Regioselective glucosylation of (+)-catechin using a new variant of sucrose phosphorylase from Bifidobacterium adolescentis

Org Biomol Chem. 2023 Mar 15;21(11):2307-2311. doi: 10.1039/d3ob00191a.

Abstract

Mutation Q345F in sucrose phosphorylase from Bifidobacterium adolescentis (BaSP) has shown to allow efficient (+)-catechin glucosylation yielding a regioisomeric mixture: (+)-catechin-3'-O-α-D-glucopyranoside, (+)-catechin-5-O-α-D-glucopyranoside and (+)-catechin-3',5-O-α-D-diglucopyranoside with a ratio of 51 : 25 : 24. Here, we efficiently increased the control of (+)-catechin glucosylation regioselectivity with a new variant Q345F/P134D. The same products were obtained with a ratio of 82 : 9 : 9. Thanks to bioinformatics models, we successfully explained the glucosylation favoured at the OH-3' position due to the mutation P134D.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bifidobacterium adolescentis* / genetics
  • Catechin*
  • Glucosyltransferases / genetics
  • Mutation

Substances

  • sucrose phosphorylase
  • Catechin
  • Glucosyltransferases