Identification of processed Japanese green tea based on polymorphisms generated by STS-RFLP analysis

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1765-1770

  Kaundun, Shiv S ^a,b   Matsumoto, Satoru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authentication; Camellia sinensis; DNA fingerprinting; PCR RFLP; Tea

Indexed keywords

CHALCONE SYNTHASE; DNA MARKER; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CULTIVAR; DNA POLYMORPHISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; TEA;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, PLANT; JAPAN; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TEA;

CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0037467407     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf020821i     Document Type: Article

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