Enzymatic degradation glucosides

Bryoniae radix (6-8) The chloroform extract 6 contains the cucurbitadn aglycones and glucosides I,E,L in almost equal concentration. While glucosides dominate in the cthanolic extract 7, the water extract 8 contains more aglycones due to preceeded enzymatic degradation. 

Enzymatic and chemical degradation of the benzoxazinoid acetal glucoside DIBOA-GIc. 

It is the aim of this review to present a detailed overview on natural sources of benzoxazinones and their enzymatic and chemical degradation, on the synthetic access both to aglycones and acetal glucosides, on medical effects and on the molecular allelopathy of these bioactive natural products. 

Benzoxazinoid acetal glucosides are compounds of low toxicity which have been found to be stable imder neutral conditions. They can undergo a two step degradation, an enzymatic followed by a chemical one. In the non-injured plant cell, the acetal glucosides and the enzyme P-glucosidase... 

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