10.26180/5c062a4d4d0ea AMY YI HSAN SAIK AMY YI HSAN SAIK Biosynthesis of Acylated Quercetin Analogues via Lipases and Investigation of their Cytotoxicity in Human Cancer Cells Monash University 2018 Quercetin Enzymatic acylation Cinnamic acid Oleic acid Palmitic acid Cytotoxicity Colon cancer cells Oral cancer cells Lipases Flavonoids Biocatalysis and Enzyme Technology 2018-12-04 07:18:35 Thesis https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Biosynthesis_of_Acylated_Quercetin_Analogues_via_Lipases_and_Investigation_of_their_Cytotoxicity_in_Human_Cancer_Cells/7415231 This thesis examines the enzymatic modification of quercetin with cinnamic, oleic or palmitic acid. It identifies the lipophilicity, solubility, stability and cytotoxicity of the newly formed acylated quercetin analogues against human colon and oral cancer cells.