Microencapsulation of total saponins from stem and leaf of Panax notoginseng by freeze and spray drying: Process optimization, physicochemical properties, structure, antioxidant activity, and stability.

Ginsenosides are the primary active substance in ginseng plants and have a variety of benefits. However, its light and heat stability are weak and easy to decompose. This study used gum arabic (GA) and maltodextrin (MD) as wall materials, and 1% Tween 80 was used as emulsifier.

Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analyses reveal the molecular mechanism underlying dynamic metabolic processes during taproot development of Panax notoginseng.

Background: Panax notoginseng (Burk) F. H. Chen is one of the most famous Chinese traditional medicinal plants.

, a R2R3-MYB transcription factor, promotes flavonoid biosynthesis in .

, a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, is enriched in flavonoids that are beneficial to human health. While we know that R2R3-MYB transcription factors (TFs) are crucial to flavonoid pathway, the transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in has not been fully elucidated. Here, , a R2R3-MYB transcription factor, was uncovered as a regulator involved in the regulation of flavonoid accumulation.

Phytochemical profiles of edible flowers of medicinal plants of and .

The discovery of new edible flowers that are nontoxic, innocuous flowers having human health benefits, surveys of their phytochemicals and utilization are of great scientific and commercial interest. and are precious Traditional Chinese Medicine. During the massive commercial cultivation, a lot of flowers were produced and certified as edible flowers, and the phytochemical profiles and bioactivities warrant evaluate.

Identification of two UDP-glycosyltransferases involved in the main oleanane-type ginsenosides in Panax japonicus var. major.

Two UDP-glycosyltransferases from Panax japonicus var. major were identified, and the biosynthetic pathways of three oleanane-type ginsenosides (chikusetsusaponin IVa, ginsenoside Ro, zingibroside R) were elucidated. Chikusetsusaponin IVa and ginsenoside Ro are primary active components formed by stepwise glycosylation of oleanolic acid in five medicinal plants of the genus Panax.

Transcriptome analysis of Panax zingiberensis identifies genes encoding oleanolic acid glucuronosyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of oleanane-type ginsenosides.

Oleanolic acid glucuronosyltransferase (OAGT) genes synthesizing the direct precursor of oleanane-type ginsenosides were discovered. The four recombinant proteins of OAGT were able to transfer glucuronic acid at C-3 of oleanolic acid that yields oleanolic acid 3-O-β-glucuronide. Ginsenosides are the primary active components in the genus Panax, and great efforts have been made to elucidate the mechanisms underlying dammarane-type ginsenoside biosynthesis.

Transcriptome analysis of Panax vietnamensis var. fuscidicus discovers putative ocotillol-type ginsenosides biosynthesis genes and genetic markers.

Background: P. vietnamensis var. fuscidiscus, called "Yesanqi" in Chinese, is a new variety of P.

Isolation and characterization of thermo-acidophilic endospore-forming bacteria from the concentrated apple juice-processing environment.

Forty-five thermo-acidophilic, spore-forming bacteria were isolated from a concentrated apple juice-processing environment. All of them were Gram-positive, rod shaped, and strictly aerobic that most likely belong to the genus of Alicyclobacillus. A fast identification method-16S rDNA PCR-RFLP was used to identify them.