Ethylamine content and theanine biosynthesis in different organs of camellia sinensis seedlings

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 64, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 387-390

  Deng, Wei Wei ^a   Ogita, Shinjiro ^b   Ashihara, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alanine; Camellia sinensis; Ethylamine; Theanine Biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

ETHYLAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THEANINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COTYLEDON; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SEEDLING; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; COTYLEDON; ETHYLAMINES; GLUTAMATES; GLUTAMIC ACID; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; SEEDLING;

EID: 70349313606     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2009-5-614     Document Type: Article

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