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Objective: To cheaply prepare the rare ginsenosides by biotransformation, ginsenosides C-K, C-Mc, F2, and Rh2 from commercially available Protopanaxadiol (PPD) ginsenoside mixture were prepared using a crude enzyme of Aspergillus g.848 strain. Methods: The rare ginsenosides were obtained from PPD ginsenosides by enzyme reaction; The composition of PPD raw materials and ginsenoside products was measured by HPLC. The monomer ginsenosides and Rh2 group of enzyme reaction product were separated by a silica gel column; The produced monomer ginsenosides were identified by NMR; Rh2 group was identified by UPLC-MS. Results: The raw material of PPD ginsenosides was consisted of ginsenoside Rb1, Rd, Rb2, Rc, and Rg3 groups with four kinds of isomers. During the reaction of enzyme, the best reaction time for the ginsenoside F2 production was 1.5 h to 2 h; The best reaction time for the ginsenoside C-K production was 24 h to 30 h; If producing the Rh2 group, when reacted to 6 h to 12 h, the content of Rg3 group was low, and Rh2 group was high. In the production of C-K, 20 g of crude products were obtained from 30 g of PPD ginsenosides by enzyme reaction, and 8.16 g of C-K, 1.01 g of C-MC, 0.45 g of F2, and 0.19 g of Rh2 group were separated using silica gel column. The rare ginsenosides were identified by NMR, and the Rh2 group was identified using UPLC-MS method. Conclusion: The high activity of monomer ginsenoside C-K, C-Mc, F2, and Rh2 group are successfully prepared from the PPD ginsenosides by enzymatic conversion.
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Objective: To establish a UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of 10 components in Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS), and the study the effect of Bletilla striata polysaccharides (BSP) on the pharmacokinetic parameters of PNS. Methods: Rats were divided into PNS group (P group) and PNS-BSP compatibility group (BP group) by ig administration. The plasma concentration of 10 saponins was determined by UPLC-MS/MS. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by DAS software. Results: The determination method corresponded to the biological sample measurement requirements. Compared with P group, the AUC of Rb1 significantly reduced in BP group (P<0.01) and the AUCs of notoginsenoside R1, Rg1, Rf, Rd, CK, Rc, Rh1 were lower but without significant difference; The total AUC of 10 components significantly reduced in BP group (P<0.01); The plasma concentration of Rg1 in BP group was lower compared with that in P group (P<0.05); The tmax of Rg1, Rb1, and Rf significantly delayed (P<0.01); The tmax of notoginsenoside R1 and Rg2 delayed compared with P group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The established UPLC-MS/MS analysis method is suitable for the simultaneous determination of 10 components in PNS in rat plasma; PNS-BSP compatibility can reduce the plasma concentration of PNS and AUC exposure and prolong the tmax. This illustrates that BSP may increase the exposure levels of PNS in the gastrointestinal tract so that increase the effect in the gastrointestinal tract.