Fig. 5: Proposed bioconversion pathways of glycosidic triterpenoids and flavonoids in licorice following fermentation by L. mesenteroides. | npj Science of Food

Fig. 5: Proposed bioconversion pathways of glycosidic triterpenoids and flavonoids in licorice following fermentation by L. mesenteroides.

From: Biotransformation by beta glucosidase enhances anti inflammatory metabolites in licorice using untargeted metabolomics

Fig. 5

A Triterpenoid derivatives: Bioconversion of glycyrrhizin and licorice saponin G2 into aglycone and hydrolyzed forms via β-glucosidase activity. B Flavonoid derivatives: Conversion of isoliquiritin apioside into isoliquiritin and isoliquiritigenin through sequential deglycosylation. Selected compounds among the differential metabolites were compared based on their abundance in ULE and FLE. The y-axis of each graph represents the peak areas (log10) of each metabolite in ULE and FLE. Differential metabolite names are displayed in red (if increased) and black (if decreased) according to their relative levels during the fermentation of licorice by L. mesenteroides. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001 vs. ULE. Results are expressed as the mean ± SEM (n = 3).

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