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Fermentative Production of Phenolic Glucosides by Escherichia coli with an Engineered Glucosyltransferase from Rhodiola sachalinensis Qinglin He, Hua Yin, Jingjie Jiang, Yanfen Bai, Ning Chen, Shaowei Liu, Yibin Zhuang, and Tao Liu J. Agric. Food Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • Publication Date (Web): 26 May 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on May 30, 2017
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Fermentative Production of Phenolic Glucosides by Escherichia coli with an Engineered
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Glucosyltransferase from Rhodiola sachalinensis
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Qinglin He, †,‡ Hua Yin, ‡,§ Jingjie Jiang,⊥ Yanfen Bai, ‡,§ Ning Chen,† Shaowei Liu,⊥ Yibin
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Zhuang, *,‡,§ Tao Liu *,‡,§
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College of Biotechnology,Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457,
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China
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National and Local United Engineering Lab of Metabolic Control Fermentation Technology,
Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308,
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300308, China
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University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin
College of Biotechnology, the State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China
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ABSTRACT: Three rosmarinic acid analogs produced by recombinant Escherichia coli, two
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xanthones from fungi, and honokiol from plants, were explored as the substrates of E. coli
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harboring a glucosyltransferase mutant UGT73B6FS to generate phenolic glucosides. Six new
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and two known compounds were isolated from fermentation broth of the recombinant strain of
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the feeding experiments, and the compounds were identified by spectroscopy. The
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biotransformation of rosmarinic acid analogs and xanthones into corresponding glucosides was
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presented for the first time. This study not only demonstrated the substrate flexibility of the
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glucosyltransferase mutant UGT73B6FS towards aromatic alcohols but also provided an effective
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and economical method to produce phenolic glucosides by fermentation circumventing the use of
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expensive precursor UDP-glucose.
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KEYWORDS: biotransformations, UGT73B6FS, E. coli, phenolic glucosides
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INTRODUCTION
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Phenolic compounds are among the most widespread class of metabolites in nature, and are
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almost ubiquitous in plants such as medicinal herbs, cereals, vegetables and fruits.1,2 These
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phenolic substances range from simple phenolic acids to complex flavonoids, which are often
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decorated with alkyl, sugar and other moieties.2-4 The effects of phenolic compounds as anti-aging,
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anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-proliferative agents by several mechanisms, including
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the elimination of free radicals and the protection and regeneration of other dietary antioxidants,
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have been demonstrated.5,6 Phenolic compounds have played important roles in nutraceutical,
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pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.1,2,6
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Glycosylation of natural products catalyzed by UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs), can often
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enhance the solubility and bioavailability of compounds, and reduce the toxicity of
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xenobiotics.7,8 Importantly, the sugar moieties often take part in interaction with biological
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targets, and thus are critical for the efficacy of compounds.9,10 Hence, glycosyltransferase has
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been developed as one of the important tools for generating natural products with improved
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physical, chemical and biological properties. A large number of UGTs have been identified from
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plants and microbial sources to modify natural products by glycosylation,11 and many of them
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have been employed for glucosylation of natural products with diverse structures.12-15 For
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example, the UGT YjiC has been shown to accept resveratrol, epothilone A, geldanamycin
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analogues, various flavonoids, etc., as substrates.13,16-18 OleD has been engineered to increase
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their flexibility in accepting various donor and acceptor substrates, and its variants have been
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revealed to glucosylate over 100 diverse acceptors such as macrolides, flavonoids,
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aminocoumarins, indolocarbozoles, polyenes, and steroids to form O-/S-/N-glucosides.14,19
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Ye et al. first isolated the glucosyltransferase UGT73B6 from Rhodiola sachalinensis, and
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found that it could convert tyrosol into salidroside.20 We achieved the synthesis of salidroside in
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a recombinant Escherichia coli (E. coli) strain containing Rhodiola-derived UGT73B6.21 We
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found that UGT73B6 could also catalyze the formation of icariside D2 by attaching glucose to
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the phenolic position of tyrosol.21 Subsequently, a mutant UGT73B6FS was generated by directed
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evolution, which improved the enzymatic activity and regioselectivity of UGT73B6 toward
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aromatic alcohols.22 The potential of UGT73B6FS as a tool to catalyze the glucosylation of
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phenolic compounds has not been fully assessed.
