Minseong Kim

Mr. Minseong Kim

Chungbuk National University, Cheongju-si, Republic of Korea
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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

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25 September 2022 in Catalysts
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Mamata SinghviMamata Singhvi
Mamata Singhvi
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Beom Soo KimBeom Soo Kim
Beom Soo Kim
Genistein and daidzein are well-known biologically active pharmaceutical compounds that play significant roles in the treatment of various diseases such as cardiovascular problems, cancer, etc. In some plants, the glycosides daidzin and genistin are present in ample amounts that can be converted into aglycones, daidzein and genistein, through hydrolysis. Here, magnetic cobalt ferrite alkyl sulfonic acid (CoFe2O4-Si-ASA) nanocatalyst was used for the hydrolysis of glycosides into aglycones. The application of CoFe2O4-Si-ASA nanocatalyst generated a maximum 8.91 g/L diadzein and 12.0 g/L genistein from 15.1 g/L daidzin and 19.3 g/L genistin with conversion efficiencies of 59.0% and 62.2%, respectively, from soybean glycosides at 80 °C in 3 h. The use of a modern nanocatalyst is preferred over enzymes because of its lower production cost, higher rate of reaction, higher stability, etc. To our knowledge, this is the first report on using nanocatalyst for the production of genistein and daidzein in a sustainable manner.