Characterization of a novel thermostable glucose-tolerant GH1 β-glucosidase from the hyperthermophile Ignisphaera aggregans and its application in the efficient production of baohuoside I from icariin and total epimedium flavonoids

The minor flavonoid baohuoside I from Herba epimedii has better bioactivities than its precursor compounds icariin and other major epimedium flavonoids. In this study, a novel β-glucosidase gene (Igag_0940) was cloned and expressed to improve the conversion efficiency in the process of baohuoside I production. For the first time, the recombinant IagBgl1 was purified and then identified uniquely as a trimer in GH 1 family protein from Archaea....