COMPOSITION FOR MUSCULAR FUNCTION ENHANCEMENT COMPRISING GINSENOSIDE RF, GINSENOSIDE COMPOSITION COMPRISING GINSENOSIDE RF, OR MIXTURE OF ANY ONE OR MORE THEREOF AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT

摘要

Ginsenoside Rf, a ginsenoside composition comprising ginsenoside Rf, or a mixture of any one or more thereof, of the present invention, promotes the expression of a myosin heavy chain, which is a muscle differentiation marker, regulates energy homeostasis in the body, promotes the phosphorylation of AMPK, which plays an important role in the regulation of skeletal muscle development and growth, and in the forced swimming test in animal experiments, increases swimming duration, thereby increasing exercise ability, muscle strength, and muscle mass and alleviating muscle atrophy, and thus can be used as a food composition for muscular function enhancement, a cosmetic composition for muscular function enhancement, a food composition for alleviation or prevention of sarcopenia, or a pharmaceutical composition for treatment or prevention of sarcopenia.