Biochemical and in silico characterization of glycosyltransferases from red sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) reveals their broad specificity toward phenolic substratesShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, E-ISSN 2666-5662, Vol. 8, article id 100193Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Polyphenolic compounds are a class of phytonutrients that play important roles in plants and contribute to human health when incorporated into our diet through fruit consumption. A large proportion occur as glycoconjugates but the enzymes responsible for their glycosylation are poorly characterized. Here, we report the biochemical and structural characterization of two glycosyltransferases from sweet cherry named PaUGT1 and PaUGT2. Both are promiscuous glucosyltransferases active on diverse anthocyanidins and flavonols, as well as phenolic acids in the case of PaUGT1. They also exhibit weaker galactosyltransferase activity. The expression of the gene encoding PaUGT1, the most active of the two proteins, follows anthocyanin accumulation during fruit ripening, suggesting that this enzyme is the primary glycosyltransferase involved in flavonoid glycosylation in sweet cherry. It can potentially be used to synthesize diverse glycoconjugates of flavonoids for integration into bioactive formulations, and for generating new fruit cultivars with enhanced health-promoting properties using breeding methods.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2024. Vol. 8, article id 100193
Keywords [en]
Anthocyanins, Cherry, Flavonols, Glycosyltransferase, Phenolic compounds, Protein structure modelling
National Category
Food Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-342619DOI: 10.1016/j.fochms.2023.100193ISI: 001164596400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85182519698OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-342619DiVA, id: diva2:1831213
Note
QC 20240301
2024-01-252024-01-252024-06-19Bibliographically approved