Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University , P.O. Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands.
J Agric Food Chem. 2011 Jun 22;59(12):6748-58. doi: 10.1021/jf2010707. Epub 2011 May 31.
Soybeans were germinated on a kilogram-scale, by the application of malting technology used in the brewing industry, and concomitantly challenged with Rhizopus microsporus var. oryzae. In a time-course experiment, samples were taken every 24 h for 10 days, and the isoflavonoid profile was analyzed by RP-UHPLC-MS. Upon induction with R. microsporus, the isoflavonoid composition changed drastically with the formation of phytoalexins belonging to the subclasses of the pterocarpans and coumestans and by prenylation of the various isoflavonoids. The pterocarpan content stabilized at 2.24 mg of daidzein equivalents (DE) per g after ∼9 days. The levels of the less common glyceofuran, glyceollin IV, and V/VI ranged from 0.18 to 0.35 mg DE/g and were comparable to those of the more commonly reported glyceollins I, II, and III (0.22-0.32 mg DE/g) and glycinol (0.42 mg DE/g). The content of prenylated isoflavones after the induction process was 0.30 mg DE/g. The total isoflavonoid content increased by a factor of 10-12 on DW basis after 9 days, which was suggested to be ascribable to de novo synthesis. These changes were accompanied by a gradual increase in agonistic activity of the extracts toward both the estrogen receptor α (ERα) and ERβ during the 10-day induction, with a more pronounced activity toward ERβ. Thus, the induction process yielded a completely different spectrum of isoflavonoids, with a much higher bioactivity toward the estrogen receptors. This, together with the over 10-fold increase in potential bioactives, offers promising perspectives for producing more, novel, and higher potency nutraceuticals by malting under stressed conditions.
大豆采用酿造工业中的制麦技术在公斤级规模上发芽,并同时受到微小根霉变种。米根霉的挑战。在时间进程实验中,每 24 小时取样一次,共取样 10 天,并通过反相超高效液相色谱-质谱法分析异黄酮谱。在诱导微小根霉后,异黄酮组成发生剧烈变化,形成属于紫檀烷和香豆素亚类的植物抗毒素,并通过各种异黄酮的 prenylation。紫檀烷含量在约 9 天后稳定在 2.24 毫克大豆苷元当量(DE)/克。较少见的glyceofuran、glyceollin IV 和 V/VI 的水平为 0.18-0.35 毫克 DE/g,与更常见的报道的 glyceollins I、II 和 III(0.22-0.32 毫克 DE/g)和glycinol(0.42 毫克 DE/g)相当。诱导过程后 prenylated 异黄酮的含量为 0.30 毫克 DE/g。总异黄酮含量在 9 天后按 DW 基础增加了 10-12 倍,这被认为是从头合成的结果。这些变化伴随着提取物对雌激素受体α(ERα)和 ERβ的激动活性在 10 天诱导过程中逐渐增加,对 ERβ 的活性更为明显。因此,诱导过程产生了完全不同的异黄酮谱,对雌激素受体的生物活性更高。这加上潜在生物活性增加了 10 多倍,为在应激条件下通过制麦生产更多、新型、更高效的营养保健品提供了有前景的前景。