Biotransformation of ginsenoside Rd in the ginseng extraction residue by fermentation with lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum)

• Published in: Food chemistry Vol. 141; no. 4; pp. 4186 - 4193
• Main Authors: Hsu, Bo Yang, Lu, Ting Jang, Chen, Chia Hui, Wang, Shing Jung, Hwang, Lucy Sun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 15.12.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Biotransformation; Fermentation; Ganoderma lucidum; General pharmacology; Ginseng; Ginsenoside; Ginsenosides - metabolism; Lingzhi; Medical sciences; Panax - metabolism; Panax - microbiology; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Reishi - metabolism; Lingzhi; Ganoderma lucidum; Ginseng; Biotransformation; Ginsenoside; Fermentation; Panax ginseng; Basidiomycota; Medicinal plant; Fungi; Residue; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Plant origin; Spermatophyta; Extraction; Araliaceae; Ganoderma

•The major product Rd possesses higher bioactivities and bioavailability than Rb1.•This study can solve the waste problem of ginseng extraction residue.•A new functional food ingredient was developed.•It is the first report on applying lingzhi (G. lucidum) to transform ginsenosides from AmR. Ginseng...