Panaxatriol
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Panaxatriol is an organic coumpound characterizing a group of ginsenoside
s. It is a dammarane
-type tetracyclic triterpene
sapogenin
found in ginseng
(Panax ginseng) and in notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng). It is formed by the dehydration
of protopanaxatriol
.
Ginsenoside
Ginsenosides are a class of steroid glycosides, and triterpene saponins, found exclusively in the plant genus Panax .Ginsenosides have been the target of research, as they are viewed as the active compounds behind the claims of ginseng's efficacy...
s. It is a dammarane
Dammarane
Dammarane is a tetracyclic triterpene found in sapogenins like those of ginseng ....
-type tetracyclic triterpene
Triterpene
Triterpenes are terpenes consisting of six isoprene units and have the molecular formula C30H48.The pentacyclic triterpenes can be classified into lupane, oleanane or ursane groups.Animal- and plant-derived triterpenes exist, such as:*squalene...
sapogenin
Sapogenin
Sapogenins are the aglycones, or non-saccharide, portions of the family of natural products known as saponins. Sapogenins contain steroid or other triterpene frameworks as their key organic feature. For example, steroidal sapogenins like tiggenin, neogitogenin, and tokorogenin have been isolated...
found in ginseng
Ginseng
Ginseng is any one of eleven species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae....
(Panax ginseng) and in notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng). It is formed by the dehydration
Dehydration reaction
In chemistry and the biological sciences, a dehydration reaction is usually defined as a chemical reaction that involves the loss of water from the reacting molecule. Dehydration reactions are a subset of elimination reactions...
of protopanaxatriol
Protopanaxatriol
Protopanaxatriol is an organic compound characterizing a group of ginsenosides. It is a dammarane-type tetracyclic triterpene sapogenins found in ginseng and in notoginseng ....
.