Effect of salt treatment on theanine biosynthesis in Camellia sinensis seedlings

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-40

  Deng, Wei Wei ^a   Wang, Shuo ^a   Chen, Qi ^a   Zhang, Zheng Zhu ^a   Hu, Xiang Yang ^b  

^a ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Camellia sinensis; Salt; Theanine; Theanine synthetase

Indexed keywords

AMIDE SYNTHASE; AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THEANINE; THEANINE SYNTHETASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SALT TOLERANCE; SEEDLING; TEA;

AMIDE SYNTHASES; AMINO ACIDS; CAMELLIA; GLUTAMATES; NITROGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SALT-TOLERANCE; SEEDLING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 84860858977     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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