Caffeine Biosynthesis and Degradation in Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] is under Developmental and Seasonal Regulation

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-111

  Mohanpuria, Prashant ^a   Kumar, Vinay ^a   Joshi, Robin ^a   Gulati, Ashu ^a   Ahuja, Paramvir Singh ^a   Yadav, Sudesh Kumar ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Allantoin; Caffeine; Caffeine synthase; Camellia sinensis

Indexed keywords

ALLANTOIN; ALLANTOINS; CAFFEINE; CAFFEINE CONTENTS; CAFFEINE SYNTHASE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; GROWTH PHASE; GROWTH PHASIS; SEASONAL REGULATION; SYNTHASE EXPRESSION; SYNTHASE GENE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOCK CODES; DEGRADATION; FRUITS; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY;

ENZYMES;

ALLANTOIN; CAFFEINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ISOLATION; TEA;

CAFFEINE; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; SEASONS;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 70350567806     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-009-9188-2     Document Type: Article

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