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I would like to know how you go about synthesising glycosides of flavonoids and stilbenoids from their respective sugars and flavonoids/stilbenoids. I read http://www.netsci-journal.com/97v1/97005/005p20.htm but I found it too specific (as it only applied to aliphatic compounds) and required an enzymatic catalyst that is impossible to predict. I would like a general formula that if it does contain an enzymatic catalyst the enzyme is either constant or at least usually predictable.

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Could you clarify what you mean by a 'constant or usually predictable enzyme'? – Tanith Rosenbaum Jan 23 at 16:40
An enzyme that doesn't change (i.e. is constant) or is predictable by some mathematical model. – Brenton Horne Jan 23 at 16:49
My educated guess would be that such an enzyme does not exist. Enzymes are usually very specific to their substrates. As for predictability, it is possible to model an enzyme to a desired substrate using computational methods (i.e. Molecular Modelling). However you might be better off looking into classical organic synthesis methods, retrosynthesis specifically. – Tanith Rosenbaum Jan 23 at 17:51

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