Glycosylation of sesamol by cultured plant cells

Abstract

The glycosylation of sesamol was investigated using cultured cells of Nicotiana tabacum and Eucalyptus perriniana. The cultured suspension cells of N. tabacum converted sesamol into its β-glucoside (7%) as well as the disaccharide, sesamyl 6- O-(β- D-glucopyranosyl)-β- D-glucopyranoside (β-gentiobioside, 30%). On the other hand, sesamyl 6- O-(α- L-rhamnopyranosyl)-β- D-glucopyranoside (β-rutinoside, 56%), together with the β-glucoside (3%), was produced when sesamol was incubated with suspension cells of E. perriniana.