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In this study, we tested the substrate flexibility of UGT73B6FS toward phenols and produced
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corresponding glucosides by using an E. coli harboring UGT73B6FS. Six structurally diverse
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phenolic acceptors from different sources, including three rosmarinic acid (RA) analogs
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produced by recombinant E. coli,23,24 two xanthones from fungi,25 and honokiol from plants,
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were tested as the substrates for UGT73B6FS. Ten products were generated, of which eight
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including six new compounds, were isolated and identified by NMR. The biotransformation of
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rosmarinic acid analogs and xanthones into corresponding glucosides was presented for the first
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time. In the process, we have revealed a flexible UGT, which might be a useful tool to produce
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phenolic glycosylated products with improved biological activities.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
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General Experimental Procedures. For the analyses of biotransformation products, 20 µL of
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fermented broth supernatants were examined by HPLC-MS analysis, using an Agilent 1260
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system (Agilent, Santa Clara, USA) with 1260 Infinity UV detector and a Bruker microQ-TOF II
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mass spectrometer (Bruker BioSpin, Switzerland) equipped with an electrospray ionization (ESI)
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interface. An Innoval C18 column (4.6 × 250 mm; i.d., 5 µm; Agela, Tianjin, China) was used
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for HPLC system. The elution conditions were as follows: solvent A = H2O containing 0.1%
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formic acid; solvent B = methanol; flow rate = 1 mL/min; 0-5 min 5% B, 6-45 min 5% B
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increased to 100% B (linear gradient); compounds 1–13 were detected at 254 nm and compounds
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14–16 were detected at 201 nm. Mass spectra were acquired in the positive ion mode. The ion
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spray was operated at 25 Arb N2/min, 3.5 kV, and 300 °C.
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NMR spectra were determined using a Bruker Avance Ⅲ 400 spectrometer (Bruker BioSpin,
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Switzerland) at 400 MHz (for 1H) and 100 MHz (for
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(ppm) and coupling constants (J) were given in hertz (Hz), calibrating the chemical shifts using
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C). Chemical shifts were expressed in δ
the solvent signal or TMS as reference.
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Bacterial Strains and Chemicals. The recombinant E. coli BL21 (DE3) with pET-Um
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harbouring UGT73B6FS named GAS-f2, constructed in our previous work, was used for
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biotransformation experiments, and the E. coli BL21 (DE3) with pET28a served as empty
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control.22 The DNA and protein sequences of UGT73B6FS are provided in Supporting
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Information Table S1.
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Rosmarinic acid analogues and xanthones were prepared and characterized by our laboratory
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as described previously.23-25 Honokiol was purchased from Aladdin chemistry Co., Ltd.
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(Shanghai, China). Other chemicals were purchased from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd.
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(Shanghai, China). All solvents used for analyses were of HPLC grade. All other chemicals used
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were of analytical grade.
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Biotransformation Experiments. Single colonies of the recombinant E. coli BL21 (DE3)
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strains were cultured overnight in Luria-Bertani (LB) medium containing 50 µg/mL kanamycin
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at 37 °C. Then, the overnight cultures were inoculated into 50 mL fresh LB medium at 1:100 and
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incubated in a gyratory shaker incubator at 37 °C, 200 rpm. When OD600 reached 0.6-0.8,
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enzyme expression was induced by adding isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) at a final
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concentration of 0.1 mM. Subsequently the cultures were shaken at 16 °C for 24 h; the cells were
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centrifuged, washed and re-suspended in 50 mL M9Y medium (M9 minimal salts, 5 mM
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MgSO4, 0.1 mM CaCl2, 2% (w/v) glucose, supplemented with 1% (w/v) yeast extract).
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Substrates for biotransformation were added into the cultures at a final concentration depending
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on the amount of individual substrates. The cultures were incubated for 48 h and the supernatants
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were analyzed by HPLC-MS.
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Extraction and Isolation of Phenolic Glucosides. After the fermentation broths were
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centrifuged, the supernatants containing biotransformation products were extracted with glass
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columns wet-packed with the macroporous resin SP825L (50 mL; Sepabeads, Kyoto, Japan),
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respectively. An aliquot (200 mL) of distilled water and 80% (v/v) ethanol was sequentially
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loaded into the column and eluted at a constant flow rate of 1 mL/min. The eluate of 80% (v/v)
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ethanol was separately condensed under reduced pressure. The residue was then dissolved in 2
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mL methanol, and purified by semi-preparative HPLC using a Shimadzu LC-6 AD with SPD-
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20A detector, equipped with a YMC-pack ODS-A column (10 × 250 mm; i.d., 5 µm; YMC,
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Kyoto, Japan). The flow rate was 4 mL/min, and other HPLC conditions were the same as
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described above. The compounds were characterized using NMR.
