Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1999, 64, 114-118
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19990114
Agroclavine Glycosylation
Vladimír Křen*, Petr Halada and Petr Sedmera
Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Laboratory of Biotransformation, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
Abstract
Agroclavine was converted into its 1-hydroxymethyl derivative by condensation with formaldehyde and enzymatically glycosylated using β-galactosidase from Aspergillus oryzae.
Keywords: Ergot alkaloids; Glycosides; Agroclavine; β-Galactopyranosides; β-Galactosidase; Aspergillus oryzae; Enzymatic reactions; Biocatalysis.
