Patent ID: 8105786

Claim:
A method of producing a low molecular weight organic aglycon compound comprising following steps: a) fermenting a prokaryotic cell in a suitable medium where the prokaryotic cell is capable of growing, said prokaryotic cell comprising a gene encoding a product involved in the biosynthesis pathway leading to a low molecular weight organic aglycon compound and a glycosyltransferase gene encoding a glycosyltransferase capable of glycosylating the produced aglycon, under suitable conditions wherein the cell produces the aglycon and the corresponding glycosylated form of the aglycon; b) deglycosylating the glycosylated form of the aglycon; and c) recovering the aglycon compound; (i) wherein the low molecular weight organic aglycon compound has a molecular weight from 50 to 3000, and (ii) wherein the glycosyltransferase is a glycosyltransferase capable of conjugating a sugar to the aglycon compound.