Ginsenosides and ginsenosidases in the pathobiology of ginseng-Cylindrocarpon destructans (Zinss) Scholten

The growth of ginseng pathogen C. destructans (Zinss) Scholten is promoted by ginsenoside Rb1 but inhibited by its metabolites. All tested fungi are able to deglycosylate proto-panaxadiol ginsenosides using a similar transformation pathway, albeit with different sensitivities.122