The invention relates to a group of high-activity glycosyl transferases responsible for sugar chain extension and an application of the glycosyl transferases. Specifically, the invention provides glycosyl transferase and a derivative polypeptide thereof, which can efficiently catalyze the reaction of extending sugar chains on the first glycosyl at the C-20 site and the first glycosyl at the C-6 site of a tetracyclic triterpenoid substrate. The ginsenoside products such asginsenoside Rb1, the ginsenoside Rb3, the ginsenoside DMGG, the ginsenoside DMGX, the gynostemma pentaphyllum saponin LXXV, the gynostemma pentaphyllum saponin XVII, the gynostemma pentaphyllum saponin XIII, gynostemma pentaphyllum saponin IX, notoginsenoside U and the notoginsenoside R1, notoginsenoside R2, notoginsenoside R3, 3-O-beta-(D-xylopyranosyl)-beta-(D-glucopyranosyl)-CK, 20-O-glucosyl ginsenoside Rf, Rd-C20-O-Rha, ginsenoside Rg2, and ginsenoside Re and the like can be obtained. The glycosyl transferase disclosed by the invention can also be applied to construction of artificially synthesized ginsenoside and a plurality of new ginsenosides and derivatives thereof.