An insight into an intriguing oxidative biotransformation pathway of 5-<i>O</i>-caffeoylquinic acid by a gut bacterium
G. Balaj, Zohreh Tamanai‐Shacoori, Damien Olivier‐Jimenez, Aurélie Sauvager, M. Faustin, Latifa Bousarghin, S. David-Le Gall, Sylvain Guyot, Dashnor Nebija, Sophie Tomasi, Marie‐Laurence Abasq
Abstract
A molecular networking analysis of 5-CQA biotransformation by L. reuteri highlighted its bioconversion into esculetin by an oxidative pathway. Esculetin has been also identified after electrochemical or enzymatic oxidation of caffeic acid.
Topics & Concepts
Lactobacillus reuteriBiotransformationBacteriaGut floraBiochemistryMetaboliteCaffeic acidChemistryFermentationEnzymePolyphenolBifidobacteriumBiologyMicrobial metabolismLactobacillusMicrobiologyAntioxidantGeneticsAntioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesBiochemical and biochemical processes