The glycosylation process helps in stabilization, detoxification and solubilization of many compounds. Apigenin, which is a class of flavonoid, known for its high antioxidant activity and contains hydroxyl groups at C-5, C-7 and C-4' positions, has been glycosylated using YjiC, a glycosyltransferase obtained from Bacillus licheniformis DSM 13, which is an industrial organism used for the manufacture of enzymes, antibiotics, and chemicals. YjiC consists of 1,191 bp open reading frame encoding a 44.7 kDa protein. UDP-D-glucose has been used as a sugar donor. Thin layer chromatography (TLC), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and electrospray ionization tandem mass spectorscopy (ESI-MS-MS) analyses of in-vitro reaction products revealed that YjiC could glycosylate apigenin. The positon of glycosylation in apigenin is yet to be determined.
저자
Rit Bahadur Gurung [ Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Institute of Biomolecule Reconstruction, Sun Moon University ]
Kiran Upreti [ Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Institute of Biomolecule Reconstruction, Sun Moon University ]
Jae Kyung Sohng [ Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Institute of Biomolecule Reconstruction, Sun Moon University ]
본 학회는 화학, 생화학, 분자생물학, 미생물학, 식품공학, 의학, 약학, 유전공학 및 생물공학, 환경 및 기타 공업 등 전 분야의 탄수화물관련 이론과 기술을 연구 발전시키고 산학협동을 통해 이를 보급하여 국내 관련 산업의 발전 및 국민생활의 과학화에 기여하고자 하며, 이러한 목표와 비젼의 실현을 위해 회원들이 적극적인 참여와 활동을 전개하고자 한다.