Isolation and characterization of a novel rebaudioside M isomer from a bioconversion reaction of rebaudioside A and NMR comparison studies of rebaudioside M isolated from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni and Stevia rebaudiana Morita

Biomolecules. 2014 Mar 31;4(2):374-89. doi: 10.3390/biom4020374.

Abstract

A minor product, rebaudioside M2 (2), from the bioconversion reaction of rebaudioside A (4) to rebaudioside D (3), was isolated and the complete structure of the novel steviol glycoside was determined. Rebaudioside M2 (2) is considered an isomer of rebaudioside M (1) and contains a relatively rare 1→6 sugar linkage. It was isolated and characterized with NMR (1H, 13C, COSY, HSQC-DEPT, HMBC, 1D-TOCSY, and NOESY) and mass spectral data. Additionally, we emphasize the importance of 1D and 2D NMR techniques when identifying complex steviol glycosides. Numerous NMR spectroscopy studies of rebaudioside M (1), rebaudioside D (3), and mixture of 1 and 3 led to the discovery that SG17 which was previously reported in literature, is a mixture of rebaudioside D (3), rebaudioside M (1), and possibly other related steviol glycosides.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Biotransformation
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / chemistry*
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / isolation & purification*
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / metabolism*
  • Isomerism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Species Specificity
  • Stevia / chemistry*
  • Trisaccharides / chemistry*
  • Trisaccharides / isolation & purification*
  • Trisaccharides / metabolism

Substances

  • Diterpenes, Kaurane
  • Trisaccharides
  • rebaudioside A
  • rebaudioside M