Caffeine biosynthesis starts with the metabolically channelled formation of 7-methyl-xmp-a new hypothesis

Phytochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 169-175

  Schulthess, Brigitte H ^a   Morath, Peter ^a   Baumann, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

7 methyl xmp; 7 methylxanthosine; Caffeine biosynthesis; Coffea arabica; Purine alkaloids; Purine metabolism; Rubiaceae

Indexed keywords

COFFEA ARABICA;

EID: 0030041267     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(95)00586-2     Document Type: Article

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