Enzymatic Biosynthesis of Simple Phenolic Glycosides as Potential Anti-Melanogenic Antioxidants

Simple phenolics (SPs) and their glycosides have recently gained much attention as functional skin-care resources for their anti-melanogenic and antioxidant activities. Enzymatic glycosylation of SP aglycone make it feasible to create SP glycosides with updated bioactive potentials. Herein, a glycos...

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Main Authors: Hogwuan Jung, JaeWook Oh, Younghae Kwon, Woongshin Kang, Minsuk Seo, Yurin Seol, Je Won Park
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/7/1396
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author Hogwuan Jung
JaeWook Oh
Younghae Kwon
Woongshin Kang
Minsuk Seo
Yurin Seol
Je Won Park
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Younghae Kwon
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Minsuk Seo
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Je Won Park
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description Simple phenolics (SPs) and their glycosides have recently gained much attention as functional skin-care resources for their anti-melanogenic and antioxidant activities. Enzymatic glycosylation of SP aglycone make it feasible to create SP glycosides with updated bioactive potentials. Herein, a glycosyltransferase (GT)-encoding gene was cloned from the fosmid libraries of <i>Streptomyces tenjimariensis</i> ATCC 31603 using GT-specific degenerate PCR followed by in silico analyses. The recombinant StSPGT was able to flexibly catalyze the transfer of two glycosyl moieties towards two SP acceptors, (hydroxyphenyl-2-propanol [HPP2] and hydroxyphenyl-3-propanol [HPP3]), generating stereospecific α-anomeric glycosides as follows: HPP2-<i>O</i>-α-glucoside, HPP2-<i>O</i>-α-2″-deoxyglucoside, HPP3-<i>O</i>-α-glucoside and HPP3-<i>O</i>-α-2″-deoxyglucoside. This enzyme seems not only to prefer UDP-glucose and HPP2 as a favorable glycosyl donor and acceptor, respectively but also differentiates the positional difference of the hydroxyl function as acceptor catalytic sites. Paired in vitro and in vivo antioxidant assays represented SPs and their corresponding glycosides as convincing antioxidants in a time- and concentration-dependent manner by scavenging DPPH radicals and intracellular ROS. Even compared to the conventional agents, HPP2 and glycoside analogs displayed improved tyrosinase inhibitory activity in vitro and still suppressed in vivo melanogenesis. Both HPP2 glycosides are further likely to exert the best inhibitory activity against elastase, eventually highlighting these glycosides with enhanced anti-melanogenic and antioxidant activities as promising anti-wrinkle hits.
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spelling doaj.art-dd6fa1295c8a4c82be8a86510fdb71f92023-11-30T22:42:51ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212022-07-01117139610.3390/antiox11071396Enzymatic Biosynthesis of Simple Phenolic Glycosides as Potential Anti-Melanogenic AntioxidantsHogwuan Jung0JaeWook Oh1Younghae Kwon2Woongshin Kang3Minsuk Seo4Yurin Seol5Je Won Park6Transdisciplinary Major in Learning Health Systems, Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, KoreaTransdisciplinary Major in Learning Health Systems, Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, KoreaTransdisciplinary Major in Learning Health Systems, Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, KoreaTransdisciplinary Major in Learning Health Systems, Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, KoreaTransdisciplinary Major in Learning Health Systems, Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, KoreaTransdisciplinary Major in Learning Health Systems, Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, KoreaSchool of Biosystems and Biomedical Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, KoreaSimple phenolics (SPs) and their glycosides have recently gained much attention as functional skin-care resources for their anti-melanogenic and antioxidant activities. Enzymatic glycosylation of SP aglycone make it feasible to create SP glycosides with updated bioactive potentials. Herein, a glycosyltransferase (GT)-encoding gene was cloned from the fosmid libraries of <i>Streptomyces tenjimariensis</i> ATCC 31603 using GT-specific degenerate PCR followed by in silico analyses. The recombinant StSPGT was able to flexibly catalyze the transfer of two glycosyl moieties towards two SP acceptors, (hydroxyphenyl-2-propanol [HPP2] and hydroxyphenyl-3-propanol [HPP3]), generating stereospecific α-anomeric glycosides as follows: HPP2-<i>O</i>-α-glucoside, HPP2-<i>O</i>-α-2″-deoxyglucoside, HPP3-<i>O</i>-α-glucoside and HPP3-<i>O</i>-α-2″-deoxyglucoside. This enzyme seems not only to prefer UDP-glucose and HPP2 as a favorable glycosyl donor and acceptor, respectively but also differentiates the positional difference of the hydroxyl function as acceptor catalytic sites. Paired in vitro and in vivo antioxidant assays represented SPs and their corresponding glycosides as convincing antioxidants in a time- and concentration-dependent manner by scavenging DPPH radicals and intracellular ROS. Even compared to the conventional agents, HPP2 and glycoside analogs displayed improved tyrosinase inhibitory activity in vitro and still suppressed in vivo melanogenesis. Both HPP2 glycosides are further likely to exert the best inhibitory activity against elastase, eventually highlighting these glycosides with enhanced anti-melanogenic and antioxidant activities as promising anti-wrinkle hits.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/7/1396simple phenolic glycosidesglycosyltransferaseStSPGT4-hydroxyphenyl-2-propanoyl-<i>O</i>-α-glucosideanti-melanogenic antioxidantselastase inhibitor
spellingShingle Hogwuan Jung
JaeWook Oh
Younghae Kwon
Woongshin Kang
Minsuk Seo
Yurin Seol
Je Won Park
Enzymatic Biosynthesis of Simple Phenolic Glycosides as Potential Anti-Melanogenic Antioxidants
Antioxidants
simple phenolic glycosides
glycosyltransferase
StSPGT
4-hydroxyphenyl-2-propanoyl-<i>O</i>-α-glucoside
anti-melanogenic antioxidants
elastase inhibitor
title Enzymatic Biosynthesis of Simple Phenolic Glycosides as Potential Anti-Melanogenic Antioxidants
title_full Enzymatic Biosynthesis of Simple Phenolic Glycosides as Potential Anti-Melanogenic Antioxidants
title_fullStr Enzymatic Biosynthesis of Simple Phenolic Glycosides as Potential Anti-Melanogenic Antioxidants
title_full_unstemmed Enzymatic Biosynthesis of Simple Phenolic Glycosides as Potential Anti-Melanogenic Antioxidants
title_short Enzymatic Biosynthesis of Simple Phenolic Glycosides as Potential Anti-Melanogenic Antioxidants
title_sort enzymatic biosynthesis of simple phenolic glycosides as potential anti melanogenic antioxidants
topic simple phenolic glycosides
glycosyltransferase
StSPGT
4-hydroxyphenyl-2-propanoyl-<i>O</i>-α-glucoside
anti-melanogenic antioxidants
elastase inhibitor
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/11/7/1396
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