Subcellular localization of the N-3 methyltransferase involved in caffeine biosynthes in tea

Phytochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 777-779

  Kato, Ayako ^a   Crozier, Alan ^b   Ashihara, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 N methyltransferase; Caffeine biosynthesis; Camellia sinensis; SAM; Tea; Theaceae

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0032126477     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00975-8     Document Type: Article

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