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Coumaryl-phenyllactate 4′-O-β-D-glucoside (4). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz) δ 7.68 (2H,
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d, J = 8.8 Hz, H-2′, H-6′), 7.59 (1H, d, J = 15.9 Hz, H-7′), 7.31 (2H, m, H-2, H-6), 7.30 (2H, m,
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H-3, H-5), 7.28 (1H, m, H-4), 7.08 (2H, d, J = 8.7 Hz, H-2′, H-6′), 6.50 (1H, d, J = 15.9 Hz, H-
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8′), 4.95 (1H, d, J = 7.3 Hz, H-1′′), 5.17 (1H, dd, J = 8.8, 4.3 Hz, H-8), 3.69 (1H, d, J = 11.4 Hz,
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H-6′′a), 3.46 (1H, dd, J = 11.4, 5.6 Hz, H-6′′b), 3.36 (1H, m, H-5′′), 3.26 (1H, m, H-3′′), 3.24
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(1H, m, H-2′′), 3.17 (1H, dd, J = 14.2, 4.3 Hz, H-7a), 3.16 (1H, m, H-4′′), 3.09 (1H, dd, J = 14.2,
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4.3 Hz, H-7b); 13C NMR (DMSO-d6, 100 MHz) δ 171.2 (C, C-9), 166.3 (C, C-9′), 159.7 (C, C-
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4′), 145.3 (CH, C-7′), 137.3 (C, C-1), 130.6 (CH, C-2′, C-6′), 129.8 (CH, C-2, C-6), 128.7 (CH,
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C-3, C-5), 128.0 (C, C-4), 127.1 (CH, C-1′), 116.9 (CH, C-3′, C-5′), 115.8 (CH, C-8′), 100.4
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(CH, C-1′′), 77.6 (CH, C-5′′), 77.0 (CH, C-3′′), 73.6 (CH, C-2′′), 73.4 (CH, C-8), 70.1 (CH, C-
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4′′), 61.1 (CH2, C-6′′), 37.2 (CH2, C-7); HRESIMS m/z 497.1418 [M + Na]+ (calcd for
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C24H26O10Na, 497.1424).
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Caffeoyl-phenyllactate 4′-O-β-D-glucoside (5). 1H NMR (CD3OD, 400 MHz) δ 7.56 (1H, d, J
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= 15.9 Hz, H-7′), 7.32 (2H, m, H-2, H-6), 7.30 (2H, m, H-3, H-5), 7.23 (1H, m, H-4), 7.21 (1H, d,
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J = 8.4 Hz, H-5′), 7.11 (1H, d, J = 2.1 Hz, H-2′), 7.05 (1H, dd, J = 8.4, 2.1 Hz, H-6′), 6.36 (1H, d,
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J = 15.9 Hz, H-8′), 5.27 (1H, dd, J = 8.7, 4.1 Hz, H-8), 4.87 (1H, d, J = 7.6 Hz, H-1′′, overlap
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with signal of CD3OD), 3.92 (1H, dd, J = 12.1, 1.9 Hz, H-6′′a), 3.73 (1H, dd, J = 12.0, 5.0 Hz,
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H-6′′b), 3.51-3.47 (4H, m), 3.28 (1H, dd, J = 14.2, 4.1 Hz, H-7a), 3.16 (1H, dd, J = 14.3, 8.8 Hz,
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H-7b); 13C NMR (CD3OD, 100 MHz) δ 166. 6 (C, C-9′), 147.6 (C, C-4′), 147.1 (C, C-3′), 145.3
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(CH, C-7′), 136.8 (C, C-1), 129.6 (C, C-1′), 129.0 (CH, C-2, C-6), 128.0 (CH, C-3, C-5), 126.4
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(C, C-4), 120.9 (C, C-6′), 115.3 (CH, C-8′), 116.7 (CH, C-5′), 114.6 (CH, C-2′), 102.1 (CH, C-
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1′′), 77.0 (CH, C-5′′), 76.1 (CH, C-3′′), 73.4 (C, C-8, C-2′′), 69.9 (CH, C-4′′), 61.0 (CH2, C-6′′),
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37.2 (C, C-7), not detected (C-9); HRESIMS m/z 513.1368 [M + Na]+ (calcd for C24H26O11Na,
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513.1373).
