Protopanaxatriol Explained

Protopanaxatriol (PPT) is an organic compound that is an aglycone of ginsenosides, a group of steroid glycosides.[1] It is a dammarane-type tetracyclic triterpene sapogenins found in ginseng (Panax ginseng) and in notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng).

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Notes and References

  1. 10.1016/0024-3205(95)00124-o . Ginsenosides of the protopanaxatriol group cause endothelium-dependent relaxation in the rat aorta . 1995 . Kang . Soo Yeon . Schini-Kerth . Valérie B. . Kim . Nak Doo . Life Sciences . 56 . 19 . 1577–1586 . 7723586 .

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