Study on Transglucosylation Properties of Amylosucrase from Xanthomonas campestris pv. Campestris and Its Application in the Production of α-Arbutin

α-Arbutin (4-hydroquinone-α-D-glucopyranoside), an effective skin-lightening agent due to its considerable inhibitory effect on human tyrosinase activity, is widely used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Recently, α-arbutin was prepared through transglucosylation of hydroquinone using m...

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Main Authors: Chengyu Yang, Weiming Fan, Ruijie Zhang, Jiping Shi, Zorica Knežević-Jugović, Baoguo Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Catalysts
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/9/1/5