- Highly Promiscuous Flavonoid 3- O-Glycosyltransferase from Scutellaria baicalensis
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A highly regio-specific and donor-promiscuous 3-O-glycosyltransferase, Sb3GT1 (UGT78B4), was discovered from Scutellaria baicalensis. Sb3GT1 could accept five sugar donors (UDP-Glc/-Gal/-GlcNAc/-Xyl/-Ara) to catalyze 3-O-glycosylation of 17 flavonols, and the conversion rates could be >98%. Five new glycosides were obtained by scaled-up enzymatic catalysis. Molecular modeling and site-directed mutagenesis revealed that G15 and P187 were critical catalytic residues for the donor promiscuity. Sb3GT1 could be a promising catalyst to increase structural diversity of flavonoid 3-O-glycosides.
- Wang, Zilong,Wang, Shuang,Xu, Zheng,Li, Mingwei,Chen, Kuan,Zhang, Yaqun,Hu, Zhimin,Zhang, Meng,Zhang, Zhiyong,Qiao, Xue,Ye, Min
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supporting information
p. 2241 - 2245
(2019/03/19)
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- Effects of Functional Groups and Sugar Composition of Quercetin Derivatives on Their Radical Scavenging Properties
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Quercetin derivatives are widespread in the plant kingdom and exhibit various biological actions. The aim of this study was to investigate the structure-activity relationships of quercetin derivatives, with a focus on the influence of functional groups and sugar composition on their antioxidant capacity. A series of quercetin derivatives were therefore prepared and assessed for their DPPH radical scavenging properties. Isoquercetin O-gallates were more potent radical scavengers than quercetin. The systematic analysis highlights the importance of the distribution of hydroxy substituents in isoquercetin O-gallates to their potency.
- Kato, Komei,Ninomiya, Masayuki,Tanaka, Kaori,Koketsu, Mamoru
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supporting information
p. 1808 - 1814
(2016/08/02)
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- Synthesis of flavonol 3-O-glycoside by UGT78D1
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Glycosylation is an important method for the structural modification of various flavonols, resulting in the glycosides with increased solubility, stability and bioavailability compared with the corresponding aglycone. From the physiological point of view, glycosylation of plant flavonoids is of importance and interest. However, it is notoriously complicated that flavonols such as quercetin, kaempferol and myricetin, are glucosylated regioselectively at the specific position by chemical method. Compared to the chemical method, enzymatic synthesis present several advantages, such as mild reaction condition, high stereo or region selectivity, no protection/deprotection and high yield. UGT78D1 is a flavonol-specific glycosyltransferase, responsible for transferring rhamnose or glucose to the 3-OH position in vitro. In this study, the activity of UGT78D1 was tested against 28 flavonoids acceptors using UDP-glucose as donor nucleoside in vitro, and 5 acceptors, quercetin, myricetin, kaempferol, fisetin and isorhamnetin, were discovered to be glucosylated at 3-OH position. Herein, the small-scale 3-O-glucosylated quercetin, kaempferol and myricetin were synthesized by UGT78D1 and their chemical structures were confirmed by 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012.
- Ren, Guangxiang,Hou, Jingli,Fang, Qinghong,Sun, Hong,Liu, Xiaoyan,Zhang, Lianwen,Wang, Peng George
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p. 425 - 432
(2012/11/13)
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- Phenolic constituents of the inflorescences of Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz
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Torminaloside, a new acylated flavonol glycoside (3,5,7,4′- tetrahydroxy-3′-methoxyflavone-3-O-[6″-O-(3?-hydroxy- 3?-methylglutaroyl)]-β-d-galactopyranoside, 6), together with five further methoxylated flavones 1-5, hyperoside (7), isoquercitrin (8), chlorogenic acid (9) and neochlorogenic acid (10), were isolated for the first time from Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz. The structures of the isolates were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic studies, including UV, IR, 1D- and 2D-NMR, LSI-MS and HR-LSI-MS experiments. In addition to torminaloside, three further flavonoids: 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-3′-methoxyflavone-7-O-β-d- glucopyranoside (1), 3,5,7,4′-tetrahydroxy-8,3′-dimethoxyflavone-3- O-β-d-glucopyranoside (2), and 3,5,7,4′-tetrahydroxy-3′- methoxyflavone-3-O-β-d-galactopyranoside (4) were found for the first time in the genus Sorbus.
- Olszewska, Monika A.,Roj, Joanna Marta
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experimental part
p. 151 - 157
(2012/05/04)
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- Biological synthesis of isorhamnetin 3-O-glucoside using engineered glucosyltransferase
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The gene for one of the glycosyltransferases from Populus deltoids, PGT-3, was cloned and was expressed as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein in Escherichia coli. Various flavonoids were used as potential substrates of the purified recombinant PGT-3. Flavones having two adjacent hydroxyl groups were served as substrate. The regioselectivity of PGT-3 depends on the hydroxyl groups of the substrate. Flavones having two adjacent hydroxyl groups in the B ring were glucosylated at the 4′-hydroxyl group. However, PGT-3 transferred a glucose group to the 3-hydroxyl group of isorhamnetin. Molecular modeling and docking and site-directed mutagenesis were carried out to engineer a PGT-3 having a specificity for isorhamnetin but not for quercetin. Glu82Leu turned out to display this activity. Using the Glu82Leu mutant and a quercetin 3′- O-methyltransferase, isorhamnetin 3- O-glucoside was synthesized.
