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Table 1 Comparison of icaritin production using different enzymes and reaction conditions

From: Highly efficient bioconversion of icariin to icaritin by whole-cell catalysis

Organism(s)

Enzyme(s)

Substrate

Reaction conditions

(type, temperature, pH, time)

Icaritin (g/L)

Yield rate (%)

References

Novosphingobium sp. GX9 and Paenibacillus cookii GX-4

α-L-rhamnosidase and

β-glucosidase

25 g/L icariin

One-pot enzymatic reaction, 55 °C, pH 8.5, 5 h

9.85

72.43%

This study

 

α-L-rhamnosidase and

β-glucosidase

200 g/L icariin

Whole-cell catalysis, 55 °C, pH 9.0, 4 h

103.69

95.23%

This study

Talaromyces stollii CLY-6 and Sanguibacter keddieii DSM 10,542

α-L-rhamnosidase and

β-glucosidase

20 g/L epimedin C

Two-step enzymatic reaction, 1st: 45 °C, pH 4.5, 40 min, 2nd: 30 °C, pH 7.5, 20 min

8.85

98.66%

[16]

Thermotoga petrophila DSM 13,995

α-L-rhamnosidase and

β-glucosidase

1 g/L epimedin C

Two-step enzymatic reaction, 1st: 90 °C, pH 4.5, 100 min; 2nd: 90 °C, pH 4.5, 50 min

0.43

96.90%

[29]

Dictyoglomus thermophilum DSM3960

α-L-rhamnosidase and

glucosidase

5 g/L TFEa

Two-step enzymatic reaction, 1st: 80 °C, pH 5.5, 2 h; 2nd: 80 °C, pH 5.5, 2 h

0.21

64.54%

[17]

Dityoglomus thermophilum DSM3960

Immobilized α-L-rhamnosidase and β-glucosidase

10 g/L TFE

One-pot enzymatic reaction, 85 °C, pH 6.0, 2 h

0.57

87.21%

[19]

Aspergillus sp.y848

Glycosidase

10 g/L icariin

One-pot enzymatic reaction, 40 °C, pH 5.0, 18–20 h

5.04

92.50%

[26]

Talaromyces stollii CLY-6

Immobilized α-L-rhamnosidase and β-glucosidase

100 g/L epimedin C

One-pot enzymatic reaction, 55 °C, pH 5.0, 8 h

34.24

77.45%

[20]

Aspergillus terreus CCF3059 and Thermotoga thermarum DSM5069

α-L-rhamnosidase and

β-glucosidase

0.5 g/L icariin

Two-step enzymatic reaction, 1st: 65 °C, pH 5.5, 6 h; 2nd: 85 °C, pH 5.5, 80 min

0.25

91.20%

[18]

  1. aTFE: total flavonoid extract, including epimedin A, epimedin B, epimedin C, icariin and baohuoside I