Biosynthesis and production of glycosylated flavonoids in Escherichia coli: current state and perspectives

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2979-2988

  Kim, Bong Gyu ^b   Yang, So Mi ^a   Kim, So Yeon ^a   Cha, Mi Na ^a   Ahn, Joong Hoon ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Flavonoid O glycoside; Metabolic engineering; UGT

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLITES; NUCLEOTIDES; SUGARS;

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAYS; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MODIFICATION REACTIONS; NUCLEOTIDE SUGAR; O-GLYCOSIDES; PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES; UGT;

FLAVONOIDS;

APIGENIN; ARABINOSE; BAICALEIN; BIOCHANIN A; DAIDZEIN; ERIODICTYOL; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; FORMONONETIN; GENISTEIN; GLUCOSE; HYPERIN; ISOQUERCITRIN; ISORHAMNETIN 3 O GLUCOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL; KAEMPFEROL 3 O RHAMNOSIDE; LUTEOLIN; LUTEOLIN 3 O GLUCOSIDE; MYRICETIN; NARINGENIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; NICOTIFLORIN; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 O XYLOSIDE; QUERCITRIN; RHAMNOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOENGINEERING; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ENGINEERING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GLYCOSYLATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSYLATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 84925534165     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6504-6     Document Type: Review

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