title: Purification and characterization of a beta-glucosidase which converts furostanol glycosides to spirostanol glycosides from Costus speciosus.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ebizuka
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001711:Biotransformation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006027:Glycosides / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000201:enzymology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000201:enzymology; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000201:enzymology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000201:enzymology*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D001617:beta-Glucosidase / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006027:Glycosides; D001617:beta-Glucosidase