Title: Effects of Light on the Production and Degradation of Caffeine in Camellia sinensis L. Seedlings
Abstract: Light enhanced the growth of tea seedlings but the amount of caffeine produced in light was almost identical to that in the shade, indicating that more synthesis and/or less degradation of caffeine Occur(s) in shaded seedlings. Administering [N1-methyl-14C]-caffeine caffeine to tea shoot tips showed that light promotes the degradation of caffeine only slightly.
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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