Polyacetylenes from the tissue cultured adventidious roots of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer

Abstract

Five polyacetylenes, ginsenoyne K (1), (Z)-1-methoxyheptadeca-9-en-4,6-diyne-3-one (2), panaxydol (3), panaxydiol (4), and (E)-heptadeca-8-en-4,6-diyne-3,10-diol (5) were isolated from the adventitious roots of Panax ginseng and their chemical structures were elucidated by interpretation of spectroscopic data. Among the isolated compounds, compounds 2 and 5 were reported for the first time as a natural product. Ginsenoyne K (1) showed dose-dependent inhibitory effect on dopa oxidase activity of tyrosinase.