N. Fukuda et al., Western blotting for ginseng saponins, ginsenosides using anti-ginsenosideRb1 monoclonal antibody, BIOL PHAR B, 22(2), 1999, pp. 219-220
Ginsenosides separated by silica gel TLC were blotted to a polyvinylidene d
ifluoride (PVDF) membrane which was treated with a NaIO4 solution followed
by bovine serum albumine (BSA), resulting in a ginsenoside-BSA conjugate on
a PVDF membrane. The blotted bands were stained with monoclonal antibody (
MAb). The newly established Western blotting method was used for the determ
ination of ginsenosides and their distribution in various Panax species.