Study on the Changes of Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity in Different Parts of Ginseng during Steaming and Drying
In order to investigate the effects of the processing method on the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of different parts of Ginseng,the contents of 10 kinds of ginsenosides and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(5-HMF)of different parts of Ginseng during the processing were determined by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography,and their antioxidant activities were determined.Principal component analysis(PCA),cluster analysis(HCA)and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis(OPLS-DA)were combined to evaluate the quality.The results showed that the contents of ginsenosides Rg1,Re,Rb1,Rd,Rc and Rb2 increased first and then decreased,while the contents of ginsenosides Rg3,Rk1,Rg5 and Rh,increased gradually.The content of 5-HMF increased first and then decreased.Two principal components were extracted by PCA,the fibrous root parts were distinguished from other parts by HCA,and ginsenosides Rg5,Rk1,Rg1+Re,Rg3 and Rh1 were identified by OPLS-DA as the main difference components.The antioxidant activity of Ginseng varied with different steaming times.Among them,Ginseng fibrous root samples steamed and sun-cured for the second time had the strongest scavenging ability of hydroxyl free radicals.This study revealed the relationship between chemical components and antioxidant activities in different parts of Ginseng root through the processing method named"nine steaming and nine drying"and the stoichiometric pattern recognition,that is,rare ginsenosides showed a negative correlation with antioxidant activity,which provided a scientific basis for further development and utilization of Ginseng.
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