Uses
A major bioactive component of panax ginseng that promotes neurotransmitter release by modulating phosphorylation of synapsins through a cAMP-dependent protein kinase pathway. It has been reported to display immunostimulatory and anticancer effects.
Uses
Reference standard in the analysis of herbal medicinal products.
Definition
ChEBI: Ginsenoside Rb1 is a ginsenoside found in Panax ginseng and Panax japonicus var. major that is ginsenoside Rd in which the beta-D-glucopyranoside group at position 20 is replaced by a beta-D-glucopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside group. It has a role as a neuroprotective agent, an anti-obesity agent, an anti-inflammatory drug, an apoptosis inhibitor, a radical scavenger and a plant metabolite. It is a ginsenoside, a glycoside and a tetracyclic triterpenoid. It is functionally related to a ginsenoside Rd.
General Description
Ginsenoside Rb1 (41753-43-9) is a protopanaxadiol that has diverse in vitro and in vivo effects, including neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-obesity actions. Ginsenoside Rb1, a main constituent of the root of Panax ginseng, inhibits Na+, K+-ATPase activity with IC50 of 6.3±1.0 μM. Ginsenoside also inhibits IRAK-1 activation and phosphorylation of NF-κB p65. Ginsenoside Rb1 reduces the expressions of TLR3, TLR4 and TRAF-6, and down-regulates the levels of TNF-α, IFN-β and iNOS.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Triterpene saponin found in ginseng.
Safety Profile
Poison by intravenous route. Moderately toxic by intraperitoneal route. Mutation data reported. Whenheated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
target
p38MAPK | JNK | GLUT | Akt | IFN-γ | IL Receptor | GSK-3 | HO-1 | PKA | Estrogen receptor | Progestogen receptor
