Microbial glycosylation of four free anthraquinones by Absidia coerulea

Biotechnol Lett. 2004 Jan;26(2):127-31. doi: 10.1023/b:bile.0000012890.46665.02.

Abstract

Absidia coerulea transformed four anthraquinones from rhubarb, chrysophanol, physcion, emodin and aloe-emodin to their corresponding glycosylated metabolites. The structures of the products were characterized as chrysophanol 8-O-beta-D-glucoside, physcion 8-O-beta-D-glucoside, emodin 6-O-beta-D-glucoside, and aloe-emodin 1-O-beta-D-glucoside, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Absidia / metabolism*
  • Anthraquinones / chemistry*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry*
  • Emodin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Emodin / chemistry
  • Glycosylation
  • Rheum / chemistry*

Substances

  • Anthraquinones
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • aloe emodin
  • physcione
  • Emodin
  • chrysophanic acid