Dietary flavonoid aglycones and their glycosides: Which show better biological significance?

J Xiao - Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The dietary flavonoids, especially their glycosides, are the most vital phytochemicals in diets
and are of great general interest due to their diverse bioactivity. The natural flavonoids …

Engineered production of bioactive polyphenolic O-glycosides

J Ren, CD Barton, J Zhan - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyphenolic compounds (such as quercetin and resveratrol) possess potential medicinal
values due to their various bioactivities, but poor water solubility hinders their health benefits …

Suppression of Inflammatory Responses by Dihydromyricetin, a Flavonoid from Ampelopsis grossedentata, via Inhibiting the Activation of NF-κB and MAPK Signaling …

XL Hou, Q Tong, WQ Wang, CY Shi… - Journal of natural …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Ampelopsis grossedentata, an indigenous plant in southern China, has been used for
treating pharyngitis in traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds of years. In this study, we …

Biotechnological advances in UDP-sugar based glycosylation of small molecules

F De Bruyn, J Maertens, J Beauprez, W Soetaert… - Biotechnology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Glycosylation of small molecules like specialized (secondary) metabolites has a profound
impact on their solubility, stability or bioactivity, making glycosides attractive compounds as …

Dihydromyricetin protects endothelial cells from hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress damage by regulating mitochondrial pathways

X Hou, Q Tong, W Wang, W Xiong, C Shi, J Fang - Life sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Heading aims Dihydromyricetin (DMY) is the most abundant ingredient in vine tea. Here, we
investigated the cytoprotective effects and possible mechanisms of DMY on hydrogen …

Enzymatic synthesis of bioactive compounds with high potential for cosmeceutical application

I Antonopoulou, S Varriale, E Topakas, U Rova… - Applied microbiology …, 2016 - Springer
Cosmeceuticals are cosmetic products containing biologically active ingredients purporting
to offer a pharmaceutical therapeutic benefit. The active ingredients can be extracted and …

Comprehensive utilization of sucrose resources via chemical and biotechnological processes: A review

D Ni, Z Chen, Y Tian, W Xu, W Zhang, BG Kim… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sucrose, one of the most widespread disaccharides in nature, has been available in daily
human life for many centuries. As an abundant and cheap sweetener, sucrose plays an …

Recent developments in the enzymatic O-glycosylation of flavonoids

B Hofer - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
The glycosylation of bioactive compounds, such as flavonoids, is of particular relevance, as
it modulates many of their pharmacokinetic parameters. This article reviews the literature …

Analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: An update for 2009–2010

DJ Harvey - Mass spectrometry reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review is the sixth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of
MALDI mass spectrometry to the analysis of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates and brings …

Recent progress on biological production of α-arbutin

X Zhu, Y Tian, W Zhang, T Zhang, C Guang… - Applied microbiology and …, 2018 - Springer
Arbutin, a glucoside of hydroquinone, is used as a powerful skin lightening agent in the
cosmeceutical industry because of its strong inhibitory effect on the human tyrosinase …