Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 2000, 65, 117-121
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20000117

Enzymatic Preparation of Lysergol β-D-Glucuronide

David E. Stevensona, Vladimír Křenb,*, Petr Haladab and Petr Sedmerab

a Industrial Research Ltd, Gracefield Road, P.O. Box 31-310, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
b Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Laboratory of Biotransformation, Vídeňská 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic

Abstract

Enzymatic synthesis of lysergol β-D-glucuronide (2) using ovine microsomal uridine 5'-diphosphoglucuronyl transferase and uridine 5'-diphosphoglucuronic acid (Na3-salt) is demonstrated.

Keywords: Ergot alkaloids; Lysergol; β-D-Glucuronide; Conjugation; Glycosidation; Biocatalysis.

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