Influence of genotype and manufacturing process on the activity of β-D-glucosidase and β-galactosidase in tea

American Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-182

  Venkatesan, Selvaraj ^a   Sujitha, S Daisylin Anbu ^a  

^a UPASI Tea Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Black tea manufacture; Flavours; D glucosidase; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 37349086168     PISSN: 15574539     EISSN: 15574547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajpp.2007.175.182     Document Type: Article

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