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Feruloyl-phenyllactate 4′-O-β-D-glucoside (6). 1H NMR (CD3OD, 400 MHz) δ 7.62 (1H, d, J
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= 15.9 Hz, H-7′), 7.31 (2H, m, H-2, H-6), 7.30 (2H, m, H-3, H-5), 7.24 (2H, m, H-4, H-2′), 7.18
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(1H, dd, J = 8.4, 1.5 Hz, H-6′), 7.15 (1H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, H-5′), 6.44 (1H, d, J = 15.9 Hz, H-8′),
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5.31 (1H, dd, J = 8.6, 4.2 Hz, H-8), 4.99 (1H, d, J = 7.3 Hz, H-1′′), 3.90 (1H, dd, J = 12.1, 1.8 Hz,
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H-6′′a), 3.89 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.72 (1H, dd, J = 12.0, 5.1 Hz, H-6′′b), 3.51-3.41 (4H, m), 3.28 (1H,
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dd, J = 14.3, 4.2 Hz, H-7a), 3.18 (1H, dd, J = 14.3, 8.6 Hz, H-7b); 13C NMR (CD3OD, 100 MHz)
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δ 171.2 (C, C-9), 166.6 (C, C-9′), 149.6 (C, C-4′), 148.8 (C, C-3′), 145.5 (CH, C-7′), 136.5 (C, C-
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1), 129.0 (CH, C-2, C-6), 128.9 (C, C-1′), 128.0 (CH, C-3, C-5), 126.5 (C, C-4), 122.4 (C, C-6′),
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115.9 (CH, C-5′), 115.2 (CH, C-8′), 111.0 (CH, C-2′), 100.8 (CH, C-1′′), 76.9 (CH, C-5′′), 76.4
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(CH, C-3′′), 73.4 (CH, C-2′′), 73.1 (CH, C-8), 69.9 (CH, C-4′′), 61.1 (CH2, C-6′′), 55.4 (CH3,
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OCH3), 37.1 (CH2, C-7); HRESIMS m/z 527.1531 [M + Na]+ (calcd for C25H28O11Na, 527.1528).
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3,4,8-Trihydroxy-6-methoxy-1-methylxanthone 3, 4-O-β-D-diglucoside (8). 1H NMR (DMSO-
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d6, 400 MHz) δ 13.18 (1H, s, 8-OH), 7.13 (1H, s, H-2), 6.62 (1H, d, J = 2.3 Hz, H-5), 6.35 (1H, d,
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J = 2.3 Hz, H-7), 5.23 (1H, d, J = 4.5 Hz, Glc-OH), 5.18 (1H, d, J = 4.5 Hz, Glc-OH), 5.15 (1H,
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d, J = 4.5 Hz, Glc-OH), 5.09 (1H, d, J = 7.4 Hz, H-1′), 4.96 (1H, d, J = 4.9 Hz, Glc-OH), 4.91
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(1H, d, J = 7.6 Hz, H-1′′), 4.62 (1H, t, J = 5.6 Hz, Glc-OH), 4.40 (1H, t, J = 5.8 Hz, Glc-OH),
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3.88 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.49-3.14 (10H, m), 2.76 (3H, s, CH3); 13C NMR (DMSO-d6, 100 MHz) δ
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181.9 (C, C-9), 165.9 (C, C-6), 162.5 (C, C-8), 156.5 (C, C-10a), 153.7 (C, C-3), 150.9 (C, C-4a),
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136.4 (C, C-1), 131.8 (C, C-4), 115.2 (CH, C-2, observed from HMBC), 113.4 (C, C-9a),
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104.4/100.6 (CH, C-1′/1′′), 103.1 (C, C-8a), 96.9 (CH, C-7), 92.4 (CH, C-5), 77.2/77.1 (CH, C-
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5′/5′′), 76.2/76.0 (CH, C-3′/3′′), 74.1/73.3 (CH, C-2′/2′′), 72.3/69.6 (CH, C-4′/4′′), 62.9/60.8 (CH2,
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C-6′/6′′), 56.0 (CH3, OCH3), 22.9 (C, CH3); HRESIMS m/z 635.1563 [M + Na]+ (calcd for
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C27H33O16Na, 635.1588).
