Intestinal bacterial hydrolysis is required for the appearance of compound K in rat plasma after oral administration of ginsenoside Rb1 from Panax ginseng

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1155-1160

  Akao, Teruaki ^a   Kida, Hiroaki ^a   Kanaoka, Matao ^a   Hattori, Masao ^a   Kobashi, Kyoichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCOSIDASE; COMPOUND K; GINSENOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; EUBACTERIUM; FECES; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GINSENG; HYDROLYSIS; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMA; RAT;

EID: 0031736410     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1998.tb03327.x     Document Type: Article

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