Four isoflavone-metabolizing bacteria were tested for their abilities to degrade (-)-epigallocatechin (EGC) and its isomer (-)-gallocatechin (GC). Biotransformation of both EGC and GC was observed with Adlercreutzia equolifaciens JCM 14793, Asaccharobacter celatus JCM 14811, and Slackia equolifaciens JCM 16059, but not Slackia isoflavoniconvertens JCM 16137. With respect to the degradation of EGC,
测试了四种异
黄酮代谢细菌降解(-)-表没食子
儿茶素(
EGC)及其异构体(-)-gallocatechin(GC)的能力。
EGC和GC的
生物转化都可以用马氏阿德莱德酵母JCM 14793,米曲霉JCM 14811和马氏稀疏牛J JCM 16059观察到,但不存在松散异
黄酮JCM16137。就
EGC的降解而言,JCM 14793菌株仅催化4'-羟基化产生4'-脱羟基
EGC(7)。菌株JCM 14811主要生产7,并少量形成C环裂解产物1-(3,4,5-三羟基苯基)-3-(2,4,6-三羟基苯基)丙-2-醇(1) 。菌株JCM 16059仅催化C环裂解形成1。有趣的是,氢的存在促进了这些细菌对
EGC的
生物转化。此外,菌株JCM 14811揭示了在
氢气存在下催化1的4'-脱羟基反应以生成1-(3,5-二羟基苯基)-3-(2,4,6-三羟基苯基)丙-2-醇(2)的能力。就GC而言,菌株JCM 147