Enzymatic synthesis of puerarin glucosides using Leuconostoc dextransucrase = 덱스트란수크라제를 활용한 퓨라닌 글루코사이드의 효소적 합성

Abstract

Puerarin (P), an isoflavone derived from kudzu roots, has strong biological activities, but its bioavailability is often limited by its low water solubility. To increase its solubility, P was glucosylated by three dextransucrases from Leuconostoc or Streptococcus species. Leuconostoc lactis EG001 dextransucrase exhibited the highest productivity of puerarin glucosides (P-Gs) among the three tested enzymes, and it primarily produced two P-Gs with a 53% yield. Their structures were identified as α-D-glucosyl- (1→6)-P (P-G) by using LC-MS or 1H- or 13C-NMR spectroscopies and α-D-isomaltosyl-(1→6)-P (P-IG2) by using specific enzymatic hydrolysis, and their solubilities were 15- and 202-fold higher than that of P, respectively. P-G and P-IG2 are easily applicable in the food and pharmaceutical industries as alternative functional materials.