- Kim, Bong-Gyu,Sung, Su Hyun,Jung, Na Ri,Chong, Youhoon,Ahn, Joong-Hoon
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experimental part
p. 194 - 199
(2010/10/18)
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- Functional characterization of a UDP-glucose:flavonoid 3-O- glucosyltransferase from the seed coat of black soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)
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The seed coats of black soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) accumulate red (cyanidin-), blue (delphinidin-), purple (petunidin-), and orange (pelargonidin-based) anthocyanins almost exclusively as 3-O-glucosides; however, the responsible enzyme has not been identified. In this study, the full-length cDNA which encodes the enzyme that catalyzes the final step in anthocyanin biosynthesis, namely UDP-glucose:flavonoid 3-O-glucosyltransferase (UGT78K1), was isolated from the seed coat tissue of black soybean using rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). Of the 28 flavonoid substrates tested, the purified recombinant protein glucosylated only anthocyanidins and flavonols, and demonstrated strict 3-OH regiospecificity. Galactose could also be transferred with relatively low activity to the 3-position of cyanidin or delphinidin in vitro. These findings are consistent with previous reports of mainly 3-O-glucosylated and minor amounts of 3-O-galactosylated anthocyanins in the seed coat of black soybean. The recombinant enzyme exhibited pronounced substrate inhibition by cyanidin at 100 μM acceptor concentration. Transfer of UGT78K1 into the Arabidopsis T-DNA mutant (ugt78d2) deficient in anthocyanidin and flavonol 3-O-glucosyltransferase activity, restored the accumulation of anthocyanins and flavonols, suggesting the in vivo function of the enzyme as a flavonoid 3-O-glucosyltransferase. Genomic and phylogenetic analyses suggest the existence of three additional soybean sequences with high similarity to UGT78K1. RT-PCR confirmed the co-expression of one of these genes (Glyma08g07130) with UGT78K1 in the seed coat of black soybean, suggesting possible functional redundancies in anthocyanin biosynthesis in this tissue.
- Kovinich, Nik,Saleem, Ammar,Arnason, John T.,Miki, Brian
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experimental part
p. 1253 - 1263
(2011/04/22)
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- Characterization of a Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon 3′,5′-O-methyltransferase showing strong preference for anthocyanins and glycosylated flavonols
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At ripening initiation in red grapevine (Vitis vinifera) berries, the exocarp turns color from green to red and then to purple due to the accumulation and extent of methylation of anthocyanins. The accumulation of transcripts encoding an O-methyltransferase was recently shown to be closely correlated with the onset of ripening and the degree of blue/purple pigmentation in grapevine berries; however, the biochemical function of this gene has remained uncharacterized. In this study, an O-methyltransferase cDNA that showed a distinct expression pattern when compared to closely related sequences was expressed in Escherichia coli and enzyme assays were carried out with a broad array of anthocyanin and other flavonoid substrates. We demonstrate that this enzyme carries out 3′,5′-O-methylation of anthocyanins and flavonol compounds in vitro, which are known to be present in grape berries, with a preference for glycosylated substrates. The highest relative specific activity for the enzyme was found with delphinidin 3-O-glucoside as substrate. The enzyme is not able to methylate flavan type skeletons with chiral centers, such as either catechins or dihydroquercetin. The enzyme showed negligible specific activity for caffeoyl-CoA, compared to flavonol and anthocyanin substrates. Phylogenetic analysis of the O-methyltransferase suggests that it may be a member of a distinct subclass of Type 2 bivalent metal-dependent S-adenosyl-methionine O-methyltransferases.
- Luecker, Joost,Martens, Stefan,Lund, Steven T.
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experimental part
p. 1474 - 1484
(2010/10/21)
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- N-allylisonitrarine and narcissin from plants of the Nitraria genus
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The new alkaloid N-allylisonitrarine was isolated from the aerial part of Nitraria schoberi L. Its structure was established using spectral data and chemical transformations. Leaves of Nitraria komarovii contain the flavonoid narcissin. Its 1H
- Tulyaganov,Nazarov,Makhmudov,Vdovin,Abdullaev
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p. 470 - 473
(2007/10/03)
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- Flavonoid and benzophenone glycosides from Coleogyne ramosissima
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A benzophenone glucoside and two flavonol glycosides were isolated together with 27 known polyphenols from the aerial parts of Coleogyne ramosissima, and their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic and chemical methods as iriflophenone 2-O-β-glucopyranoside, isorhamnetin 3-O-2(G)-rhamnopyranosylrutinoside-7-O-α-rhamnopyranoside and limocitrin 3-O-rutinoside-7-O-β-glucopyranoside, respectively. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
- Ito, Hideyuki,Nishitani, Eisei,Konoshima, Takao,Takasaki, Midori,Kozuka, Mutsuo,Yoshida, Takashi
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p. 695 - 700
(2007/10/03)
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- Glucosylation of Quercetin by a Cell Suspension Culture of Vitis sp.
