The present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism which is modified to be capable of producing diosmin and hesperidin and to the use thereof for producing diosmin and/or hesperidin.

The present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism which is modified to be capable of producing diosmin and hesperidin and to the use thereof for producing diosmin and/or hesperidin.

A cell-free system is provided to produce anthocyanins from anthocyanidins. An anthocyanidin is added to a reaction mixture comprising a glycosyl transferase enzyme and UDP-sugar. The reaction mixture may be aqueous and may comprise a co-solvent, e.g., an organic co-solvent, such as DMF.

The present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism which is modified to be capable of producing diosmin and hesperidin and to the use thereof for producing diosmin and/or hesperidin.