A novel TcS allele conferring the high-theacrine and low-caffeine traits and having potential use in tea plant breeding
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DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac191
Abstract: Abstract Theacrine (1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid) is a natural product with remarkable pharmacological activities such as antidepressant, sedative and hypnotic activities, while caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine) has certain side effects to special populations. Hence, breeding tea plants with high… read more here.
Keywords: high theacrine; theacrine low; theacrine; tea ... See more keywords