Determination of catechin content in representative Chinese tea germplasms

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 39, 2014, Pages 9436-9441

  Jin, Ji Qiang ^a   Ma, Jian Qiang ^a   Ma, Chun Lei ^a   Yao, Ming Zhe ^a   Chen, Liang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

catechins; China; tea plant; variation

Indexed keywords

CATECHINS; CHINA; GERMPLASMS; TEA PLANTS; VARIATION;

CATECHIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT LEAF;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84907545940     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf5024559     Document Type: Article

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