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3,4,8-Trihydroxy-6-methoxy-1-methylxanthone 3-O-β-D-glucoside (9).1H NMR (DMSO-d6,
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400 MHz) δ 13.31 (1H, s, 8-OH), 7.04 (1H, s, H-2), 6.58 (1H, d, J = 2.3 Hz, H-5), 6.33 (1H, d, J
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= 2.3 Hz, H-7), 4.96 (1H, d, J = 7.5 Hz, H-1′), 3.88 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.73 (1H, d, J = 12.0 Hz, H-
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6′a), 3.43-3.28 (5H, m), 2.70 (3H, s, CH3);
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165.8 (C, C-6), 162.7 (C, C-8), 156.6 (C, C-10a), 149.1 (C, C-3), 133.0 (C-4, observed from
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C NMR (DMSO-d6, 100 MHz) δ 182.3 (C, C-9),
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HMBC), 130.0 (C-1, observed from HMBC), 113.4 (C, C-9a), 114.7 (C-2, observed from
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HMBC), 103.0 (C, C-8a), 101.2 (CH, C-1′), 96.8 (CH, C-7), 91.9 (CH, C-5), 77.3 (CH, C-5′),
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75.8 (CH, C-3′), 73.2 (CH, C-2′), 69.6 (CH, C-4′), 62.9 (CH2, C-6′), 55.9 (CH3, OCH3), 22.6
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(CH3, CH3), not detected (C-4a); HRESIMS m/z 473.1041 [M + Na]+ (calcd for C21H22O11Na,
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473.1060).
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3,6,8-Trihydroxy-4-methoxy-1-methylxanthone 3-O-β-D-glucoside (12). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6,
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400 MHz) δ 13.40 (1H, s, 8-OH), 6.71 (1H, s, H-2), 6.65 (1H, d, J = 2.3 Hz, H-5), 6.38 (1H, d, J
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= 2.3 Hz, H-7), 5.10 (1H, d, J = 7.4 Hz, H-1′), 3.84 (3H, s, OCH3), 3.71 (dd, J = 9.9, 4.5 Hz, 1H,
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H-6′a), 3.45-3.25 (5H, m), 2.68 (3H, s, CH3); 13C NMR (DMSO-d6, 100 MHz) δ 181.7 (C, C-9),
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163.4 (C, C-6), 162.5 (C, C-8), 156.0 (C, C-3), 156.0 (C, C-10a), 151.7 (C, C-4a), 136.2 (C-1),
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132.8 (C, C-4), not detected (C-2), 111.0 (C-9a, observed from HMBC), 103.4 (C, C-8a), 101.2
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(CH, C-1′), 98.5 (CH, C-7), 94.0 (CH, C-5), 77.3 (CH, C-5′), 75.8 (CH, C-3′), 73.1 (CH, C-2′),
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69.6 (CH, C-4′), 60.6 (CH3, OCH3), 60.6 (CH2, C-6′), 22.6 (CH3, CH3); HRESIMS m/z 451.1168
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[M + H]+ (calcd for C21H23O11, 451.1240).
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Honokiol 2,4′-O-β-D-diglucoside (15). 1H NMR (CD3OD, 400 MHz) δ 7.40 (dd, J = 8.5, 2.2
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Hz, 1H, H-6′), 7.37 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H, H-2′), 7.18 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H, H-3, 5′), 7.08 (dd, J = 8.2,
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2.2 Hz, 1H, H-4), 7.07 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H, H-6), 6.06 (m, 1H, H-8′), 5.97 (m, 1H, H-8), 5.09 (m,
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2H, H-9), 5.04 (m, 2H, H-9′), 4.98 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, H-1′′′), 4.93 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, H-1′′),
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3.91 (dd, J = 12.1, 1.8 Hz, 1H, H-6′′a), 3.86 (dd, J = 12.1, 2.1 Hz, 1H, H-6′′′a), 3.72 (dd, J = 12.0,
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5.0 Hz, 1H, H-6′′b), 3.68 (dd, J = 12.0, 5.2 Hz, 1H, H-6′′′b), 3.51–3.35 (12H, overlap); 13C NMR
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(CD3OD, 100 MHz) δ154.4 (C-4′), 152.4 (C-2), 137.7 (C-8), 137.3 (C-8′), 133.9 (C-5), 132.6 (C-
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1), 131.1 (C-1′), 130.9 (C-2′), 130.4 (C-6), 129.0 (C-3′), 128.4 (C-6′), 127.9 (C-4), 115.3 (C-3),
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114.6 (C-5′), 114.4 (C-9′), 114.3 (C-9), 101.4/100.6 (C-1′′, 1′′′), 76.9 (C-3″/3′″), 76.8/76.7 (C-
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5′′/5′′′), 73.7/73.6 (C-2′′/ 2′′′), 70.0/69.9 (C-4′′/4′′′), 61.2/61.1 (C-6′′/6′′′), 39.0 (C-7), 33.9 (C-7′);
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HRESIMS m/z 613.2158 [M + Na]+ (calcd for C30H38O12Na, 613.2261).
