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Plant and Cell Physiology, 1985, Vol. 26, No. 4 765-768
© 1985

Short Communication

Effects of Light on the Production and Degradation of Caffeine in Camellia sinensis L. Seedlings

Takeo Suzuki1,3 and George R. Waller2

1 Faculty of Textile Science, Kyoto Kogei-Sen-i University Matsugasaki, Kyolo 606, Japan
2 Department of Biochemistry, Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, U.S.A.

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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.

(Received January 28, 1985; Accepted February 25, 1985)
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