Capsaicin formation in p-fluorophenylalanine resistant and normal cell cultures of Capsicum frutescens and activity of phenylalanine ammonia lyase

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-212

  Johnson, T Sudhakar ^a,b   Sarada, R ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Capsicum frutescens; P fluorophenylalanine; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase

Indexed keywords

4 FLUOROPHENYLALANINE; CAPSAICIN; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PEPPER;

CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS;

EID: 3543076913     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02720022     Document Type: Article

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