Compound K derived from ginseng: neuroprotection and cognitive improvement. Issue 11 (1st November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Oh, Jisun; Kim, Jong-Sang
• Is Part Of: Food & function. Volume 7:Issue 11(2016)
• Page Start: 4506
• Page End: 4515
• Publication Date: 2016-11-01
• Subjects: Food -- Analysis -- Periodicals; Food -- Composition -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; 664.07
• DOI: 10.1039/c6fo01077f
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-6496

Abstract

Abstract : The evidence for the neuroprotective and cognitive effects of compound K, a metabolite biotransformed from ginsenosides Rb1, Rb2, and Rc, is reviewed here. Abstract : The evidence for the neuroprotective and cognitive effects of compound K, a metabolite biotransformed from ginsenosides Rb1, Rb2, and Rc, is reviewed here. Compound K is more bioavailable than other ginsenosides and therefore has greater potential to exert bioactive functions in the body. Although the capability of compound K to cross the blood–brain barrier is not clear, it has been reported to have neuroprotective and cognition enhancing effects and decrease inflammatory biomarkers in animal models of Alzheimer's disease and cerebral ischemia. The plethora of potential health benefits of compound K warrants further research to evaluate its biochemical mechanisms and its ability to protect healthy populations from neurodegenerative diseases.