Umbelliferone,
aswell accepted as 7-hydroxycoumarin, is a phenolic metabolite begin in
abounding accustomed plants. Its derivatives accept been apparent to accept
assorted pharmacological and chemo-preventive furnishings on animal health. A
uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase YjiC from Bacillus licheniformis DSM
13, a cytochrome P450BM3 (CYP450 BM3) alternative namely aberrant 13 (M13) from
Bacillus megaterium, and an O-methyltransferase from Streptomyces avermitilis
(SaOMT2) were used for modifications of umbelliferone.
Umbelliferone
is used commercially in sunscreens and beaming dyes. It is aswell used as a
fluorescence indicator for metal ions such as chestnut and calcium.
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