Bioconversion of rebaudioside I from rebaudioside A

Molecules. 2014 Oct 28;19(11):17345-55. doi: 10.3390/molecules191117345.

Abstract

To supply the increasing demand of natural high potency sweeteners to reduce the calories in food and beverages, we have looked to steviol glycosides. In this work we report the bioconversion of rebaudioside A to rebaudioside I using a glucosyltransferase enzyme. This bioconversion reaction adds one sugar unit with a 1→3 linkage. We utilized 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy (1H, 13C, COSY, HSQC-DEPT, HMBC, 1D TOCSY and NOESY) and mass spectral data to fully characterize rebaudioside I.

MeSH terms

  • Beverages
  • Diterpenes, Kaurane / metabolism*
  • Food
  • Glucosides / metabolism
  • Glucosyltransferases / metabolism
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Sweetening Agents / metabolism

Substances

  • Diterpenes, Kaurane
  • Glucosides
  • Sweetening Agents
  • rebaudioside A
  • Glucosyltransferases