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A cell suspension culture of a Vitis hybrid converted quercetin to six glucosides.Their structures were identified as quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, quercetin 3,4'-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, quercetin 3,7-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, isorhamnetin 3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, isorhamnetin 3,4'-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, and isorhamnetin 3,7-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside by UV, FD-MS, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR spectroscopy and TLC analysis.The course of conversion was also investigated and it was shown that quercetin 3-O-glucoside reached the maximum yield of 31 percent in 24 hr and then gradually disappeared accompanied by the production of quercetin 3,4'- and 3,7-di-O-glucosides.Although the same rise and fall relationship was observed between isorhamnetin 3-O-glucoside and isorhamnetin 3,4'- or 3,7-di-O-glucoside, their conversion ratios were much lower than those of quercetin glucosides.
- Kodama, Tohru,Ishida, Hidekatsu,Kokubo, Tetsuro,Yamakawa, Takashi,Noguchi, Hiroshi
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p. 3283 - 3288
(2007/10/02)
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- STRUCTURES AND ACCUMULATION PATTERNS OF SOLUBLE AND INSOLUBLE PHENOLICS FROM NORWAY SPRUCE NEEDLES
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Key Word Index - Picea abies; Pinaceae; Norway spruce; phenolics; identification; seasonal accumulation pattern; turnover; translocation; cell wall localization; flavonol glucosyltransferase. - Abstract - Twenty-two soluble phenolics have been isolated from Norway spruce needles and their structures elucidated on the basis of chromatographic (TLC, HPLC), chemical (hydrolysis), enzymic and spectroscopic (UV, NMR, MS) techniques.These phenolics have been quantified by HPLC during the first year of needle development from a forest near Bad Muenstereifel (F.R.G.) and showed a differential accumulation pattern.Kaempferol 3-O-glucoside showed an interesting metabolism, indicating rapid turnover and/or translocation from a soluble to an insoluble (cell wall bound) pool.The enzyme involved in the formation of this flavonoid, UDP-glucose:flavonol glucosyltransferase, showed a marked transient increase in activity that correlated with the possible kaempferol 3-O-glucoside translocation.
- Strack, Dieter,Heilemann, Juergen,Wray, Victor,Dirks, Herbert
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p. 2071 - 2078
(2007/10/02)
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- FLAVONOL GLYCOSIDES FROM SEDUM ACRE
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Three new flavonol glycosides, isohamnetin 3-(2''-acetyl) glucoside, limocitrin 7-glucoside, and limocitrin 3,7-diglucoside were isolated from the aerial parts of Sedum acre.The known compounds quercetin, isohamnetin and their 3- and 3,7-di-glucosides, isohamnetin-7-glucoside an d limocitrin and its 3-glucoside were also identified.The structure of the compounds was determined by means of spectroscopic and chemical methods.
- Wolbis, Maria,Krolikowska, Maria
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p. 3941 - 3944
(2007/10/02)
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- STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF ANTHOCYANIN-FLAVONOID COMPLEX FORMATION AND ITS ROLE IN PLANT COLOR
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Key Word Index - Anthocyanin; flavonoid glycosides; synthesis; complex formation; plant color; spectral properties. The complex formation of flavonoids with anthocyanins, resulting in increase in both absorbance and in a bathochromic shift of the visible absorption maximum of the latter, is based mainly on hydrogen bond formation between the carbonyl group of the anthocyanin anhydrobase and aromatic hydroxyl groups of the complex-forming flavonoids.The larger the number of hydroxyl groups in the flavonoid molecule, the strongr the complex formation.The presence of a 3-hydroxyl group in the flavonoid molecule has little effect on the complex-forming ability.The nature of the sugar substituent of the complex-forming flavonoid compound has no influence on the reaction.The 5-hydroxyl group of flavonoids is strongly bound by intramolecular hydrogen bond to the 4-carbonyl and does not participate in the complex formation.The most important hydroxyl group in the flavonoid molecule is one in the 7-position.Unsaturation at C2-C3 in the heterocyclic ring is an important factor for complex formation.Aromatic hydroxyl groups in the flavonoid system alone cannot account for all the complex-forming ability, suggesting additional involvment by electrostatic forces and configurational or steric effects.
- Chen, Lao-Jer,Hrazdina, Geza
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p. 297 - 304
(2007/10/02)
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