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Table 3 Synthesis of alkyl glycosides by βglycosidases via transglycosylation route

From: β-Glycosidases: An alternative enzyme based method for synthesis of alkyl-glycosides

Source of enzyme

Glycosyl donor

Glycosyl acceptor

Product

Yield (%)

Time (h)

Reference

Trichoderma reesei β-xylosidase

Methyl-β-D-xyloside

Ethanol, Propanol

Ethyl-β-D-xyloside, Propyl-β-D-xyloside

52-55

12

[5]

Candida molischiana35M5N β- glucosidase

Cellobiose

1-decanol

Decyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

Lower yields

20

[60]

Almond β-glucosidase

Methyl-β-D-glucoside

Hexanol

Hexyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

25

24

[55]

Cellobiose

  

28

48

β-glucosidase II Aspergillus niger

Cellobiose

Methanol

Methyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

82

0.5

[56]

 

Ethanol

Ethyl-β-D- glucopyranoside

55

 

Almond β-glucosidase

Cellobiose

Methanol

Methyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

37

5

[53]

β-glucosidase from Fusarium oxysporum

Cellobiose

Methanol

Methyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

54.4

 

[57]

Gentiobiose

  

51.3

Amygdalin

  

63.4

Arbutin

  

72.2

Salicin

  

58

pNPG

  

74.2

Aspergillus niger β-glucosidase II

Cellobiose

Methanol

Methyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

83

6

[58]

 

Ethanol

Ethyl-β-D- glucopyranoside

53

3

Hyperthermophilic β-glycosidase

Lactose

Heptanol

Heptyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

22.5

25

[61]

β-Glucosidase from Thai Rosewood

pNPG

C1-C4 1° alcohols

β-alkyl glucosides

C1 = 97

7

[62]

C2 = 93

C3 = 81

C4 = 89

β-Galactosidase Penicillium canescencs

Lactose

Heptanol

Heptyl-β-D- galactopyranoside

43

80

[19]

Octanol

Octyl-β-D- galactopyranoside

45

Nonanol

Nonyl-β-D- galactopyranoside

37

Almond β- glucosidase

pNPG

Octanol

Octyl-β-D- glucopyranoside

42

NA

[63]

β-glucosidase from C. Saccharolyticum

pNPG

Octanol

Octyl-β-D- glucopyranoside

45

β-glycosidase from bitter almond

Methyl-β- D-glucoside

Hexanol

Hexyl-β-D- glucopyranoside

21

155

[64]

β-galactosidase from Aspergillus oryzae

Lactose

 

Hexyl-β-D- galactopyranoside

4

 

β-glycosidases from Sulfolobus solfataricus (LacS)/ Pyrococcus furiosus (CelB).

Lactose

Hexanol

Hexyl-β-D- glucopyranoside/Hexyl-β-D- galactopyranoside

29/28

10

[16]

41/63

20

Almond β- glucosidase adsorbed on Celite R-640®

pNPG

Octanol

Octyl-β-D- glucopyranoside

37.2

650

[17]

Almond β- glucosidase

pNPG

Primary alcohols (C1-C6)

β-alkyl glucosides

C1 = 81

24

[65]

C2 = 64

C3 = 48

C4 = 25

C5 = 22

C6 = 18

Whole cells of Bacillus pseudofirmus

Lactose

Hexanol

Hexyl-β-D-galactopyranoside

50

3

[26]

Octanol

Octyl-β-D-galactopyranoside

26

20

Thermotoga neapolitana β-glucosidase B

pNPG

Hexanol

Hexyl-β-D- glucoside

80.3

3

[66]

β-galactosidase from Aspergillus aculeatus displayed on Yeast cells

pNPG

Hexanol

Hexyl-β-D- glucoside

27.3

12

[27]

β-glucosidase Sclerotinia sclerotium

Cellobiose

Primary alcohols (C4-C8)

β-alkyl- glucosides

Moderate yields

30

[38]

β-galactosidase displayed on Bacillus spores

Lactose

Octanol

Octyl-β-D- galactopyranoside

27.7

24

[29]

Pseudoaltermonas 22b β- galactosidase

Lactose

1° alcohols (C5-C9)

Pentyl-β-D- galactopyranoside

31

48

[68]

Hexyl-β-D- galactopyranoside

28

Heptyl- β-D- galactopyranoside

18

Octyl- β-D- glactopyranoside

9

Nonoyl- β-D- galactopyranoside

5

β-D-Galactosidase from Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus

pNP-β-D- Fucose

Methanol

Methyl-β-D-fucoside

94

2.5

[59]

Ethanol

Ethyl-β-D-fucoside

72

Propanol

Propyl-β-D-fucoside

56 4

Octanol

Octyl-β-D-fucoside

15 2

β-D-galactosidase from Aspergillus niger

Lactose

Hexanol

Hexyl-β-D-pyranoside

10

3

[69]

Heptanol

Heptyl-β-D-galacto pyranoside

8

Cell bound β-glucosidase of pyranoside Pichia etchellsii

pNPG

Octanol

Octyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

70

4

[20]

β-Galactosidase on cell surface of Bacillus subtilis

Lactose

Octanol

Octyl-β-D-galactopyranoside

33.7

24

[28]

Xylanase from Thermobacillus xylanilyticus

Birchwood xylan

Pentanol

Pentyl-β-D-xylobioside

85

1

[70]

Octanol

Octyl-β-D-xyloside

8

 

Octyl-β-D-xylobioside

14

 

Octyl-β-D-xylotrioside

21

Cell bound β-glucosidase of Pichia etchellsii

Methyl-β- D-glucoside

Hexanol

Hexyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

48

6

[24]

Octanol

Octyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

53

Decanol

Decyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

27

Dodecanol

Dodecyl-β-D-glucopyranoside

13