Korean Society of Food and Nutrition, Han'guk Sikp'um Y¿¿¿¿ngyang Kwahakhoe chi, 12(42), p. 2082-2087
DOI: 10.3746/jkfn.2013.42.12.2082
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The present study was performed to quantitatively analyze eleutherosides (B and E) and -glucan in different plant parts of three cultivars (Chungnam, Gangwon, and Jeju) of Acanthopanax senticosus and Acanthopanax koreanum using HPLC and a commercial enzyme kit. Our results showed high linearity in the calibration curves as the coefficients of correlation () were 0.998 (eleutheroside B) and 0.999 (eleutheroside E), respectively. Eleutheroside B and E were found in stem extracts of A. koreanum cultivated in Jeju (1,122 , eleutheroside B) and A. senticosus cultivated in Chungnam (2,536 , eleutheroside E), respectively. However, eleutheroside B was not detected in any part of A. senticosus cultivated in Chungnam. For -glucan contents, stems of A. senticosus and A. koreanum showed higher than other parts. Furthermore, the -glucan content in stems of A. koreanum cultivated in Gangwon was significantly higher than in those of other cultivars. These results show that the contents of eleutheroside B, E, and -glucan were higher in stem extracts of A. senticosus and A. koreanum than other parts. Moreover, our results suggest that the contents of eleutheroside B, E, and -glucan in A. senticosus and A. koreanum are influenced by cultivation area and the selected part.