Rg2 C42H72O13 H Glc-Rha H
Rh1 C36H62O9 H Glc H
F1 C36H62O9 H H Glc
F3 C41H70O13 H H Glc-Ara(p)
Oleanolic acid
Ro C48H76O19 GlcUA-Glc Glc

Ac: acetyl; Ara(f): α-L-arabinofuranosyl; Ara(p): α-L-arabinopyranosyl; Glc: β-D-glucopyranosyl; GlcUA: β-D-gulcuronic acid; Rha: α-L-rhamnophranosyl; Xyl: β-D-xylopyranosyl