Shin Jiyoung, Yang Junho, Cho Beom-Su, Han Jisoo, Yang Ji-Young
Department of Food Science and Technology, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea.
Microorganisms. 2025 May 27;13(6):1224. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms13061224.
The usability of flavonoids, which have numerous functional benefits, is limited by their low solubility. In this study, microorganisms were isolated from the soil of a buckwheat farmland located in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, to identify potential agents for flavonoid bioconversion. Strain 3P-1, which exhibited 98.9% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to strain IND706, demonstrated the ability to utilize flavonoids during fermentation. During the 7-day fermentation process with strain 3P-1, a significant decrease in quercetin content was observed, accompanied by the generation of an unknown compound. High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry analysis of the unknown compound revealed its molecular weight. Among the four potential candidates identified, isoquercetin was determined to be the most likely agent for flavonoid bioconversion based on its biosynthetic pathway and substrate specificity, as well as known characteristics of strain 3P-1. These findings suggest that the isolated strain 3P-1 has substantial potential as a bioconversion agent for transforming quercetin to isoquercetin, which enhances its bioavailability.
具有多种功能益处的黄酮类化合物,其可用性受到低溶解度的限制。在本研究中,从大韩民国平昌的荞麦农田土壤中分离出微生物,以鉴定黄酮类化合物生物转化的潜在因子。菌株3P-1与菌株IND706的16S rRNA基因序列相似性为98.9%,在发酵过程中表现出利用黄酮类化合物的能力。在用菌株3P-1进行的7天发酵过程中,观察到槲皮素含量显著下降,同时产生了一种未知化合物。对该未知化合物进行高效液相色谱-质谱联用分析,揭示了其分子量。在鉴定出的四种潜在候选物中,基于异槲皮素的生物合成途径、底物特异性以及菌株3P-1的已知特性,确定其为黄酮类化合物生物转化最可能的因子。这些发现表明,分离出的菌株3P-1作为将槲皮素转化为异槲皮素的生物转化剂具有巨大潜力,而异槲皮素可提高其生物利用度。