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|  IUPAC name  (20R)-Dammar-24-ene-3β,6α,12β,20-tetrol  | |
|  Systematic IUPAC name  (1S,3aR,3bR,5S,5aR,7S,9aR,9bR,11R,11aR)-1-[(2R)-2-Hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-3a,3b,6,6,9a-pentamethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-5,7,11-triol  | |
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| Properties | |
| C30H52O4 | |
| Molar mass | 476.742 g·mol−1 | 
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).  | |
Protopanaxatriol (PPT) is an organic compound that is an aglycone of ginsenosides, a group of steroid glycosides. [1] It is a dammarane-type tetracyclic triterpene sapogenins found in ginseng (Panax ginseng) and in notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng).
In rats, the oral bioavailability is about 3.7% and the half-life is 0.80 hours (when given as a PPD-PPT mixture). PPT is unstable in acid, showing 40% degradation after 4 hours at 37°C both in pH 1.2 buffer solution and rat stomach contents. [2] It is extensively metabolized in mice. [3]