Novel Catechol O-methyltransferases from Lentinula edodes Catalyze the Generation of Taste-Active Flavonoids

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c01514
• Publication Date: 2024-05-03T10:29:47Z
• Authors: Jean-Philippe Kanter; Lars Milke; Judith K. Metz; Ali Biabani; Hartmut Schlüter; Martin Gand; Jakob P. Ley; Holger Zorn
• Keywords: Hesperetin; Lentinula; Catechol; O-methyltransferase

Due to the increasing demand for natural food ingredients, including taste-active compounds, enzyme-catalyzed conversions of substrates, such as flavonoids, are promising tools align with principles Green Chemistry. In this study, a novel