Stereospecific biotransformation of dihydrodaidzein into (3S)-equol by the human intestinal bacterium Eggerthella strain julong 732

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3062-3068

  Kim, Mihyang ^a   Kim, Su Il ^a   Han, Jaehong ^b   Wang, Xiu Ling ^c   Song, Dae Geun ^d   Kim, Soo Un ^a,e  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^d Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^e Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATION; CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION; CELL-FREE; CELL-FREE REACTIONS; CHIRAL CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIHYDRODAIDZEIN; INTESTINAL BACTERIA; INVERSION OF CONFIGURATION; ISOFLAVANONE; RETENTION TIME; STEREOSPECIFIC; STEREOSPECIFICITY; WHOLE CELL;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DICHROISM; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGENATION; ONTOLOGY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY;

DAIDZEIN; DEHYDROEQUOL; DIHYDRODAIDZEIN; EQUOL; TETRAHYDRODAIDZEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; INCUBATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; REDUCTION; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHIRAL CHROMATOGRAPHY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; EGGERTHELLA; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGENATION; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; RACEMIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; STEREOSPECIFICITY; WHOLE CELL;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STEREOISOMERISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EGGERTHELLA;

EID: 66249090545     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02058-08     Document Type: Article

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