Premium
Plant Glycosyltransferases: Their Potential as Novel Biocatalysts
Author(s) -
Lim EngKiat
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200500115
Subject(s) - glycosyltransferase , glycoconjugate , substrate specificity , enantioselective synthesis , enzyme , chemistry , biocatalysis , biochemistry , sugar , substrate (aquarium) , directed evolution , biology , catalysis , gene , reaction mechanism , ecology , mutant
The potential application of glycosyltransferases in glycoconjugate synthesis has attracted considerable interest from the biotechnology community in recent years. This concept article focuses on the current understanding of the chemistry of a family of plant enzymes capable of glycosylating small lipophilic molecules. These enzymes are discussed in terms of their regio‐ and enantioselective substrate recognition, sugar‐donor selectivity and their utility as biocatalysts in whole‐cell systems.