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. 2023 Oct 6;71(41):14890–14910. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c04389

Table 1. β-Glucosidases with Relaxed Substrate Specificities toward Flavonoid β-d-Glucosides.

GH family enzyme(s) speciesa flavonoid glucoside substrateb relative activity [%] remarks ref
Citrus sinensis (p) hesperetin 7-O-linked 199c main enzymatic activity toward the disaccharides cellobiose, laminaribiose and gentiobiose (155)
naringenin 7-O-linked 138c
            
GII Penicillium decumbens daidzein 7-O-linked (1.6) 1c in addition, hydrolysis activity toward cellobiose and gentiobiose (156)
apigenin 7-O-linked (1.5) 1c
            
GH1 Bbg572 Bifidobacterium lactis daidzein 7-O-linked activity toward isoflavanones, quercetin glucosides, and glucosyl-based disaccharides with β-1→2, β-1→3, β-1→4, and β-1→6 glycosidic bonds; hydrolysis products were identified by TLC (157)
genistein 7-O-linked
glycitein 7-O-linked
quercetin 3-O-linked
quercetin 4′-O-linked
quercetin 7-O-linked
            
GH1 Llbglu1 Leucaena leucocephala (p; legume family) genistein 7-O-linked (158)
naringenin 7-O-linked
apigenin 7-O-linked
genistein 4′-O-linked
            
GH1 NfBGL595 wild-type enzyme Neosartorya fischeri apigenin 7-O-linked (747) 2b (107)
genistein 7-O-linked (1670) 5b
quercetin 3-O-linked (759) 2b
            
GH1 TnBgl1A wild-type enzyme Thermotoga neapolitana daidzein 7-O-linked 100 a mutagenesis study was performed based on the crystal structure of TnBgl1A (PDB 5IDI; see text) (106)
genistein 7-O-linked 100
kaempferol 7-O-linked 100
quercetin 4′-O-linked 100
quercetin 3,4′-O-diglucoside 82
quercetin 3-O-linked (101) 73 (5c)
kaempferol 3-O-linked 87
isorhamnetin 3-O-linked 93
            
GH1 Thermobifida fusca daidzein 7-O-linked 100 in addition, activity toward cellobiose and cyanidin 3-O-β-d-glucoside (159)
genistein 7-O-linked 62
            
GH3 SBGL Novosphingobium sp. daidzein 7-O-linked (33300) in addition, hydrolysis activity toward cellobiose, gentiobiose, and amygdalin (126)
genistein 7-O-linked (19200)
            
GH3 GluDHis and GluEHis Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum genistein 7-O-linked in addition, hydrolysis activity toward cellobiose and gentiobiose; hydrolysis products were identified by TLC (160)
daidzein 7-O-linked
            
GH5 EXG1, SPR1 and YIR007W Saccharomyces cerevisiae daidzein 7-O-linked EXG1: PDB 1H4P (161)
genistein 7-O-linked
naringenin 7-O-linked
kaempferol 7-O-linked
luteolin 7-O- and 4′-O-linked
quercetin 4′-O-linked
a

(p): plant.

b

Where available, the corresponding kcat/KM values [s–1 mM–1] are indicated in parentheses.

c

Relative to the activity toward pNP β-d-glucopyranoside (100%).