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. 2017 Jul 5;7:4685. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-04002-2

Figure 4.

Figure 4

SQD2.2 catalyzed the transfer of glucose from UDPG to apigenin and naringenin to generate apigenin 7-O-glucoside and naringenin 7-O-glucoside. (A) SQD2.2 protein was expressed in E. coli cells and was purified for the enzymatic activity assay. (B), (D) and (E) SQD2.2 activity toward apigenin to produce apigenin 7-O-glucoside using UDPG, but not ADPG or UDPGal, as a sugar donor (B,E). Protein from the cells expressing empty vector only was used as a control (D). Values are the mean ± SE (n = 3). (C) and (F) SQD2.2 activity toward naringenin to produce naringenin 7-O-glucoside using UDPG as a sugar donor. Purified SQD2.2 protein (5 μg) was added to 100 μl of the reaction mixture. Protein from the cells expressing empty vector only was used as a control. n.d., not detectable; M, protein ladder marker; A (api), apigenin; api7G, apigenin 7-O-glucoside; nar, naringenin; nar7G, naringenin 7-O-glucoside; UDPG, UDP-glucose; ADPG, ADP-glucose; UDPGal, UDP-galactose. Values are the mean ± SE (n = 3). Student’s t test; **P < 0.01.