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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(20R)-Dammar-24-ene-3β,6α,12β,20-tetrol
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Systematic IUPAC name
(1S,3aR,3bR,5S,5aR,7S,9aR,9bR,11R,11aR)-1-[(2R)-2-Hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-3a,3b,6,6,9a-pentamethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-5,7,11-triol | |
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Molar mass | 476.742 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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edit- ^ Kang, Soo Yeon; Schini-Kerth, Valérie B.; Kim, Nak Doo (1995). "Ginsenosides of the protopanaxatriol group cause endothelium-dependent relaxation in the rat aorta". Life Sciences. 56 (19): 1577–1586. doi:10.1016/0024-3205(95)00124-o. PMID 7723586.