In vitro cytotoxic activity of ginseng leaf/stem extracts obtained by subcritical water extraction

✍ Scribed by Lee, Kyoung Ah; Kim, Kee-Tae; Chang, Pahn-Shik; Paik, Hyun-Dong

• Book ID: 124115510
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 890 KB
• Volume: 38
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1226-8453
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2014.05.009

✦ Synopsis

Ginseng leaf/stem extract produced by subcritical water extraction at high temperature (190°C) possess higher cytotoxic activity against human cancer cell lines than ethanol extract. Subcritical water extraction can be a great candidate for extraction of functional substance from ginseng leaves/stems.