Caffeine in tea plants [Camellia sinensis (L) O. Kuntze]: In situ lowering by Bacillus licheniformis (Weigmann) Chester

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 575-580

  Ramarethinam, S ^a   Rajalakshmi, N ^a  

^a United Nilgiri Tea Estates Co Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Caffeine free tea; Camellia sinensis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BEVERAGES; GLUCOSE; NUTRITION;

CAFFEINE; TEA PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; GLUCOSE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BEVERAGE; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEA; TIME;

BACILLUS; BEVERAGES; CAFFEINE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GLUCOSE; PHENOLS; PLANT LEAVES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEA; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS FIRMUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 2942590639     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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