Thermostable Beta-glucosidase for antioxidant research and chemical synthesis

29/05/2015 | Comments Off on Thermostable Beta-glucosidase for antioxidant research and chemical synthesis

Naturally occurring antioxidants have gathered increased interest, not the least for their potential in promoting human health. The thermostable enzyme β-glucosidase B from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga neapolitana has been successfully used for processing of antioxidative polyphenol glycosides in the development of environmentally friendly methods for extraction of antioxidants from agricultural waste. In a scientific study, the enzyme was effectively used in processing of onion waste through biocatalytic conversion (deglycosylation by hydrolysis) of quercetin glycosides to quercetin and hydrocarbons (Turner et al 2006 ).