Intestinal bacterium eubacterium cellulosolvens deglycosylates flavonoid c- and o-glucosides

Abstract

Eubacterium cellulosolvens cleaved the flavone C-glucosides homoorientin and isovitexin to their aglycones luteolin and apigenin, respectively. The corresponding isomers, orientin and vitexin, or other polyphenolic C-glucosides were not deglycosylated. E. cellulosolvens also cleaved several O-coupled glucosides of flavones and isoflavones to their corresponding aglycones. © 2012, American Society for Microbiology.