Glycosylation and Methylation in the Biosynthesis of Isoflavonoids in

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Journal Front Plant Sci

Date 2024 Jan 1

PMID 38162309

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Changfu Li

Yansheng Zhang

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Abstract

The pathway for forming isoflavonoid skeletal structure is primarily restricted to the Leguminosae family. Subsequent decorations on the compound backbone by tailoring enzymes would change their biological and medicinal properties. is a leguminous plant, and as a traditional Chinese medicine its roots have been ascribed a number of pharmacological activities. Glycosylation and methylation are the main modifying processes in isoflavonoid metabolism in roots, resulting in the accumulation of unique glycosylated and methylated end isoflavonoid compounds. For instance, daidzein 8--glucoside (i.e., puerarin) and puerarin derivatives are produced only by the genus. Puerarin has been established as a clinical drug for curing cardiovascular diseases. To better understand the characteristic isoflavonoid metabolism in , this review attempts to summarize the research progress made with understanding the main glycosylation and methylation of isoflavonoids in and their biosynthetic enzymes.

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