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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Glucosylation of Rosmarinic Acid Analogs in Recombinant E. coli. The phenolic
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compound RA and its derivatives such as lithospermic acid, salvianolic acid, and yunnaneic acid
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have diverse biological activities, including anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, and
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anti-microbial properties.26 Hence, RA and its derivatives have been studied for large-scale
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production as dietary or pharmaceutical supplements to improve human health.27 As we know,
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several glucosylated derivatives of RA and analogs have been isolated from plants, and the
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position and the number of glycosyl groups present in the molecule plays a significant role in the
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antioxidant activity.28 Thus, RA and analogs are interesting targets for studying glucosylation by
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Previously, we utilized enzymatic actions of At4CL and CbRAS to investigate the production
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of various RA analogs in E. coli by precursor-directed biosynthesis, and obtained some RA
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derivatives.23,24 We chose three high yield products from the above experiments, coumaryl-
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phenyllactate (1), caffeoyl-phenyllactate (2), feruloyl-phenyllactate (3) as substrates for
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glycosylation. A total of 15 mg of these substrates were independently fed to the fermentation
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broth of the recombinant E. coli expressing UGT73B6FS. After fermentation, the metabolites
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were subjected to HPLC-MS analyses, and three new peaks (products 4, 5 and 6) were observed.
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The biotransformation products were extracted and purified by resin SP825L and semi-
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preparative HPLC. Products 4 (19 mg, yield 83%), 5 (12 mg, yield 54%), and 6 (5 mg, yield
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22%) were suggested to be monoglucosides according to HRESIMS peaks at m/z 475.1592,
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and 13C NMR data were analyzed to determine the structures of biotransformation products 4, 5,
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and 6. The glucose moieties were further confirmed at the C-4′ position by HMBC correlations
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between the anomeric proton and the C-4′ carbon. The coupling constants (J = 7.2 Hz for 4 and
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6, J = 7.6 Hz for 5) between the H-1′′ glucose and H-2′′ indicated that the glucose molecules
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were in the β-configuration. Thus, the structures of biotransformation products 4, 5, and 6 were
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confirmed as coumaryl-phenyllactate 4′-O-β-D-glucoside, caffeoyl-phenyllactate 4′-O-β-D-
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glucoside, and feruloyl-phenyllactate 4′-O-β-D-glucoside, respectively (Figure 1).
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Glucosylation of Xanthones in Recombinant E. coli. Xanthones are an important class of
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natural products, and are commonly occurred in higher plant families, fungi, and lichen.29 Their
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structures are related to those of flavonoids, and are classified into six major groups, including
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simple xanthones, xanthone glycosides, prenylated xanthones, xanthonolignoids, bisxanthones,
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and miscellaneous xanthones. Xanthones exhibit a broad spectrum of biological activities, such
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as hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, anti-carcinogenic, anti-leprosy, antioxidant, anticholinergic
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and mutagenicity.30-33 In contrast, xanthone-O-glycosides were observed to have central nervous
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system depressant effect in mice and rats.34 Xanthones have become increasingly important in
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drug discovery because of their medicinal properties.
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Our previous chemical investigation of the secondary metabolites of fungus Penicillium sp.
