The cup that cheers. Caffeine biosynthesis: Biochemistry and molecular biology

Biochemist

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 23-26

  Crozier, Alan ^a   Ashihara, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Caffeine biosynthesis; Theobromine; Transgenic caffeine deficient coffee

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750403412     PISSN: 0954982X     EISSN: 17401194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bio02805023     Document Type: Review

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