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Article: Enzymatic transformation of the major ginsenoside Rb2 to minor compound Y and compound K by a ginsenoside-hydrolyzing β-glycosidase from Microbacterium esteraromaticum.
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ABSTRACT: The ginsenoside-hydrolyzing β-glycosidase (Bgp3) derived from Microbacterium esteraromaticum transformed the major ginsenoside Rb2 to more pharmacologically active minor ginsenosides including compounds Y and K. The bgp3 gene consists of 2,271 bp encoding 756 amino acids which have homology to the glycosyl hydrolase family 3 protein domain. Bgp3 is capable of hydrolyzing beta-glucose links and arabinose links. HPLC analysis of the time course of ginsenoside Rb2 hydrolysis by Bgp3 (0.1 mg enzyme ml(-1) in 20 mM sodium phosphate buffer at 40 °C and pH 7.0) showed that the glycosidase first hydrolyzed the inner glucose moiety attached to the C-3 position and then the arabinopyranose moiety attached to the C-20 position. Thus, Bgp3 hydrolyzed the ginsenoside Rb2 via the following pathway: Rb2 → compound Y → compound K.Journal of Industrial Microbiology 06/2012; 39(10):1557-62. · 1.80 Impact Factor -
Article: Enzymatic biotransformation of ginsenoside Rb1 to compound K by recombinant β-glucosidase from Microbacterium esteraromaticum.
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ABSTRACT: We cloned and characterized a β-glucosidase (bgp3) gene from Microbacterium esteraromaticum isolated from ginseng field. The bgp3 gene consists of 2,271 bp encoding 756 amino acids which have homology to the glycosyl hydrolase family 3 protein domain. The molecular mass of purified Bgp3 was 80 kDa, as determined by SDS-PAGE. The enzyme (Bgp3) catalyzed the conversion of ginsenoside Rb1 to the more pharmacologically active minor ginsenoside Rd and compound K. The Bgp3 hydrolyzed the outer glucose moiety attached to the C-20 position of ginsenoside Rb1, followed by hydrolysis of the inner glucose moiety attached to the C-3 position. Using 0.1 mg mL(-1) enzyme in 20 mM sodium phosphate buffer at 40 °C and pH 7.0, 1.0 mg mL(-1) ginsenoside Rb1 was transformed into 0.46 mg mL(-1) compound K within 60 min with a corresponding molar conversion yield of 77%. Bgp3 hydrolyzed the ginsenoside Rb1 along the following pathway: Rb1 → Rd → compound K.Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 03/2012; 60(14):3776-81. · 2.82 Impact Factor
