Pyridine nucleotide cycle and trigonelline (N-methylnicotinic acid) synthesis in developing leaves and fruits of Coffea arabica

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 404-411

  Zheng, Xin Qiang ^a   Nagai, Chifumi ^b   Ashihara, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ORGANIC ACIDS;

COFFEE PLANTS; NICOTINAMIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; PYRIDINE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; COFFEA ARABICA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 10944253239     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2004.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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