GC-MS Metabolomic Analysis to Reveal the Metabolites and Biological Pathways Involved in the Developmental Stages and Tissue Response of Panax ginseng

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 22; no. 3; p. 496
• Main Authors: Liu, Jia, Liu, Yang, Wang, Yu, Abozeid, Ann, Zu, Yuan-Gang, Zhang, Xiao-Ning, Tang, Zhong-Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 21.03.2017; MDPI
• Subjects: Carbohydrate Metabolism; developmental stages; Energy Metabolism; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry - methods; GC-MS metabolite profiling; ginsenoside; Ginsenosides - analysis; Ginsenosides - chemistry; Least-Squares Analysis; Metabolism; Metabolites; Metabolomics - methods; Panax - chemistry; Panax - growth & development; Pentose Phosphate Pathway; Physiology; Plant Leaves - chemistry; Plant Leaves - growth & development; plant metabolism; Plant Roots - chemistry; Plant Roots - growth & development; Plant Stems - chemistry; Plant Stems - growth & development; ginsenoside; developmental stages; GC-MS metabolite profiling; plant metabolism

Ginsenosides, the major compounds present in ginseng, are known to have numerous physiological and pharmacological effects. The physiological processes, enzymes and genes involved in ginsenoside synthesis in P. ginseng have been well characterized. However, relatively little information is known abo...