Enzymatic glycosylation of aloesone performed

by plant UDP-dependent glycosyltransferases

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In a paper published in Glycobiology, researchers of the Danish Technical University (DTU) and River Stone demonstrates that a high number of natural UGTs (UDP-glucose dependent glycosyltransferases) are able to glycosylate the plant molecule aloesone. Aloesone and its derivatives are highly used in cosmetics, and therefore the findings from this work may be very important for this field to progress. For this collaborative program River Stone supplied its 380-member large UGT library, which is commercially available as kit and service, Gly-it.com.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11273223/

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