Glycosylation of sesamol by cultured plant cells.

The glycosylation of sesamol was investigated using cultured cells of Nicotiana tabacum and Eucalyptus perriniana. The cultured suspension cells of N. tabacum converted sesamol into its beta-glucoside (7%) as well as the disaccharide, sesamyl 6-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (beta-gentiobioside, 30%).

Glycosylation of daidzein by the Eucalyptus cell cultures.

The sequential glycosylation of a soybean isoflavone, daidzein, with cultured suspension cells of Eucalyptus perriniana and cyclodextrin glucanotransferase was studied. Daidzein was converted into two glycosylation products, daidzein 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (39%) and daidzein 7-O-[6-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)]-beta-D-glucopyranoside (beta-gentiobioside, 6%), by cultured E. perriniana cells.