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NH-7-1 resulted in the isolation of five xanthones.25 Of these, 3,4,8-Trihydroxy-6-methoxy-1-
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methylxanthone (7, 8 mg) and 3,6,8-trihydroxy-4-methoxy-1-methylxanthone (11, 5 mg) were
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selected for preparing the biotransformation. When compound 7 was incubated with E. coli
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overexpressing UGT73b6FS, three new glucosylated products were generated, as seen by HPLC
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analysis (Figure 2). The number of glucose moieties attached to the substrate was determined
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using HPLC-MS analysis. Two biotransformation products were purified by semi-preparative
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HPLC for NMR spectra, while the third one was not isolated due to low yield. Eventually, the
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structures of products 8 (1.8 mg, yield 10.6%) and 9 (1.1 mg, yield 8.8%) were elucidated based
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on extensive NMR data analyses. The NMR data of 8 showed typical chemical shifts for a
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skeleton of 7 plus a set of signals corresponding to two glucose units. In the HMBC data of 8, the
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HMBC correlations of H-1′ (δH 5.09, d, J = 7.4 Hz) with C-3 (δC 153.7), and H-1′′ (δH 4.91, d, J
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= 7.6 Hz) with C-4 (δC 131.8) suggested two β-glucosyl moieties attached at 3-OH and 4-OH of
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7, respectively. Product 8 was thus determined to be 3,4,8-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-1-
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methylxanthone 3, 4-O-β-D-diglucoside. Product 9 exhibited similar spectroscopic data as 7,
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except for a substitution at 3-OH. In the HMBC data of product 9, the correlation between H-1′
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(δH 4.96, d, J = 7.5 Hz) with C-3 (δC 149.1) suggested a β-glucosyl moiety positioned at 3-OH of
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7. Therefore, product 9 was identified as 3,4,8-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-1-methylxanthone 3-O-β-
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D-glucoside. According to HPLC-MS analysis, the molecular formula of product 10 was
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established as C21H22O11 based on HRESIMS data m/z 451.1149 [M + H]+ and 473.1046 [M +
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Na]+. The molecular weight indicated the compound 10 is a monoglucoside with the glucose
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moiety attached to a hydroxyl position different from compound 9 with a glucose linked to 3-
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position. The structure of product 8 with 3, 4 diglucosides indicated that the glucosyltransferase
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catalyzed transferring glucose moiety to both 3 and 4-OH of 7. Thus, we assumed that
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glucosylation occurred on 4-OH in the formation of 8.
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When substrate 11 (5 mg) was incubated with recombinant E. coli strain harboring
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UGT73B6FS, two products were observed by HPLC analysis (Figure 3). The HPLC-MS
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analyses confirmed that the compounds contained one glucose moiety. The glucosides of
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xanthone were purified by semi-preparative HPLC. One of the products, compound 12 (2.4 mg,
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yield 30.7%), obtained in sufficient quantities, was further characterized by NMR. The HMBC
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correlation of the H-1′ (δH 5.10) with C-1 (δC 163.4) established a link between the glucose and
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6-hydroxy group of xanthone (11). The chemical shift values and the coupling constants (J = 7.4
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Hz) of the anomeric protons indicated that the glucose molecule was also in the β-configuration.
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Thus, the structure of product 12 was confirmed as 6-O-β-D-glucoside. According to HPLC-MS
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analysis, the molecular formula of product 13 was established as C21H22O11 based on HRESIMS
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data m/z 451.1169 [M + H]+. The molecular weight indicated the compound 13 is a
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monoglucoside with the glucose moiety attached to a hydroxyl position different from compound
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12 with a glucose moiety being linked to 6-position. In above experiments, the
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glucosyltransferase catalyzed transferring glucose moiety to both 3 and 4-OH of 7. As the 4-OH
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group of compound 11 was decorated with a methyl group, the glucose moiety was most likely
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The xanthone glucosides described here have not been reported from a natural source.
