Isolation of cholesteryl ester transfer protein Inhibitors from Panax ginseng roots
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Title
Isolation of cholesteryl ester transfer protein Inhibitors from Panax ginseng roots
Author(s)
Byoung-Mog Kwon; Ji Youn Nam; Seung Ho Lee; Tae Sook Jeong; Young Kook Kim; Song Hae Bok
Bibliographic Citation
Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 444-445
Publication Year
1996
Abstract
We have isolated cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors from the extract of Korean Panax ginseng C. A. MEYER roots and identified them as polyacetylene analogs. These compounds inhibit human CETP with IC50 values of around 20-35 mg/ml.