title: Glycosylation of bisphenol A by tobacco BY-2 cells.
abstract: Tobacco BY-2 cells in suspension culture absorbed and transformed bisphenol A dissolved in the culture medium. Major products were bisphenol A mono-O-beta D-gentiobioside and the trisaccharide bisphenol A mono-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)] beta-D-glucopyranoside. Also produced were the mono- and di- O-beta-D-glucopyranosides. As glycosides of bisphenol A lack the estrogenic activity of the parent compound, these findings enhance the possibilities of phytoremediation of natural waters contaminated by bisphenol A. .
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Edmonds
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morita
mesh_terms: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal / Q000378:metabolism; D006031:Glycosylation; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010636:Phenols / Q000378:metabolism*; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000378:metabolism*; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D010636:Phenols; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds