Distribution and biosynthesis of flavan-3-ols in Camellia sinensis seedlings and expression of genes encoding biosynthetic enzymes

Phytochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 559-566

  Ashihara, Hiroshi ^a   Deng, Wei Wei ^a   Mullen, William ^b   Crozier, Alan ^b  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

( ) Epigallocatechin gallate; Biosynthesis; Camellia sinensis; Distribution; Flavan 3 ols (aka catechins); Gene expression; Tea seedlings; Theaceae

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PLANT GENE; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; SEEDLING; TEA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; PLANT STRUCTURES;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; PHENOLS; PHENYLALANINE; PLANT STRUCTURES; SEEDLING;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; THEACEAE;

EID: 77949875965     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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