Expression of basic genes involved in tea polyphenol synthesis in relation to accumulation of catechins and total tea polyphenols

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 459-464

  Mamati, George Edward ^a   Liang, Yuerong ^a   Lu, Jianliang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Camellia sinensis; Catechins; Chalcone synthase; Dihydroflavonol reductase; High performance liquid chromatography; Phenylalanine ammonium lyase; Polyphenols; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Tea

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 31444443923     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2368     Document Type: Article

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