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Intriguingly, the glucosyltransferase UGT73B6FS attached two glucose moieties to the xanthone
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compound in positions 3 and 4. Though the biological activities of these compounds have not yet
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been determined, they might have some medicinal, cosmetic, and pharmacological properties, as
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those previously identified.33,34
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Glucosylation of Honokiol in Recombinant E. coli. Honokiol (14), a bioactive biphenyl-
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neolignan isolated from the Chinese herb Magnolia officinalis, is widely used as a tribal remedy
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for gastrointestinal disorders, cough, anxiety and allergies.35 Honokiol has a wide range of
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biological activities, such as anti-oxidative, anti-fungal, anticancer, antiviral and anti-
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inflammatory.36 Although structural modifications and total synthesis of honokiol have been
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investigated, the synthesis of honokiol O-glucosides by biotransformation in microorganisms has
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been attempted using UGTs from fungi, and only monoglucoside products were obtained.37
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In the present study, honokiol (26 mg) was added as the sugar acceptor in the fermentation
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broth of the recombinant E. coli strain. After incubation, the reaction product was analyzed by
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HPLC-MS. As shown in Figure 4, two peaks were observed and the molecular mass ion of the
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major peak (15) at 37.5 min was 591.2321 [M + H]+, suggesting that the molecular mass
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increased by 324 as compared to that of honokiol. It indicated that two glucose molecules were
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attached to honokiol. Products 15 (23 mg, yield 39.9%) and 16 (3 mg, yield 7.2%) were purified
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by semi-preparative HPLC for NMR analysis. The 1D and 2D NMR spectra of product 15
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measured in CD3OD also showed signals of honokiol and two glucose units. The HMBC
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correlations of the H-1′′ (δH 4.93) with C-4′ (δC 154.4), and H-1′′′ (δH 4.98) with C-2 (δC 152.4)
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established a link between the glucose moieties and hydroxy groups of honokiol. The chemical
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shift values and the coupling constants (J = 7.4 Hz) of the anomeric protons indicated that both
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glycosidations were β-linkages. Hence, this product was identified as honokiol 2, 4′-O-β-D-
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diglucoside.
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The molecular mass ion of the minor peak (16) at 41.2 min was 451.1585 [M + Na]+
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according to HPLC-MS analysis, 162 more than that of honokiol, which implied that one
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molecule of glucose was attached to substrate honokiol. The structure of 16 was confirmed as
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honokiol 4′-O-β-D-glucoside by 1H and 13C NMR data, which were consistent with previously
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reported characterization data.37
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The results obtained in our experiments showed that E. coli harboring UGT73B6FS could
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glucosylate phenolic compounds, including simple phenolic compounds,21,22 coumarin 4-
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methylumbelliferone,22 RA analogs, xanthones, and honokiol, into their glucosides. In this study,
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six compounds including RA analogs and xanthone glucosides have not been previously
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reported. Intriguingly, glucosyltransferase catalyzes the formation of xanthone and honokiol with
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two glucoses in different positions. The exact sequence of the glucosylation event of 3, 4
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position of xanthone (compound 8) need to be further investigated in the future. Based on
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products formed by biotransformation experiments, the glucosylation of honokiol most likely
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occurred first in 4′ position.
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Phenolic acid including RA and derivatives is widely used in the fields of functional food and
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medicine.26,38 Previously, we generated 18 RA analogs by precursor-directed biosynthesis.23,24
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All these compounds can also be tested as the substrates of UGT73B6FS in the future. Those
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studies demonstrate the potential of combinatorial biosynthesis to synthesize phenolic acid
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analogs by harnessing acetyltransferases and glycosyltransferases. Many phenolic compounds
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including phenolic acids and xanthones can be potential targets for glucosylation by the
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glycosyltransferase. The glucosylation of phenolic compounds may improve bioavailability,
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stability and biological activities, providing lead compounds for nutraceutical and
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pharmaceutical industry. The new glucosylated products will also provide the possibility to
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investigate the changes in biological functions caused by glucosylation. The work demonstrated
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the substrate flexibility of the glucosyltransferase mutant UGT73B6FS towards aromatic alcohols
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and provided a new means for the molecular structure modification of natural lead compounds.
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and 13C NMR spectra of 4–6, 8, 9, 12, and NMR data of 16.
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Corresponding Author
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Funding
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This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no.
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21302214), the 973 Program of China (no. 2012CB721100), and the Biological Resources
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Service Plan of CAS (no. ZSTH-023).
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The authors declare no competing financial interest.
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Figure 1. (A) Biotransformation process for the biosynthesis of rosmarinic acid analogs
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glucosides; (B), (C), and (D) HPLC-UV chromatograms of rosmarinic acid analogs and their
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glucosides in the fermentation supernatants of recombinant strains (Black lines indicate controls
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methylxanthone glucosides; (B) HPLC-UV chromatograms of 3,4,8-trihydroxy-6-methoxy-1-
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methylxanthone and its glucosides in the fermentation supernatant of recombinant strains (Black
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methylxanthone glucosides; (B) HPLC-UV chromatograms of 3,6,8-trihydroxy-4-methoxy-1-
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methylxanthone and its glucosides in the fermentation supernatant of recombinant strains (Black
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Figure 4. (A) Biotransformation process for the biosynthesis of honokiol glucosides; (B) HPLC-
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(C) and (D) MS analyses of products 15 and 16, respectively.
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